Sojourner Leatherwork
One might think our American culture of assembly lines, interchangeable parts, and mass production may be an odd new home for a dying artform, but leather artisans Christine and Luke Thompson of Sojourner Leatherwork (http://www.sojournerleather.com) think it’s the perfect place to help protect their treasured craft. The artisans of Sojourner Leatherwork practice “cincelado del sur,” a leather tooling method they learned deep in the Argentine deserts. Very different than the leather tooling of the American Wild West, this method of the gauchos of the south is far more intricate, mathematical, and stunning in detail, weaving layers of imprints upon layers of imprints, to create a product that seems out of place, and thus unabashedly attractive, in our American culture.
Christine and Luke have taken this artform and applied it to journal, notebook, and sketchbook covers, providing their customers with one-of-a-kind handmade journals that look like they’ve stepped out of Victorian England, the Celtic Highlands, and the mountains of South America. They’ve brought this dying leather art form here to give us a craft that can be found no where else in the States and hardly anywhere else on earth! Hop on over to their website at http://www.sojournerleather.com to see for yourself. They’ve just begun to showcase their new affordable handmade journals, so be the first to give this migrating artform a new home.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
• A Sojourner Leatherwork representative is available for interview. Call 414-755-2516 or email artist@sojournerleather.com
• Pictures are available on request
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