Black Creek Pioneer Village leathersmith workshop captures traditional craftsmanship in a historic setting.
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Winfred Rembert's artwork documents his experiences in the segregated South. He acquired his skill in carving + dyeing leather during his time in prison in the 1960s - the intricate leatherwork with vibrant colors, depicting images of everyday life + social struggles in the Black community. His 2023 Autobiography Chasing Me to my Grave won the Pulitzer Prize
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Winfred Rembert's artwork documents his experiences in the segregated South. He acquired his skill in carving + dyeing leather during his time in prison in the 1960s - the intricate leatherwork with vibrant colors, depicting images of everyday life + social struggles in the Black community. His 2023 Autobiography Chasing Me to my Grave won the Pulitzer Prize
#winfredrembert #blackhistorymonth #leatherwork #africanamericanart #pulitzerprize #author #artist #chasingmetomygrave #art #artist #blackexperience
Oooh how lovely! Yes! Always! Thank you :)
I usually bind books and do so regularly for weddings in my friend group, so I can't show a lot of my stuff because there are names on it. But this is the first book I bound a few years back, which I use to showcase what I do during events like the day of open hackerspaces:
People keep making things, and it never really gets old. Natural leather, cut on our laser (it really stinks when it’s cutting!), then dyed, glued and finally stitched together into straps.