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Unique cowhide sculptural products of Hanoian woman

Thứ Tư, 02/02/2022, 13:11

PSNews - Experts highly appreciate the cowhide sculptural products made by Nguyen Ngoc Dieu Linh, a Hanoian young woman, for the creativity and delicate details. Linh shared that she will further explore to create high quality and unique products with the aim of promoting Vietnamese culture and art.

TET - Unique cowhide sculptural products of Hanoian woman -0 — To make a product, the first step is to carefully choose the type of leather, which is usually about 3mm thick, but if a certain thinness is required can drop to around 1.5mm. To learn the basic carving lines, she had to practise for a year, just sitting, reading, studying, editing and cutting the product.

TET - Unique cowhide sculptural products of Hanoian woman -1 — The carving starts with her sketching the image on the leather piece, which lightly absorbs water to soften, then using a knife to separate the strokes from the background into carved patterns, and adding contours around the image.

TET - Unique cowhide sculptural products of Hanoian woman -2 — The work includes smoothing the leather to make it softer, shaping, floating 3D images, nudging and swiping the blocks. After this, the picture on the product is finished, coloured, and polished to increase durability.

TET - Unique cowhide sculptural products of Hanoian woman -3 — Most leather types cannot be sculpted, and only herbal cowhide or Veg-tan (Vegetable tanned leather) is used. "This type of leather is usually imported from Italy, Pakistan and Argentina, which has the advantage of a smooth surface and natural colour," she said.

TET - Unique cowhide sculptural products of Hanoian woman -4 — It usually takes about eight hours to finish the carving. To dye simple shapes only takes 2-3 hours, but it can be up to two days for a more complex shape.

TET - Unique cowhide sculptural products of Hanoian woman -5 — "The time to complete a product can be up to 14 days, depending on the complexity, but all details must be meticulously done," Linh said.

TET - Unique cowhide sculptural products of Hanoian woman -6 — Linh produces plentiful product lines, depending on the needs of customers, including card straps, wallets, bags, backpacks, phone cases, notebooks and keychains.

TET - Unique cowhide sculptural products of Hanoian woman -7 — Though leather carvings are relatively new in the country, Linh has become a well-known leather artisan in the nation’s capital. Her handiwork has attracted the attention of many locals, particularly the young.

By L.B

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