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This old dog has learned some new tricks over the past several years and I thought it would be a good idea to put them out here. My handle "Subterra" comes from a very unique root cellar... in case you are wondering. I am in my 60's and have been tooling leather since I was in the Navy and started tooling leather in 1975 after being coached by a Texan on board the USS Enterprise. Wouldn't even take a guess on how many projects I have made over the years... but the last 15-20 years have been working more as a leather artist. I started making leather patches for bikers. One of my own designs started selling like crazy and I needed to figure out how to do multiples of the same design without all the tooling time. I ultimately ended up using an epoxy to make a plate and have made between 50-60 plates of my own designs as well as for biker organizations. In the past four years I ended up being hired by a large organization to produce six different patch designs and have probably produced over 1000 of each design using the plates made from my original tooling. The new trick comes in when learning how to use one of the new products Tandy sells called Waterstain. It is by far the most colorfast stain I have ever used... it doesn't run in the rain, nor fade in the sun. HERE'S THE BEST PART... I had bags and bags of scraps from making the patches so one day it occured to me that with the Waterstain I could probably make a rose. Since then I have made many many roses from my scraps as well as sculptures. They all sell well. Hope you enjoy the photos of some of my leather art. Subterra/Dan
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I am cleaning out my toolchest and first up is the Art Stamp and clicker die drawers! Virtually NEW condition throughout, some of these were never even used! Please see more images of everything here (too many pieces to show all images)
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Hi everione! My name is Stefan (Tedo for my friends) Santa Barbara-based artist. I started to work with veg tanned leather 3-4 years ago. What I do should be called surf art... or... don't know, whatever. Also i make custom scooters for which I use a lot of leather. As an emerging artist I've tried to reach two three galleries but you should've been represented already in som. So let me at least share my work with you The surf sculpture that looks like it's made of driftwood I made out of veg tanned LEATHER... just saying. Venseremos! For more pics - www.tedosonline.com or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tedos-Surf-Art-Design/417385288403969
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Hi y'all! Wanted to share an update of my current leather project. Native woman on leather canvas with braided hair and black opals for her eyes. If you are so inclined, please check out my website and join my bi-monthly "newsleather" to stay abreast on all my current and future classic leather creations! www.classicleathercreations.com Happy Leather Working! Brett C.
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This is a simple technique I use to trace patterns onto my moistened leather. Instead of tracing the patterns to trace paper 1st why not trace it directly onto the leather from the printed pattern. 1st place a piece of food wrap over the moistened leather to prevent the printout from getting wet. 2nd, tape the printout over the area you want to trace the pattern onto the leather. Watch the tutorial to see how I do this. Works perfectly every time and the trace looks really nice. Let me know if it helps you!
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Hey Ya'll! Wanted to share my latest figure carving... It's of my wife when she's "Hangry." Hah! Just kidding. A beautiful image of the once majestic California Grizzly bear. Happy carving! Brett C.
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Atlantic City, New Jersey Seeking Leather Worker with basic skills to assist in new shop / gallery located at The Walk in Atlantic City, NJ. Assist with product developement and the hand making of unique leather accessories and artworks. Please send samples of your work and a brief bio of your experience to ronrosscohen@gmail.com Great opportunity! Thanks.
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Hello everyone. My name is Lisa Sorrell, and I'm a cowboy boot maker in Oklahoma. If I'm known for anything, it's the intricate leather inlay and overlay on my cowboy boots. I'm a member of USA Artists and I have a project up for funding; it's a boot on the craft of leather inlay and overlay. If this interests you, please check out my project and share it with all of your friends! To see my work please visit my web site: www.customboots.net USA Projects letter.pdf
