| Once all the photgraphing and sketching is completed, the actual process of working with the leather can begin.
This demo outlines the basic steps involved in the creation of a single autumn leaf. To read more about the process
in detail, please consult the article I wrote on the WETCANVAS web site.
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| First, the leather is cut to shape. |
Next, the leather is made thinner (called skiving) using very sharp blades. |
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| Then the back of the leather is smoothed (called slicking). |
Next the leather is dampened, and the veins of the leaf are added by hand. |
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| Once all the veins are added, the leaf is shaped and allowed to dry. |
Once dry, gesso is applied in several very thin coats. |
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Finally, color is added by applying professional artists acrylics in thin layers, and the leaf is sealed with an acrylic varnish
to bring out the colors and seal the surface.
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As many of my sculptures are comprised of hundreds of individually sculpted and painted pieces, a single sculpture may take
several months and hundreds of hours to complete.
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