Upcoming Art Shows 2024
May 10th - 12th, 2024
Camano Island Mother’s Day Art Festival
at Terry’s Corner
on Camano Island, Washington
May 31st - June 2nd, 2024
MAC ArtFest
at the Museum of Arts and Culture
in Spokane, Washington
July 20th & 21st, 2024
Gig Harbor Art Festival
at Sehmel Homestead Park
*New Location for 2024*
August 9th-11th, 2024
Sun Valley Art Festival
at Atkinson Park
in Ketchum, Idaho
August 23rd - 25th, 2024
Art in the High Desert
at the Riverside Park
in Bend, Oregon
Why do we use vegetable-tanned leather?
Simply, it’s the best choice.
Sunshine & Rain products are proudly made from full-grain, vegetable-tanned cowhide leather sourced directly from tanneries in the Tuscan region of Italy, and members of the Consortium of Vegetable-tanned leather artisans.
These real leather hides have been ethically produced with the highest environmental standards, using non-metal, natural tannins and centuries old tradition.
Simply put, it’s the BEST leather that will outlast and outshine any man-made material, only getting better with age.
Hey Sunshine! Meet the artist.
Jacqueline Ossenfort is the maker-designer and creator behind Sunshine & Rain. Jacqueline works out of her home studio in NE Seattle with her husband and two children. She studied art and photography at the University of South Florida in Tampa, before moving to the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
Jacqueline’s artistic style uses color and classic shapes to create timeless works of art.
Our goal is to create unique, timeless pieces using only the finest materials with traditional leathercrafting technique. All of our handmade goods are slow made using full-grain cowhide leather.
Sunshine & Rain was created out of joy of learning a new craft during the 2020 pandemic. It is the perfect metaphor of finding balance and creating joy in adversity.
“A good design will also show off the amazing leather it’s made from, while also giving the user the joy of watching a beautiful patina develop as it ages.”
The machine that started it all.
This 100 year old White Rotary treadle sewing machine was the spark of inspiration to start leather-crafting. It is human-powered and extremely heavy duty with a straight-stitch only. It also makes the most charming clickity-clack sound!
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