“I started the leather work about 20 years ago to have something to do besides motorcycles. Motorcycles are my passion. My family is big into Native American and cowboy stuff. I have cowboys in my family. I start with clean leather and come up with a pattern. I can draw better with a knife than a pen. This is relaxing for me. I love the texture of leather and carry pieces of it with me. The stitching is a pain. I have to catch the needle with fingernail clippers or pliers to pull it through the hole. I make turtles because I am a member of the turtle clan–I am slow as hell. For the last year-and-a-half I have been building a house. I am a buy, sale and trade junkie. I bought a truck up in Alabama and last night I drove almost all night to get it and come back. If I get a good deal, I will go get it. My dad had a produce and logging business and when I was 16 I was driving semi’s to Canada. Illegally.”