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Please
read the description of each workshops carefully in the following pages and
then fill in your first and second choices on the
Workshop Registration Form.
Please keep a copy and send this form when you send in your Conference Registration Form.
Workshop Tool Lists On receipt of your registration form you will be sent a list of the tools, materials etc. that are required for your workshops. If you are travelling and require a marble tooling surface, skiving glass, stitching clamp or any other heavy equipment or tools, please notify Cherryl so that these can be made available for you to use during the workshops.
Cancellation The organisers reserve the right to cancel a workshop due to unforeseen circumstances. You will then be transferred to your second workshop choice. You will be notified immediately should this occur.
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12 STRAND PLAITED WHIP
6-DAY WORKSHOP - MATERIAL COST $ 140.00
BILL GLASGOW (AUSTRALIA)
For centuries, the tool of trade for Australian stockmen has been a good whip. It has been suggested that the stock whip has evolved from the English hunting whip, but has developed into a form that is unique to Australia Kangaroo hide whips are made entirely of kangaroo hide, unlike most other whips from the core right through to the overlay, to give a dense thong with good weight and balance but not too much bulk. Kangaroo hide is considered the strongest hide for its light weight. They make perfectly balanced stock whips.
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The class will be shown the finished whip which will be a six foot 12 strand kangaroo hide stock whip with a 12 strand half plait handle. The rest of the day will be taken up with the following activities:
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| TUESDAY | Finish Plaiting the belly and fit bolster | ||
| WEDNESDAY | Class will be provided with a ready cut out 12 strand overlay which they will commence plaiting |
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| THURSDAY | Demonstrate the process of dropping strands when it becomes necessary | ||
| FRIDAY | Cut out 12 Strand half plait handle and plait. Wind the keeper on and four covering knots | ||
| SATURDAY | Finish the handle. After the completion of the handle Bill will demonstrate the cutting out of the 12 strand overlay for the thong. |
COLOURING WITH ACRYLICS
1-DAY WORKSHOP - MATERIAL COST $ 25.00
GABRIELLE TINDALL (AUSTRALIA)
A one day workshop exploring artistic and creative ways of colouring leather using acrylic paints, metallics and iridescent, including the Eco-Flo range of water based acrylics. Students will use different painterly techniques to produce a rainbow variety of wristbands and hair barrettes as samples. You will learn how to colour using sponges, brushes and daubers. Explore the use of multi-layered transparent pigments, and how to blow minds with iridescence and gold burnishing. This style of colouring can then be applied to traditional tooling, stamping or to enhance your pictorial work.
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BRAD MARTIN (AMERICA)
Brad Martin has been working 44 years with leather. In 2002 he and his wife, moved from North Carolina to New Mexico USA to pursue his endeavour to introduce carved leather into the fine art world. Four decades of the study of international art styles have led him to create framed art pieces of indigenous cultures worldwide - specializing in the art techniques of Southwest Native Americans and their application to leather carving.
INDIAN POT PICTURE
2-DAY WORKSHOP - MATERIAL COST $ 25.00
BRAD MARTIN (AMERICA)
This
will be a creative, informative, fun, unique and different approach to
tooling. An opportunity to apply Native design work in the way in which
it was intended, in a day to day setting. Even today, it’s not unusual
to see a beautiful pot and a bunch of chili peppers (ristra) in the
window of an adobe house.
At least four different pottery designs will be provided (or draw your own!).
Here's
a project that will open new doors for you. Basic tools, techniques and
dyes (plus simple embossing) is all you will need for the completion of
this fun piece of art. If you are truly serious about elevating your art
form, regardless of your level of expertise, this class is guaranteed to
change your life! Tooling and finishing a 10 x 12 inch leather picture
using Southwest Native American designs in a "real" setting.
DRAWING SOUTH WEST DESIGNS
1-DAY WORKSHOP - MATERIAL COST $ 10.00
BRAD MARTIN (AMERICA)
A
comprehensive study of the meaning and evolution of Southwest Native
American Art. In this one day workshop you will learn basic Southwest
American Indian design - what it means, its origins (spiritual &
decorative), how to draw designs, how to fit them into projects, how to
research new designs, and books available for future work. Geometric in
nature, most designs can be done with a compass, drawing pen, tracing
film, straight edge and a small collection of precut templates (circles,
diamonds and ovals). The workshop will open your mind to new, exciting
design elements that you can apply to your leather projects.
NATIVE AMERICAN BELT DESIGNS
2-DAY WORKSHOP - MATERIAL COST $ 25.00
BRAD MARTIN (AMERICA)
Tooling,
dyeing and finishing Southwest Native American belt designs All leather
workers make belts - here’s an exciting new approach to a unique art form
developed over hundreds of years, in the pottery and rug designs of the
Indians of the Southwest United States. You will be offered at least four
12" to 14" belt designs to select from for tooling and painting. Discover
the techniques that Brad has perfected and the simple and precise approach
to create designs that you can then compliment with braiding and lacing to
add another dimension to your work. Although it's not necessary to attend
the one day seminar on the meaning and evolution of these designs, it would
greatly expand your understanding and application of this interesting design
tangent. You will complete at least two samples of approximately 12-14
inches on day one and then you will learn how to enhance these designs with
Brads, style of colouring on day two.
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