The Raven

Description

Jürgen Volbach

Edward A. Whitney Academic Center – W 210

Wednesday-Thursday 5/15-5/16 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Intermediate

Workshop Description: In this workshop you will learn how to transfer the pattern onto leather, 3-D emboss to build the raven, fill the background with leather dust, learn to undercut the leather to build fine featherwork using a scalpel, decorative swivel knife work in the frame area, and filigree the background and dye it as well. You will go home with a fantastic, life-like 3-D Raven to frame at home as wall decoration.

Materials to bring: Technical graphite pencil 0,7 B, soft eraser, bonefolder, fine stylus, swivel knife, strop, mallet, tooling stone, headlamp, steep bevelers of different sizes, scalpel with surgical blades, acrylic paint spatula for applying the leather dust, modeling spoons, modeling tools with different size ball tips, natural sponge for background coloring, artist’s palette or similar, fine tip brushes, paper towels.

Workshop Instructor: Jürgen Volbach is a leatherworker from Cologne, Germany, who had his first lessons 30 years ago with the famous boot and saddle maker, Don Atkinson in Kerrville/Ingram, Texas. He worked with leather every day, making leather designs and toolings and carvings for clients using old and new leather skills. In recent years, he has used modeling tools more and more in his leatherwork, especially with 3-dimensional pieces. Jürgen teaches many workshops in his work space in Cologne and other countries/towns to teach students the different techniques. He is the 2020 recipient of the Al Stohlman Award for Achievement in Leathercraft.

Workshop Sponsors: Hermann Oak Leather Co., The Fiebing Company, Renia USA, and Tandy Leather

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.