Golden Bear Belts

Golden Bear Belts Bespoke oak tanned leather belts made for individuals by an individual. www.goldenbearbelts.com

Golden Bear Belts is a small batch production studio in North Devon - "THE BAD LANDS". We design and make our belts by hand using premium quality oak tanned or vegetable tanned leather from English hides. We also consult for other brands to expand their ranges with leather goods.

L O N G  T I M E - I’ve been doing this for a long time, designing, building, creating, making something out of nothing,...
13/08/2022

L O N G T I M E - I’ve been doing this for a long time, designing, building, creating, making something out of nothing, honing, prevalating best I know how. From art school, degree, building and travelling, back to designing, consulting, teaching, but this studio has seen me good. It’s held me in its cocoon. It holds my treasures, old bikes, hides, vintage clothes, records, memories, gold leaf, paints, piles of paper sketches, blue tack on the walls of the dreams I made to reality, photographs, precious books. It also holds the scent of dust, old canvas tents, leather, glue, coffee, perfume bottles. I’m posing the question to myself of what environment internal & external has produced my best work? What is the true value of the 30 years of creative processing I have done? Where do I stand now with it, what vibe & work will emerge. For those of you who haven’t received a belt when you ordered x 1 am sorry. I’ve taken a sabbatical from the studio - ( although I have had a few moments in it of late but not long enough to create - I will DM you - please don’t make it public. This is by way of an apology & a reframe marker. Back in my studio mid October. All the LUVZZZ.

A X E L - France a while back.
15/07/2022

A X E L - France a while back.

To my beautiful MA - “Bobbie” sophisticated, curious, intelligent. So lucky to have her as my mum. The layers keep peeli...
14/03/2021

To my beautiful MA - “Bobbie” sophisticated, curious, intelligent. So lucky to have her as my mum. The layers keep peeling back as I get to know her more and more through the essence that she’s left in me. I miss not being near you. Thanks for everything you’ve done. A true legend. 💋💋💋💋

L A T E  A F T E R N O O N light, late summer. This is one of my favourite objects made by my friend .c.gibbs. It remind...
26/01/2021

L A T E A F T E R N O O N light, late summer. This is one of my favourite objects made by my friend .c.gibbs. It reminds me of the colours in Rajasthan India. The eye is a symbol plucked from my early days of visual scanning and drawing, must have stick without me. I’ve used it for over 20 years. A talisman used in many cultures - a symbol for explaining 1000 words - the one that sits with me is “DRISHTI” pure seeing. my belts are filled with symbols / talismans to keep you safe, powered up, remind you of loved ones, giving thanks, asking for children to come into your world. Draws full of metal blocks hand drawn symbols when pieces together on a long strip of leather - a belt make up a story .

“THE WISDOM SEEKERS” my new collection 2 designs 2 colour ways pre order only 30 pieces in total - full of POWA - made t...
30/09/2020

“THE WISDOM SEEKERS” my new collection 2 designs 2 colour ways pre order only 30 pieces in total - full of POWA - made to measure £155.00 each. Cosmic divinity dropping in now. Modern day AMULETS. your names on one of them x plant powered / keys holding / 3rd eye activation / traditional Wilso dim / grounding / gold / rainbow LADEN BELTS from

A back in the day shoot with
22/09/2020

A back in the day shoot with

Been doing a lot of this recently ...... miss the making and the simplicity of ideas to paper to hand to leather to belt...
04/09/2020

Been doing a lot of this recently ...... miss the making and the simplicity of ideas to paper to hand to leather to belt. The distilled essence of that I have known for so many years. The climb up to my studio steps into a dust laden room full of natural north facing light. Refining your art whatever that may be is a long and winding road. This was shot by a talented woman who effortlessly shoots, I’m lucky enough to know a few

Paris Jan 2019 road tripping with .c.gibbs we went to a friend  gallery  who I know from back in the day super talented....
10/12/2019

Paris Jan 2019 road tripping with .c.gibbs we went to a friend gallery who I know from back in the day super talented. This was his sketch book from that era (90’s) I remembered he had drawn me. Always wearing fur even back then. Forever grateful for all the talented friends along the way who have bought music, art, buildings, furniture and laughs to the MIX UP of life x blessings.

“3 COSMIC WOLVES “ £75.00 in a red hue with silver leaf on natural un-dyed organic British leather direct from source. P...
01/12/2019

“3 COSMIC WOLVES “ £75.00 in a red hue with silver leaf on natural un-dyed organic British leather direct from source. Photographed in North Devon studio on film. SIMPLE.

Signs and symbols have strength to power your everyday, they supersede words and can trick you into doing the right thin...
19/11/2019

Signs and symbols have strength to power your everyday, they supersede words and can trick you into doing the right thing before you brain kicks in with old habits. DIRECTION - MOVING FIRWARD POSITIVITY is the sign here. Shot outside the studio on one of my favourite walls with ALL the Rosie’s. LONG AWAITED COLLECTION coming Spring Summer 2020, artwork in the MIX now shooting

“WOLVES AWAKENED DREAMS” early  shoot. As the GODS would have it a wolf dog walked by the studio we got him involved in ...
14/11/2019

“WOLVES AWAKENED DREAMS” early shoot. As the GODS would have it a wolf dog walked by the studio we got him involved in the shoot too. All shot on film this was a double exposure. Model - 3 wolves still part of our running collection £75.00 link in bio.

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