Take the Curve – a Wheatland, Wyoming leather stamping study

From the Practice Log – an ongoing series of stamping studies on real-world logos.

A August study.

TAKE THE CURVE is a small leather collection rooted in Wheatland, Wyoming – four stamps drawn from the Flats, pressed into everything from luggage tags to journals.

First, the words themselves – the invitation locals give to anyone barreling down the interstate. We drew the road doing exactly what the phrase asks: it leaves the straightaway in one long bend and ends under a small star, which is where the town is.

The TAKE THE CURVE leather stamp design from the TAKE THE CURVE collection of Wheatland, Wyoming.

We stamped it on a trio of luggage tags in golden tan and deep green, with a true black third. The black tag carries the gold.

Three leather luggage tags stamped TAKE THE CURVE in black, golden tan and deep green, from the TAKE THE CURVE collection of Wheatland, Wyoming.

The same die rides the keychains. Looks great when stamped onto the leather.

Two leather keychains stamped TAKE THE CURVE in black and golden tan, from the TAKE THE CURVE collection of Wheatland, Wyoming.

Next, the oldest story on the Flats: canals dug in the 1880s carried water onto dry prairie, and the prairie answered. On the die, every field row above the canal runs starved and broken – the moment the water crosses it, the row turns solid.

The WATER MADE THE FLATS irrigation-map leather stamp design from the TAKE THE CURVE collection of Wheatland, Wyoming.

It fills the base of the golden tan catchall tray, where keys and pocket change land at the end of the day.

A golden tan leather catchall tray stamped WATER MADE THE FLATS, from the TAKE THE CURVE collection of Wheatland, Wyoming.

Then, the landmark. Laramie Peak stands west of town, and locals check it without thinking – so the medallion says LOOK WEST above the horizon line and gives the mountain's name below it.

The LOOK WEST Laramie Peak leather stamp design from the TAKE THE CURVE collection of Wheatland, Wyoming.

It sits in the corner of the toiletry bags, a stack of honeyed russet over dark espresso. Handsome enough for the man who is impossible to shop for.

Two leather toiletry bags stamped with the LOOK WEST Laramie Peak design, from the TAKE THE CURVE collection of Wheatland, Wyoming.

And finally, the Flats in bloom – one wheat stem and one Indian paintbrush crossed and tied, harvest and wildflower in the same hand.

The THE FLATS IN BLOOM botanical leather stamp design from the TAKE THE CURVE collection of Wheatland, Wyoming.

It goes in the corner of the journals, pale rose beside deep green. Looks absolutely gorgeous when stamped onto the leather.

Two leather journals stamped THE FLATS IN BLOOM in pale rose and deep green, from the TAKE THE CURVE collection of Wheatland, Wyoming.

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. Every image is a render – how we prototype before cutting a die.

If you're in Wheatland and you'd like these made real, or anything here changed – say hello through our contact page.