2021 CSCL Virtual Competition

Competition - Abduction of Proserpine - General Member

Awarded Best General Member · Craft Ribbon · Muma Award for Tooling · Salon Ribbon

“The Abduction of Proserpine”. This work has been inspired by the masterpiece of the great Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini - made in period of 1621-1622 y. The original marble sculpture can be seen at Villa Borghese Gallery in Rome. Material: Vegetable tanned leather 4-5 oz. Size: 26.5x46.5 cm. Work-in-progress video can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND_zxCwKy8E

Competition - Red oxford shoes - Fellow

Awarded Best Leather Work made by a Fellow Member · Best in Show · Craftsman Ribbon · Salon Ribbon

Traditional oxfords on a modified shoe last, with a non-traditional toe box. The dark red leather has a pull-up effect. Leather soles, insole, sock and laces; leather stacked heels; pegged and glued construction.

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Competition - Laocoon and his sons - General Member

Awarded Craft Ribbon · Salon Ribbon

This wall relief (size 34x45 cm) depicts the magnificent sculptural group “Laocoon and his sons”, dating from the second half of the 1st century BC. The authors of this marble sculpture are considered to be ancient sculptors from the island of Rhodes. Several variations and numerous copies of this composition are known, but the original is considered to be a Roman bronze sculpture, made in 200 BC - unfortunately, not preserved to these days. Materials & tools used: Vegetable tanned leather 4-6 oz. Angelus acrylic paint. “DAS” paper clay as a backing filler. Modeling ball-ended tools and spoons. Work-in-progress video is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aBke9yIVzg

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Competition - Smiley Bear - Fellow

Awarded Craft Ribbon · Salon Ribbon

Embossed Smiley Bear was created using Rob Barr Technique of feathering fur. The embossed bear is about 2” thick. Smiley Bear was re-painted with Cordova paint colors because the spirit dyes faded very quickly. The Oak leaf foreground is carved separately and coloured using spirit dyes, then Antiqued with Saddle Tan.

Competition - Veg tanned purse - Fellow

Awarded Craft Ribbon · Salon Ribbon · Woodstock Award

Competition - Zippered Molded safety goggle case - General Member

Awarded Best Moulded · Craft Ribbon · Salon Ribbon

Made from veggie tan leather, carved, hand and machine stitched. Dyed British tan with black inlay on the carving. One is bear with bear print on the back and the other is a raven.

Competition - Ruslan and Ludmila - General Member

Awarded Salon Ribbon

This work has been inspired by the poem of A. Pushkin “Ruslan and Ludmila”. Here I present two pieces based on my original design – there is a Book Cover and Wall piece with the same motif and the “old bronze” coloration. Materials used: Vegetable tanned leather 4-5 oz. “Angelus” leather paint.

Competition - Zippered Bible case - General Member

Awarded Craft Ribbon

2 Carved (Jesus on the front and a Dove on the back) veggie tan pieces front and back held on with lace appliqué, Zippered gusset laced around the perimeter. Buckstitch accents along the spine. Inside is lined with black leather with pen holder, card slot as well as place to put a ruler and a flap to hold the bible in place.

Competition - Book/bible cover - General Member

Awarded Craft Ribbon

Made from veggie tan. Hand carved with buck-stitch around perimeter. Gold acrylic paint for the frame, black oil stain background and natural colour of leather for the flowered cross with antique black over the cross. For the book holders design was natural leather colour with antique black to accent the cuts.

Competition - Apollo and Daphne - General Member

Awarded Salon Ribbon

This work inspired by the masterpiece of the Great Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini. The original “Apollo and Daphne” sculpture presently displayed at the “Villa Borghese” museum in Roma, which I've been lucky to visit in September 2019. Materials used: vegetable tanned leather 4-5 oz, “DAS” paper clay as an embossing filler, the “Angelus” acrylic leather paint. Size 28x46 cm.

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Competition - Raw hide Drum - General Member

Awarded Craft Ribbon

Used white acrylic paint and brown oil dye for the painting.

Competition - Growling Bear Wall Sculpture - Fellow

Awarded Best Hard Sculpture · Craft Ribbon · Salon Ribbon

This sculpture was the result of wanting to carve a growling bear in leather but could not get the depth perception to my liking. After unsuccessfully tracing and sketching many pictures from the internet, I tried creating a 3-D model of a bear face with Sculpey resin. I finally attempted the 3-D growling bear in leather. Growly Bear is made up with about 16 layers of 9 ounce leather and stands 2¾” from the face of the wall. The leather is sanded smooth on the snout. His eyes, teeth, tongue and ears are molded along with the fur which was also textured using a Dremel then finished with Shellac. His eyes are enormous and protrude far beyond the normal for dramatic effect.

Competition - That very Munchausen - General Member

Awarded Craft Ribbon · Salon Ribbon

“That very Munchausen” – book or album cover. Folded size - 15x24.5 cm. This work dedicated to the remarkable Russian actor Oleg Yankovsky. Materials used: Vegetable tanned leather 4 oz. “Angelus” leather paint.

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Competition - Booklet cover - Fellow

Awarded Craft Ribbon

Competition - Pegged Finch House - Fellow

Awarded Salon Ribbon

A bird house made of Saddle Skirt Veg. I pegged this together, no stitching.

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Competition - Stitched Finch House - Fellow

Awarded Salon Ribbon

The same bird house, stitched with 7 cord 18 linen on 15 oz Saddle Skirt Veg, then waxed.

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Competition - Puzzel box - Fellow

Awarded Craft Ribbon

This Puzzel Box is for a 10 year old, Box with in a Box. Stitched with Linen Thread. Chapes are reinenforced with rawhide. Brass findings are bent from rod stock. Footman loop uses the brass bar as rivets in stainless steel re enforcing plate. The inner box hangs on brass rein hooks, the box can't fall off the hooks when the box is closed and the puzzel is to manuver the box on a path that will release it from the hooks.

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Competition - Bi-fold wallet - Fellow

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Competition - Deer Skin Gloves - Fellow

In preparation for making leather gloves, I read a few books from Marjorie Hill, Natalie Woolf, Isabel Edwards, Edith Hummel and searched the internet for everything and anything on how to make gloves. It took me about 2 weeks to create the pattern to fit my hands and after making about 6 gloves out of felt tweaking the shape, I was ready to start with the deer skin. I made sure to pre-stretch the leather prior to making the gloves as well.

Competition - Dragons Tail Belt - Fellow

This belt was created using what is sometimes referred to as bleed knot technique.

Competition - Leather deer skin purse - General Member

Leather deer skin purse, buckstitch accents, lined with blue linen and lining pockets have leather band around the top. The 2 inner pockets (front and back) are divided into 3 smaller pockets and there is one pocket on the front outside with fringe detail. Strap is over the shoulder riveted in place. Top flap is held closed with a magnetic clasp.

Competition - Lock stitch belt - Fellow

A Lock Stitched Belt. I hand stitched yellow 4 cord 18 on the front with a 4 cord 18 Black on the back, so the belt can be used both sides.

Competition - Quetzalcoatl - General Member

“Quetzalcoatl”. Book cover. Original design by Gregory Belenky. Material: Vegetable tanned leather 4-5 oz. Size: 17x25 cm. Work-in-progress video can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZvaTiowfEM

Competition - Sampler - General Member

The Oxford Dictionary defines 'sampler' as a representative collection or example of something. This item is a 2.5 X 4 inch sampler containing double loop edge lacing, saddle stitch and Inuit laced edge on a swivel knife carving. Three methods cover the seam allowance of this carved front which is glued to a fish leather lined back. SAMPLER is representative of these leathercraft skills. The pattern has been enlarged from a CSCL Library Pattern (page 47 of 80, Mumart Key Ring pattern) that depicts a lively fish caught by an angler. Materials: contact cement, fish leather, 6 oz. vegetable tanned leather, Eco-Flo Gel Antique Medium Brown, Fiebing's Tan-Kote Protective Finish, 3/32 inch white goat lace, Tandy Leather Waxed Braided Cord, white polyester thread/red craft string.

Competition - Shearling Trappers Hat - Fellow

I named this item “Red Fox” for this attractive Shearling Trapper’s hat. Sewn together using a tight seam baseball stitch. All edges are rolled to show the fur around the perimeter then hemmed using a blanket stitch. Reinforcement at four bottom seams (around face) using circular punched red leather lambskin sewn to sheepskin. Top flap visor is held in place by the use of a line 24 snap. The snap is fastened to a 1½” diameter punched red leather lambskin, then the round leather is sewn to the visor. This method prevents the ugly appearance of a snap in the middle of the forehead (shown on a Black hat because I gave the red hat away). A red leather lambskin strap at the back of the hat is added for head size adjustment. The side ties are ¼” wide strips of red leather lambskin weaved into a round braid, threaded thru an eyelet and secured in place with a few stitches and a Turks head knot. A great amount of care and time was spent keeping the fur out of the seam. I learned how to make a Turks head knot and created a new tool to make them.

Competition - Tarot cardholder - Fellow

A tarot card case in the antique style, made for Rada. The sides are glued and stitched on a wooden last to the shape and size of the cards, with the walls stitched at 45° so that no stitch shows inside. The flap's hinge is flexible, very strong kangaroo leather, which also stiffens the gusset side. The images were drawn in CorelDraw and laser-engraved; the case is antiqued with antique paste, water-based dyes give the water-stain effect, and the scratches are real ones, made with rough sandpaper.

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