When I look back to when my journey started in leather craft, leather artistry, and as a jeweler, I say it started a couple of years ago, when my dad received a smudge kit from his band, during Covid. The smudge kit was beautiful, and he showed it off as he was very proud that during these trying times, his band had sent him such a meaningful gift.

As time went by and my father’s health slowly deteriorated, he decided to sell his house and move into a retirement home. This was great that he wanted to move but I knew it was going to be challenging when it came to the cleaning and sorting all of the stuff he had accumulated over the years.

While cleaning his office I noticed the box he had received his smudging kit in, and I gladly offered to look after it for him.
When I took the kit home, I was very impressed with its quality, but it got me thinking about why, why didn’t my father use or display it. I came up with a proper way to display a smudge kit myself, and then gave the smudge kit back to my dad on Father’s Day, which he now displays proudly.

Everyone has since encouraged me to pursue solutions to others.
I like to live life according to the quote “Learn from the past, prepare for the future, and live in the present.”