Main picture: One of Clive’s masks.
Other images show a leather bag and
some pewter figures
a practical and useful object. For instance, hand. The technique I use for decorating do walkers and fishermen.
while archaeologically much of the leather the leather is known as ‘carving’ although The leather masks have been bought by
may survive having been buried for a sharp blade is used and the leather is traditional dancers, for use as
centuries, the stitching and finer leather cut, nothing is cut away. The leather is photographic props and for on stage, as
does not. All there is to work from are a pushed and pressed to achieve a three well as general wall decorations.
few shaped pieces of leather with rows of dimensional relief. The contemporary designs have proven
holes. By comparing them with other The design is planned out on paper so popular. Visitors come into the shop
remains and using a little common sense a then traced onto the leather with a steel and are fascinated to see a bag being
reasonable understanding may be tool. Then the outlines cut with a knife hand made, there have times when a bag
obtained of how the object was originally and bevelled, shaded and textured with has been sold and paid for before it
constructed. other modelling tools until the design is reached the shelf.
complete. Each item is unique, no two will
Do you use any unusual techniques to ever be the same. What is the best thing about what you
achieve the finished products? do?
What sort of people buy your work?
No machines are used at any stage, all the I am able to indulge in my hobbies as a
leather work is hand stitched. The I originally imagined the historical work way of life. I now have freedom to wake
contemporary bags are saddle stitched would be of interest only to re-enactors, up with an idea for a bag or mask in the
using two needles and waxed thread. but I have found that they are popular morning and then being able to start
I try to incorporate an element of with all sorts of people. The belt bag is just making it as soon as I open the shop.
decorated or carved leather in each piece. as practical today as it was in the past.
All the decorations are also done by Bikers and cyclists find them convenient, as
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