The other day I was looking at different ways of using leather and I came across this painting:
What stood out to me was that it was actually carved leather. Ann-Maree Ager is an Australian artist who focuses on doing paintings using traditional leather carving techniques. She won several prizes at the 2017 Sydney Royal Easter Show for her work.
You might expect an expert carver like Ann-Maree to be doing saddle details or tooled belts, but instead she creates something else entirely. If you take a look at her Facebook page, you can see wildlife carvings in a variety of forms – from intricate bees to a three dimensional tree. Her work is a great example of how one style or skill in leatherworking can produce new and creative results.
Thank you for showcasing my work. I’m happy to answer any questions about my work, materials or techniques. Simply message me via the facebook page.
Thanks for your amazing contribution, Ann-Maree!
a wake up moment for me.
Astounded at this crestive approach to leather work.
would Anne Maree consider tutoring at Camp Creative?
Thanks for reading, Terry! I’m sure Anne would be honored to be offered the opportunity to do so. Feel free to reach out to her!
I REALLY liked Ann-Maree’s “Circus Time“ – simply amazing art work
Her work is so unique! Thanks for chiming in, Jed.
For those of us who don’t choose to participate in Facebook, is there any other link we could follow to view her work?
I found a few odd links floating around after doing a Google search for “Ann-Maree leather.” Let me know if you have any luck!
Beautiful work! I followed your suggestion and simply highlighted the wording you provided in the reply above and got an entire sidebar full of her links and others about her work. That has become my “go to” for a quick search for most anything I manage to encounter on any website including word meanings, other information on persons of interest to me as a crafter, since I kicked the “FB Habit” about 9 years ago. I still manage to lead a rather enjoyable and safer life knowing that my FB Liberation didn’t affect my personal information, through that site any longer, or that of my friends and acquaintances.
Glad we could help! It’s becoming more and more commonplace not to use Facebook, so it’s always good to have good alternatives.