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Clive Barrett is a craftman based in Tintern where he
works in leather and pewter to create some fantastic
pieces. MCL chats to him about his work…
What did you do before you opened British pewter is now lead-free. While Where do you get your inspiration
your shop? being a little more difficult to cast, pewter from for your pieces?
is ideal for making jewellery.
I originally trained as a computer I had often toyed with the idea of Being interested in history, mythology and
programmer and worked for many years making a living from my hobby but folklore I try to incorporate something of
in the manufacturing and engineering realised it would be difficult to do so with this in all that I make. So even the
industries. Later I went into graphic pewter alone. I needed something else to contemporary bags will be decorated with
design. complement the pewter work. Because of images such as a Green Man or Moon
I’ve always been interested in my interests it had to be something with Hares.
archaeology and history. I made and a historical basis. I eventually decided on The medieval belt bags are based on
painted model historical figures for a leather work. archaeological finds and illustrations from
hobby. These were originally made from This opened up a whole range of illuminated manuscripts.
white metal, an easy metal to work with, possibilities from historical to Sometimes a degree of
but unfortunately one which contains contemporary belts, bags, purses, wallets, experimentation is required to interpret
lead. So, I moved onto pewter. All modern masks etc. the evidence in such a way as to produce
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