Embossed Leather Cat

Description

Honghao Cai

Whitney Center for the Arts – WCA 237

Thursday 05/16 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

All skill levels welcome!

Workshop Description: Make an irresistible cat head that can be turned into a brooch, pin, or button. You will learn which leather to use and how to prepare it for molding. Honghao will explain how to use molds to shape leather three-dimensionally, explaining his techniques of the shaping process that he has used for many years. The focus of this workshop will be on forming the leather, but you will also get to experience Honghao’s dyeing techniques, bringing the cat to life.

Materials to bring: Tooling stone, mallet, cutting mat, cutting knife, sharpening equipment, scalpel, No. 11 scalpel blades, small glass plate (flat), 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.

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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.