An Interview

Bold Journey interviewed me this month. If you’d like to read the whole article click here.

“My parents raised me on a small family farm outside a little Montana town. From the beginning, they taught me the value of a self sustaining lifestyle in partnership with Mama Nature. We grew up with fruit trees, a garden, chickens and other farm animals. Some of my favorite young memories are inside the moments of making applesauce and jams together as a family. My parents taught me how to hunt early on, and I have been harvesting wild game since age 14. This knowledge and value system are massive motivators behind my business.

About MeMagenta ReynoldsMay 31, 2024Leather SagePublished, Publication, interviewComment

My First Hunt

Some thoughts and gratitude statements regarding hunting and harvest:

My first big game harvest was an antelope. I crawled over cactus to get a closer, clean angle. He never noticed my presence and dropped instantly with a single shot. My heart was racing. I was 12 years old.

Reflection, About MeMagenta ReynoldsMarch 6, 2021Comment

Camping Solo Thoughts

My first solo camping adventure in a long time. (And the first of many to come!)

Initially I was afraid of the two days of rain. I wasn't sure I had the gear I needed to stay warm - especially because I'm perpetually cold!

But it was full of magick, to say the least. The rain broke for about two hours.

Giving me enough time to make coffee over my little camp stove, and to catch this epic rainbow.

Reflection, About MeMagenta ReynoldsJanuary 21, 2021Comment

The Amethyst Collection

THE INSPIRATION: This collection is restorative. It's inspired by the wind and the mountains. By sunrise and sunset shadows. Buy the stillness of silence and the energy of weather cycles.
It is an ode to Mother Nature's innate nurturing.

THE DEDICATION: This collection is dedicated to the wise, wild one inside ourselves. The one raised by our Earth, already knowing the answers. The one who holds an intuitive understanding of what we are capable of, why we are here, and how to move forward into a world of love, healing, and growth. She is the brave one, who lifts others as she rises.

Shop Updates, Reflection, About MeMagenta ReynoldsNovember 18, 2020Comment

I Bought a Fleshing Knife

We are blessed to have the opportunity to harvest this much clean food for our family.

These animals are gorgeous. We recognize their spirit and respect their wisdom.

All of us are grown and nurtured from mother nature. We are so grateful to be in rhythm with her and have the honor of experiencing her gifts.

About MeMagenta ReynoldsNovember 1, 2020Comment

Gifts of the Process

Each of these four ladies maintain a beautiful strength that is - so far as I see it - braced by a foundation of deep experience, healing, motivation, passion, empathy, and love.

These women embody what I hope to stand for in my creations.

All are made with elk and deer leather that is harvested by me and my family once a year in Montana. The harvest feeds us (with clean, organic, sustainable meat), and allows us a reconnection with this earth. We use as much of the animal as we possibly can, and leave any remaining parts for others along the food chain.

The majority of hunters leave hides behind, as they're heavy to pack out and a nuisance to process.

I keep 100% of our hides, and I clean and prepare them myself.

Shop Updates, Reflection, About MeMagenta ReynoldsMarch 2, 2020Hunting, History, Women, ProcessComment

Freckles, Breakouts, and Scars

Taken after a night in the desert under a new moon. I got barely any sleep and spent a lot of time with the stars. In growing up with the dark skies of Montana, a full spread of stars always has a way of bringing me back home to myself.

All the leather I use is harvested and cleaned by myself, or my family, in Montana. Final products are handcrafted at my home studio in San Diego.

Reflection, About MeMagenta ReynoldsJanuary 28, 2020Reflection, Writing, WomenComment

Thoughts & Poetry

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