I was very fortunate to be able to attend Lisa Barth 's masterclass in making a leather silver clay cuff this week at Craftworx studio , Yorkshire. I am vegetarian so didn't want to use leather but I am very interested in the technique so I brought a faux leather along to try out. Lisa is an inspiring teacher who focuses on design decisions and I really enjoyed talking with her. I was staying in the same B&B as her and enjoyed our discussions at breakfast. I was also lucky enough to be shown the stone set pieces she brought along and have now bought her book 'Designing from the Stone' (which is available from Amazon). I found the class very inspiring. I was disappointed with the faux leather I had brought along as it looked very plasticky compared to the beautiful pieces being created by my fellow students. However, I really enjoyed learning the techniques and got a lot out of the class. I have already sourced some more authentic faux leather and s...
by Anna Campbell