Instructor: Karen Zukas
Ages: 15 up
Format: 3 hour Workshop
Date: Saturday, October 17th
Time: 10:00 to 1:00
Course Fee: $55 All Materials included: Leather, multiple tools, patterns, thread etc.
Leather Stamping and Stitching Workshop for Beginners
Using vegetable tanned leather, you'll learn to use our different stamping tools, designing, casing, stamping, pressure, alignment, striking with a mallet, using a swivel knife, tanning and finishing your purse. Learn the basics of Leathercraft by making a sweet little decorated leather purse. It's not difficult or strenuous and we've got all the tools and leather you'll need. If you're like me, you need lots of individual pouches in your pocketbook in order to find anything ! In this workshop, you'll design and embellish a simple trifold leather purse to hold those things that creep to the bottom of the bag (keys, lip balm, nail clippers, hair clips, band-aids etc.). You'll love this experience and you'll be so proud of your creation.
Karen Charbonneau Zukas has been making all kinds of stuff for most of her life. She is a graduate of Tufts university and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston with a master’s degree in education from Western New England University. She is a recognized portrait painter and potter and former columnist for the Bulletin in Boston. She has been teaching various subjects, primarily advanced ESL, fine art, writing, test prep, debate and humanities; at universities, preparatory, public, private and international schools and community ed in Boston and now locally for over 35 years. She and her family moved back to the south coast in 2013. She is currently working on a book which is a series of short animal stories from her personal experiences. She is the proprietor of Peasantware Pottery in New Bedford and the founder of The New Bedford Art and Cultural Emporium at Kilburn ! Email: kczukas@comcast.net
Have your GPS take you to 101 West Rodney French Blvd. in New Bedford. Once there, please park on the end of the building AWAY from the main entrance. You'll see an ORANGE door that says Mattress Handup...enter there and go up the stairs. At the top of the stairs...follow small yellow signs for NBACE. We're right around the corner behind the mural !!