ClayB. to share lost secrets of ancient leatherwork

[Clay]

Hey every one,

I just wanted to let every one know that ClayB. will be at the TLF in Rapid City, SD to demo his style of leather art on Friday Aug. 22 and Saturday Aug 23.

He will be there to support our one year anniversary sale. We will be celebrating for 4 days starting on Wednesday the 20th. If you find your self nearby please stop by and have a free bad cupa coffee and enter our drawing.

Here is the cool part that envolves all of you. ClayB. has been stumped for something to demo while he is at the store. So we are asking you all to come up with something for ClayB. to do. We reserve the right to say No Way!! so keep it clean and family friendly please. Also remember it has to be some thing that he can complete in two days with a minimal amount of tools. ClayB and I will look over your suggestions and pick out our fav ideas then we will let you all decide on wich one he will do. Please only reply to this topic to keep it easy to track.

Thanks every one!!

ClayM.

[freak]

I call first dibs on what ever form of a master piece he does while there !! DIBBBBS !! LOL

Man i sure do wish i was close enough to make it. It would be one of the high lite of me life i tell ya. How awesome would that be, to see the bert and ernie show live ??

Please for the love of all things living, someone get to this with a video recorder of any kind !!!!

Thank you

freak OUT

[yaklady]

Since freak has first dibbs on the finished masterpiece, I think Clay should do an embossed picture of freak's cute doggie with the big teeth. Some nice finger cuts around the subject would be good, and if you could add some doggie odor essence, how perfect a masterpiece! Oh yes, and make the hair look like feathers.

This is one demo I would love to be there for, the first of a new trend! It definitely needs to be video taped. If only SD was closer to home . . .

Kathy

[Clay]

Come on yall!! We need some help here!!! I don't want Ernie to be sitting there with his mallet in hand and nothing to pound on!! Give us suggestions.....

ClayM. aka Bert

[Hilly]

Come on yall!! We need some help here!!! I don't want Ernie to be sitting there with his mallet in hand and nothing to pound on!! Give us suggestions.....

ClayM. aka Bert

Why not have him do a figure carving of Bert and Ernie?

Edited August 10, 2008 by Hilly

[freak]

I'm a huge fan of the buffalo he did and i'm sure people would love to see him doing that live. I'm not sure how long it take to do that though. I know it would take me about a year or so.

I'm not sure it's a two day project but this is something i've been thinking of doing pretty much ever since i saw leather embossed. Seeing as how good Clay is at embossing, i think he could pull this one off and make it look great.

You know the classic drawing of the two hands drawing each other ?

I'd like to see that done but have them carving instead of drawing.

Then there's illusions i'de like to see done in leather. Like this one.

Or if you want simple, this is my line work for a project im doing now "deadoak".

Ok , i've started rolling the ball.....NEXT !!!!

[Clay]

You know the classic drawing of the two hands drawing each other ?

I'd like to see that done but have them carving instead of drawing.

Hmmm,

That is a cool idea freak!!!

ClayM. aka Bert

[Crystal]

I was going to suggest the bear paw - but I really like Freak's suggestion on the hands.

Crystal

[yaklady]

I have always admired the eagles that Clay does. Perghaps that eagle that Jim Linnell submitted for the challenge pattern last month would be a good subject. Or maybe one of his cool elk in the forest. Whatever he does, it has got to be some figure carving because he is so good at that.

Kathy

[anne newkold]

I agree with Kathy, what ever Clay ends up teaching it should be some thing he is good at instead of something that is a totally new challenge for him. I would go with teaching carving an elk scene or something like that.