Photo Gallery
The photographic record of the Society: more than 4,400 photographs of conventions, competitions, workshops and members’ craft, preserved in this archive.
Annual Conventions & Meetings
The Society’s gatherings, 2002–2019, with additional albums from members’ cameras.
Virtual Competitions, 2021–2025
In its final years the Society judged members’ work by photograph — 78 entries, with the makers’ own descriptions.
Workshops & Guild Life
Meetings, demonstrations, potlucks and classes — chiefly the Mississauga guild.
Members’ Projects & Techniques
Individual works and how they were made.
Films from the Society
12 films of demonstrations, workshops and convention life, hosted on YouTube.
Leather Block Dyeing — discussion & workshop, CSCL Annual 2016
Sean Dalgetty and Lauch Harrison lead a discussion and workshop on leather block dyeing. Long and unhurried — as much a record of the friendly atmosphere of the guild as a set of instructions.
A Spot of Colour — part 1 · CSCL Annual 2014
Demonstration on composition and colour with Desiree Kern: spirit dyes and acrylic paint to get just the shade you want, with tricks of the trade from a professional artist.
A Spot of Colour — part 2 · CSCL Annual 2014
Demonstration on composition and colour with Desiree Kern, continued.
Rex Lingwood — “Heat Forming” demonstration, part 1
World-known leather sculptor Rex Lingwood demonstrates heat forming of a leather bowl. 65th Annual Convention, May 2, 2015, Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario.
Rex Lingwood — “Heat Forming” demonstration, part 2
Rex Lingwood — “Heat Forming” demonstration, part 3
Rex Lingwood — “Heat Forming” demonstration, part 4
“How to Make Your Dragon” — James Wilkes
Presentation at the 65th Annual Convention, May 1, 2015. The workshop was originally created by leather artist Roz Kaohn of the Springfield, Missouri guild.
Workshop registration displays — CSCL Annual 2015
The registration displays at the 65th Annual Convention Weekend, May 1–2, 2015, Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario.
Paul Kitchener — introduction to leathercraft, part 1
Paul Kitchener — introduction to leathercraft, part 2
Magic Box — leather carving & tooling of a Celtic Tree of Life
A leather cube with no visible lock: a Celtic Tree of Life with falling leaves marks each side like a die, and a microcontroller with a 3-D accelerometer reads the turning sequence that unlocks it. Carved leather outside, soft deerskin within.