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Workshop: Leather Masks, October 2017

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A one-day Society workshop on moulded leather masks, held on Sunday 15 October 2017 at Focused on Food in Mississauga. Members chose from three or four patterns, shaped vegetable-tanned leather, and used dye, paint and surface decoration to give their masks a macabre or a fun look. Registration was $50 for members and $65 for others, with materials included. Lauch Harrison worked up the patterns, in three choices (skull, reptile and mammal), basing the styles on Sean Dalgetty's work. The workshop's own flyer, “CSCL Workshops presents Leather Masks”, Sunday October 15, 2017, 10:00am to 4:00pm, in the Society's Document Archive. The patterns: Lauch Harrison's e-mail of 8 October 2017, forwarded by Paul Kitchener.

From the Society’s records: Workshop: Leather Masks

A workshop leader in an apron explains a step at the bench, mallets and tools in front of him, while a participant works on leather behind
A workshop leader in an apron explains a step at the bench, mallets and tools in front of him, while a participant works on leather behind
Members cut leather mask shapes at a workshop table in front of shelves of leather rolls
Members cut leather mask shapes at a workshop table in front of shelves of leather rolls
A woman holds a tooled brown cat mask with pointed ears up to her face at a leather mask workshop
A woman holds a tooled brown cat mask with pointed ears up to her face at a leather mask workshop
A young man carves a leather mask blank at a table, with shelves of leather rolls behind him
A young man carves a leather mask blank at a table, with shelves of leather rolls behind him
Two women trace and cut mask patterns on leather at a workshop table
Two women trace and cut mask patterns on leather at a workshop table
A man bends over a workbench, carving the outline of a pale leather mask
A man bends over a workbench, carving the outline of a pale leather mask
A man wearing a head magnifier holds up a leather mask shape at a workshop table
A man wearing a head magnifier holds up a leather mask shape at a workshop table
A man draws a design on a leather mask blank at a crowded workshop table
A man draws a design on a leather mask blank at a crowded workshop table
Three women work on leather masks at a long workshop table, tools and pieces spread out
Three women work on leather masks at a long workshop table, tools and pieces spread out
Members cut mask shapes from natural leather at a workshop table cluttered with tools
Members cut mask shapes from natural leather at a workshop table cluttered with tools
A long workshop table where members of all ages work on leather masks
A long workshop table where members of all ages work on leather masks
A woman bends over a table, working on a leather mask piece in a cluttered workshop
A woman bends over a table, working on a leather mask piece in a cluttered workshop
A woman works at a table beside a leather mask drying on a mannequin head
A woman works at a table beside a leather mask drying on a mannequin head
A smiling workshop leader in an apron stands at the table while two members tool leather masks
A smiling workshop leader in an apron stands at the table while two members tool leather masks
Two women cut and shape natural leather mask pieces at a white workshop table
Two women cut and shape natural leather mask pieces at a white workshop table
Three members cut leather masks side by side at a table in front of leather storage shelves
Three members cut leather masks side by side at a table in front of leather storage shelves
A man in a vest cuts a leather mask shape at a workshop table
A man in a vest cuts a leather mask shape at a workshop table
A woman cuts a natural leather mask blank with a craft knife beside red-handled scissors
A woman cuts a natural leather mask blank with a craft knife beside red-handled scissors
A woman in a blue cap shapes a small leather mask piece as a man and a young man work beside her
A woman in a blue cap shapes a small leather mask piece as a man and a young man work beside her
A woman in a blue cap shapes a natural leather skull mask in front of shelves of leather rolls
A woman in a blue cap shapes a natural leather skull mask in front of shelves of leather rolls
Members examine moulded natural leather skull masks, one man adjusting his glasses
Members examine moulded natural leather skull masks, one man adjusting his glasses
A woman tries on a natural leather skull mask with stitched seams over her face
A woman tries on a natural leather skull mask with stitched seams over her face
A man works on a small leather piece at a table while others stand by the workshop machines
A man works on a small leather piece at a table while others stand by the workshop machines
A woman leans in to help a man with a leather piece at the workshop table
A woman leans in to help a man with a leather piece at the workshop table
A woman tools a leather mask piece with a stylus at the workshop table
A woman tools a leather mask piece with a stylus at the workshop table
A woman taps a tool with a yellow mallet to tool a leather mask on the table
A woman taps a tool with a yellow mallet to tool a leather mask on the table
A woman raises a wooden mallet while talking, leather mask pieces on the table in front of her
A woman raises a wooden mallet while talking, leather mask pieces on the table in front of her
A man bends over a red-topped bench, setting hardware into leather with a mallet nearby
A man bends over a red-topped bench, setting hardware into leather with a mallet nearby
A woman stands beside a seated man who traces a leather mask pattern at a cluttered table
A woman stands beside a seated man who traces a leather mask pattern at a cluttered table
A man holds a natural leather skull mask with a stitched centre seam up to his face
A man holds a natural leather skull mask with a stitched centre seam up to his face
A young man tries on a moulded leather skull mask while a man works at the table beside him
A young man tries on a moulded leather skull mask while a man works at the table beside him
A woman lifts a moulded natural leather skull mask to her face in front of leather storage shelves
A woman lifts a moulded natural leather skull mask to her face in front of leather storage shelves
A man in blue gloves and a woman with a water bottle chat at the leather mask workshop
A man in blue gloves and a woman with a water bottle chat at the leather mask workshop
Gloved hands paint white finish onto a flat leather mask piece beside a box of gloves
Gloved hands paint white finish onto a flat leather mask piece beside a box of gloves
A woman fits a moulded natural leather skull mask onto a man's head in the workshop
A woman fits a moulded natural leather skull mask onto a man's head in the workshop
A smiling man in a floral shirt sits among sewing machines and leather in the workshop
A smiling man in a floral shirt sits among sewing machines and leather in the workshop
A woman paints a white leather skull mask at a table in front of leather storage shelves
A woman paints a white leather skull mask at a table in front of leather storage shelves
A man in a workshop apron helps a seated man with a leather piece at the table
A man in a workshop apron helps a seated man with a leather piece at the table
A woman taps a tool with a yellow mallet on a leather mask beside a foam mannequin head
A woman taps a tool with a yellow mallet on a leather mask beside a foam mannequin head
A woman tools a leather mask with a yellow mallet and stylus next to a foam head form
A woman tools a leather mask with a yellow mallet and stylus next to a foam head form
A woman checks a phone while holding a white tooled cat mask with pointed ears to her face
A woman checks a phone while holding a white tooled cat mask with pointed ears to her face
A woman holds a white cat mask with lace-like tooling to her face while taking a phone selfie
A woman holds a white cat mask with lace-like tooling to her face while taking a phone selfie
A woman paints a white leather skull mask in front of shelves of rolled leather
A woman paints a white leather skull mask in front of shelves of rolled leather
A woman finishes a white leather skull mask at a table in front of leather storage shelves
A woman finishes a white leather skull mask at a table in front of leather storage shelves
A young man wears a finished white leather skull mask in the workshop
A young man wears a finished white leather skull mask in the workshop
A smiling woman in an apron holds a pale leather wolf mask with jagged edges up to her face
A smiling woman in an apron holds a pale leather wolf mask with jagged edges up to her face
A woman wears a finished white leather skull mask in the workshop
A woman wears a finished white leather skull mask in the workshop
A finished fox mask of leather painted orange with white cheek fur, laid on a white board
A finished fox mask of leather painted orange with white cheek fur, laid on a white board
A sample mask for the workshop: the reptile pattern
A sample mask for the workshop: the reptile pattern
A sample mask: the reptile pattern, coloured red
A sample mask: the reptile pattern, coloured red
A sample mask: the mammal pattern
A sample mask: the mammal pattern
A sample mask: the skull pattern
A sample mask: the skull pattern
A finished skull mask from the workshop, made by Anna Perena
A finished skull mask from the workshop, made by Anna Perena

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