Three luggage-tag studies for Penfield Symphony
From the Practice Log – an ongoing series of stamping studies on real-world organizations.
An August study.
The bow rises, the ticket is given, and two players share the page
Penfield Symphony Orchestra describes its work as live symphonic music close to home. Founded in 1955 as the Penfield Community Orchestra, it now brings volunteer musicians, guest artists, students, supporters, and neighbors together through concerts, a young-artist competition, and community programming. Its current board and contact pages name Carol Lowne as Co-President, giving the organization a visible continuity between governance, music-making, and community welcome.
The official mark is burgundy calligraphy: one long rising stroke, a crossed loop, and a second rounded loop above restrained name typography. These independent studies do not reproduce the PSO initials, wordmark, exact calligraphic path, a treble clef, floating notes, or an orchestra silhouette. The construction becomes three recognizable concert objects instead: a violin bow lifted above four strings, a ticket tied as a gift, and two neighboring music stands sharing one blank page.
As leather luggage tags, the studies could be considered for approved guest artists, musicians, board members, young-artist participants, donors, season sponsors, concert volunteers, retiring contributors, and anniversary occasions. The orchestra already offers gift items whose proceeds benefit its work, so the premise is practical rather than speculative. Each object remains modest enough for a serious musician or supporter: the moment before the first note, an evening offered to someone, and the quiet cooperation of stand partners.
Leather and treatment
Deep burgundy, warm violin-cognac, and matte black leather create a concert-ready family. Tonal impressions make the linework feel engraved rather than promotional; restrained antique-brass on black provides one higher-ceremony treatment for a guest, donor, or milestone.
The three concepts
1. Bow Above the Strings
A single violin bow rises diagonally above four calm parallel strings. Its long sweep carries the opening gesture of the orchestra’s calligraphic mark, caught at the plain, expectant instant before a concert begins.
2. The Tied Ticket
A simple concert ticket is wrapped with one generous ribbon bow. The two open loops echo the negative space at the heart of the calligraphic mark, but the immediate read is simply an evening of music prepared as a gift.
3. Two Stands, One Page
Two matching music stands sit side by side beneath one shared blank sheet. Small scrolls at their outer corners borrow a rounded loop from the mark; the whole scene is the familiar cooperation of neighbors making music close to home.
These are independent design studies for appropriate team, partner, collaborator, adviser, vendor, volunteer, or client occasions. No affiliation, approval, or endorsement is implied. Every image is a render used to test the object before cutting a physical die.
We made this out of love. Leatherius Woodman is on a mission to create and share artifacts of beauty, craft and love – this study is one of them, and we hope the feeling is mutual.
If you’re Penfield Symphony Orchestra and you’d like these made real, or anything here changed – say hello through our contact page.