Featured in the NAMTA newsletter, Silver Creek Leather Co.’s Founder & CEO Greg Sartor discussed the role of leather in both the fine art and craft markets.
“The way people use leather has changed. An increasing number of our new products are going into jewelry sections or being packaged as cuttable surfaces. And vegetable-tanned leather really is the ultimate art medium: you can tool it, sculpt it, dye it, paint it, and more.
Most people aren’t even fully aware of the potential that leather has as a canvas. That’s a big reason why we really push our beginner kits. We know if someone has fun and finds success with those introductory projects, it’s going to get them thinking about how else they can apply their new skills.”
Read the full article here: https://namta.memberclicks.net/enews-feb-17-2022