Leather

Shawn Thomas

Thomas Leathers

Belton, TX

https://ThomasLeatherStudio.com

2023 Booth #62


© Shawn Thomas

Wow, I love leather. I love its touch, I love its smell, and I love its natural ability to be shaped into beautiful, functional objects. I'm a second generation leathersmith and I've learned to use the oldest of leather working techniques, as well as the use of contemporary design, CAD, laser cutting and laser etching. These skills sometimes allow me to build products that have never been possible in the long history of the oldest craft.

Amanda Peterson

Malachite

Minneapolis, MN

www.malachiteleather.com

2022 Booth #66

© Amanda Peterson

All designs were conceptualized and patterned by the artist. Each piece of leather is hand cut from top grain vachetta and black oil tan leathers. Cut edges are hand finished by sealing and burnishing - in the case of vachetta, or priming and dyeing - in the case of Black Oil Tan. Pieces are then stitched, using a combination of industrial machines for seaming, and hand stitching for applying embellishments and details.