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Finished up a little demo for the class I'm teaching later today. Halloween themed modeling tool use.

Finished pic, in progress and the original image is one of my favorites from Vincent van Gogh.

Image is about 1.25"² (3cm²) keychain is 1.5"² (4.5cm²)

Setting up for the beginners bookbinding class I'll be teaching tomorrow at the . The location of the
Huge thanks to the

I had a great day teaching a beginner modeling spoon class. A huge thanks to the .japan.club for inviting me back again. Having the projector was really nice for demonstration. They all did really well with using the tools to clearly define the kanji they choose for their own keychain. #革細工 #レザー #レザークラフト #日本語 #漢字

Serious kudos and thanks to and for the opportunity teach this year, and the killer graphic design!

If you've never been to Sheridan it's a great event in a beautiful part of the country. A ton of wonderful teachers and experts sharing their knowledge, the exhibits are awesome and the vendors are some awesome people.

If you're a seasoned leatherworker or even a total beginner consider coming out.
The other big shows are in Arizona and Texas if you can't make it to Wyoming.


#革細工 #レザー #職人

Excited to announce I will be teaching 2 classes at Sheridan in May. Beginners applique/sculpture: Maple leaves, and beginners bookbinding. You can sign up through the LeatherCrafters Journal website. https://leathercraftersjournal.com/product/beginners-applique-sculpture-leaves/

We are home safe. We felt the earthquake in Tokyo as we were waiting to board the plane. Some pictures of the scenery. Osaka castle, Todaiji and the Buddha in Nara, Shinjuku in Tokyo, Kiyomizudera in Kyoto, and a cool shrine behind Dotonbori in Osaka.

Finishing out the year... In Tokyo... watching Godzilla... In Japanese... And understood almost nothing!!!... IT WAS AWESOME!!! (I really do need to studying more)

Yesterday's food. Salmon set for breakfast. Yakitori for lunch and a store prepped sukiyaki udon dish that was super easy to heat up for only ¥400.

Christmas in Japan. Took Meg to the beach, cooked breakfast with $1ea. strawberries... Most expensive steak meal I've ever had for lunch $105 for 150g =5.25 oz. And fried food for dinner. Karage, fish, croquette, cheese. The steak was pretty awesome.

Finally got to see Mt Fuji. And the bento boxes were super tasty for being cold.

Way better 1st meal than the McDonald's I had on my first trip in 2016...
2700yen... ~20 for 2 bowls of ramen, karage, gyoza, and some sake. My wife lost her mind about the karage... I've been trying to tell her... It's just different here. So far I know karage and egg salad sandwiches will keep her fed