A Sunny December Afternoon

Red Clouds Collective presents "The Catamount" and this is a little film made on a sunny december afternoon in upstate new york. 

"The Catamount" is inspired by the mountaineering backpacks of the early 1900's, the Catamount is an up to date version of those rucksacks, with comfort and durability as its two main features.

music by Old Friend.

The Catamount and a little house

The Day Tripper

Well we had a very stormy night here in Hudson, NY last night. But the following day was something I had to take advantage of. Here are some shots from this north east winter afternoon with this great new bag.

Back in New York

I made it back to upstate NY for the holidays with our bags and everything else we made. Casey Neefus is trying out the Day Tripper.

Field Test

Put the finishing touches on the backpacks and pants, shot some photos of them and then put everything on and tried it out in the streets and bars of Portland for the rest of the night. When you work hard you deserve to play hard.

So far, so good!

After 2 weeks in Portland working with Owen day and night, we have completed a nice little sample set of very high quality and thought out pieces for the Red Clouds Collective line. Many more things to come, but I think this is a beautiful start.

A Collar for Conner the Dog.

I made this for my friends dog out of some leftover leather. Conner the dog is a very handsome fellow these days.

A Vest for Shamus

Owen made this denim vest with some scrap Pendleton fabric.

The Red Clouds Studio Space

We have got ourselves a nice studio space here in downtown Portland with some great artists and friends. It was such a good feeling to be back in town for no more than 30 minutes and already have a space offered to us. The following days were spent developing our first 2 bags and 2 pairs of pants, lots of hunting down fabrics and leather. It is so good to be back in the north west and to be around such a creative and inspiring group. Thank you Mark Warren Jacques, Perry Pfister, and the rest of the Trade Spaces friends and family. It feels like home.

We've Got Denim.

Hot off the sewing table, Red Clouds Collective denim pants. Keep 'em coming.

Some funny eyes on some good friends.

Autumn Wanderer

A walk within an artistic landscape

On this beautiful autumn day in upstate new york I took a short motorcycle ride to visit Olana, which was the home of Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), one of the major figures in the Hudson River School of landscape painting. The centerpiece of Olana is an eclectic villa composed of many styles, difficult to categorize, which overlooks parkland and a working farm designed by the artist. As well, the residence has a wide view of the Hudson River valley, the Catskill Mountains and the Taconic Range. Church and his wife Isabel (1836–1899) named their estate after a fortress-treasure house in ancient Greater Persia (modern-day Armenia), which also overlooked a river valley.


It is truly a work of art and much more. While committed to the natural sciences, Frederic Church was "always concerned with including a spiritual dimension in his works." This walk of mine in the autumn air overtook me with a sense of a interacting with his work and a deeper understanding of my surroundings, I was a part of it all.

The Birth of a New Direction

A look into our ideals and needs. To invent with the future as the true test of something worth creating.