Leather Love — custom design
What Does It Look Like When You Combine Dragon Scales With Fur?
Today I would like to invite you into my world of fashion design and leather crafting. I will take you with me on a journey of sorts into the creation of a custom leather costume, beginning with the request. I was asked if I would make something like this...four pieces; a shrug, a halter top, a belt/skirt/chaps piece, and boot covers.
With this project, and unlike a lot of other custom projects, there weren't many boundaries set before me. I was given total artistic freedom and...
The Pieces and the People ~ My Leather Art & Leather Work, Bespoke Clothing & Accessories
I Am Lisa Maria Cantalupo and I Make Beautiful Things With Leather ~ Art You Wear!
After two phones had crashed, I found myself scouring through all my Facebook photographs downloading as I went, trying to recover some lost images. As I was scrolling through the years and years and years of creating with leather, I was also reliving the memories that I had captured in these photos. With each image that I had thumbed through, I became more grateful to have had the...
Making Dragon Scales ~ 3 pieces for a Costume Designer & Television Show
Sometimes life gifts you with an opportunity that at first, you're not even aware it's an opportunity. I'll explain.
Recently, I received an email asking if I would sell the leather I used in my Dragon Scales Dice Bags. Sure, why not. These are hides that I stock, so it's not a big deal to sell one or two of them. I emailed her a price and awaited a reply.
It took another one or two emails from her before I realized it wasn't a leather hide that...