My Work

I create imagery using leather as my canvas, embedding metal studs by hand to build each design from the ground up. Every piece is hand-punched, hand-dyed, and carefully tooled—no machines, no shortcuts. The process is slow and deliberate, allowing texture, pattern, and light to emerge through repetition and relief.

Working in leather gives each artwork a physical presence—there’s weight, depth, and a gritty texture that invites you to look closer. The metal studs reflect light differently as you move around them, giving the surface a dynamic, almost animated quality. From a distance, the image forms clearly. Up close, you see the thousands of individual decisions and actions it took to create it.

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