Leather Love — leather work
Sweethearts Date Night Leather Bracelet Making Class
◘ S W E E T H E A R T ◘ [term of endearment]
Book a leather bracelet making class with Lisa Cantalupo!
Sweethearts candy is the inspiration for this Date Night Leather Beaded Bracelet making class. Lisa has handcrafted Leather Focal Beads especially for this workshop event. Each leather bead has been engraved with a term of endearment on 13 - 15 ounce genuine harness leather. Each bead shape is hand punched, its holes drilled, the edges burnished smooth,...
Making My Leather Dragon Scales & my DRAAK Dice Bags
My Dragon Scales are 3-Dimensional – they are not tooled or stamped leather! In the video below, I demonstrate the techniques that I have developed and perfected, and show you a finished work of leather art.
But before you watch, here's a little back story about my Dragon Scales...
I had developed the technique for making my Dragon Scales because of a customer...
The Story. The Motivation. The Love. Behind the Leather Art and the Artist.
All the images in this video are ones that the extremely talented photographer, Cynthia August, took of me in "my space". By placing all them together, in a video format, tells a story so much more eloquently then viewing them one at a time or reading a collection of words that have been written about me.
The story too is deeper than the obviousness of what I do and what all artists do. The story is about "the how" and "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...
It Never Grows Old
