The elegance of tooled-edge onlays gives a clean and crisp look to onlaid leather decoration, and its uses span from historical compositions to contemporary design bindings. In this week-long intensive,students will learn how to tool and make thinly pared leather onlays, both plated and not, as well as relief-onlays, with both blind and gold…
The elegance of tooled-edge onlays gives a clean and crisp look to onlaid leather decoration, and its uses span from historical compositions to contemporary design bindings. In this week-long intensive,students will learn how to tool and make thinly pared leather onlays, both plated and not, as well as relief-onlays, with both blind and gold tooling. We will be covering both shapes made up with straight and curved lines, as well as decorative tools, and will execute a design after making up a template. A final plaquette is completedusing the techniques covered. This is an intermediate-level finishing workshop for those looking to add to or further existing knowledge.
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Finishing: Blind and Gold Tooling on Leather or equivalent experience. Please contact us if you have any questions about your experience.
Please bring the items on this supply list to the first day of class. An additional materials fee of $175 is due at the first class. Please bring cash or check. All other tools and supplies are provided. Many of the tools and supplies for Continuing Education classes are available in our school gallery/store. Please call Kristen in advance to place an order or stop by during open hours to browse. Gallery/store hours and other information can be found here.
Monday, July 29 to Friday, August 2, 8:30am-4:30pm. Instructor: Samuel Feinstein BB '12.