$290.00
7 in stock
Whitney Center for the Arts – WCA 237
Tuesday-Wednesday 5/14-5/15 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Intermediate
Class Size Limit: 10 Students
See complete workshop description below
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7 in stock
Whitney Center for the Arts – WCA 237
Tuesday-Wednesday 5/14-5/15 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Intermediate
Workshop Description: This workshop has a little bit of all that Honghao Cai is known for – stamping, carving, figure carving, modeling and dyeing! Use modeling tools and stamps to create a 3-D structures, plus an array of stamps to make a few different flowers with perspective. On day two, you’ll spend some time learning Honghao’s dyeing techniques for figure carvings by adding color to a surprised kitty.
Materials to bring: Tooling stone, mallet/maul, swivel knife, sharpening equipment, stylus, eyelet remover-5mm, stamping tools (following are Barry King sizes, for reference): lifters: 0,1,3; checkered bevelers: 00,1,3; thumbprints (horizontal): 00,1; thumbprints (vertical): 00,1; thumbprints (smooth): 00,1; center shader: 1; leaf liner: 1; veiner (lined): 2; veiners (lined & scalloped): 3; veiner stop (checkered): 1; camouflage (fluted): 2; camouflage mulefoot: 00,1; pear shaders (smooth): 1;
backgrounders (medium teardrop): 1,3; and modeling tools. (Honghao will bring modeling tools for loan/purchase.)
Workshop Instructor: Honghao Cai is leather craft artist living in Japan. After graduating from high school in the early nineties, he worked as a creative director at an advertising company for 20 years, and then began studying leather crafts in 2010. He started CAI Leather Art Studio in Beijing in 2015 and in Japan in 2017. Since 2016, he has been participating in leather craft contests around the world, while at the same time, holding leather craft seminars around the world, expanding his interactions with many people. His accolades include numerous first place ribbons in the World Leather Debut and awards from the Japanese Leather Craft Exhibitions. He currently working as a leather artist with world-class skills. In 2019, Honghao Cai was the recipient of the Al Stohlman Award for Achievement in Leathercraft.
Workshop Sponsors: Hermann Oak Leather Co. and The Fiebing Co.
CANCELATION POLICY
• There is a $25 administration fee for canceling a workshop.
• The cost of each workshop will be refunded minus the $25 fee.
• No refunds for workshops after Thursday, May 9, 2024.
