April 2015 - Lone Star Leathercraft

Cow Tales
APRIL 2015
President’s Letter
Let me begin by just saying WOW, the guild had a great Chili Cook-Off! We had over 40 people in
attendance, great chili, a really great demonstration by Jim Linnell, great tool swapping, and great
visiting. It just doesn’t get better than that!
So what have the officers been up to?
We had officers business meeting on Saturday March 28th. One item that we have touched on
several times is the desire to get shirts that have the LSLC logo on them. Pat Spencer has started
this process. We hope to very soon have details for all that might be interested in purchasing a
shirt with the guild logo.
The 2017 IFOG to be held here stays in the forefront of our considerations. A major consideration
is funding this large an activity. The officers have come up with several activities to help in
generating funding. Each of you should have received an email that identifies a SPECIAL RAFFLE
for a Jim Linnell landscape piece. If you are interested in getting tickets be sure to get you money
to Darla no later than April 30th. The details of this raffle are in Darla’s email. There are other
fundraisers planned, details on those will be announced later.
The officers are also talking about having other special raffles to help the guild treasury. Pat has
suggested for members to donated articles that will be raffled. It will be decided if these will be
local or open to all members. One thought is to post these items in the newsletter and see what
interest is generated. So be on the lookout for some of your favorite articles in the near future.
We are also striving to improve our monthly raffles, local members keep watching.
We continue discussing efforts for the 2016 IFOLG display, ideas etc…. This is always a hard
process, but work is on-going and we hope to have something to discuss very soon. This will only
be discussed at the local level, we always like to give everyone a surprise at the IFOLG show.
As for the TCJLS judging event in late March judging plans had to be changed. There were just a
few entries at this years TCJLS event, so instead of the initial judges Dave Smith and Darla Sellers
did the judging for the event.
(Dave please add a brief description on items and winners)
And something new, a planned future activity, that the officers are very excited about, is the
gathering of early leather history and its pioneers and then describing how and where they
developed their style. We plan on initially sharing these findings on the LSLC Facebook page. If you
have attended any of Jim Linnells classes you have had some exposure to this and know just how
interesting it is to hear and learn this history.
The officers have lots of other plans in work but let me save some of that for future discussion.
As always if any member wishes us to pursue something specific please let us know.
Thank you for your support, we look forward to getting everyone involved.
Cartie
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Guild News
April 14—Guild meeting at Olive Place Baptist Church
7:00 PM
Please join us at the West Side Café for dinner at 6:00PM
Always good food and fellowship
April 25th and 26th Kathy Flanagan’s class on carving a Tiger
Kathy Flannigan will be having a class at Jim Linnell’s
Elktracks Studio in Venus.
Saturday 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sunday 1:00PM to ???
May 12th through the 17th
Leather crafters and Saddlers Journal
Rocky Mountain Leather Trade Show
Sheridan, Wyoming
Take a look at Lone Star’s
resident Saddlemaker, Terry
Henson’s, latest saddle.
What a great looking rig!
A Special Note
Of Thanks
Judy and I would like to say a
great big TEXAS THANK YOU
to Lone Star for the Texas
Road House gift card. This is
one of our favorite places to
forget our diets with sinful
reckless abandon.
God bless you all,
Dave and Judy Smith
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PATTERN PACK INTRODUCED
The Lone Star Leathercrafters of Fort Worth, Texas is proud to announce
the publication of their first of a series of pattern packs for leathercraft.
This 18 page pack features patterns for figure carving as well as floral
carving. For each design a carving and tracing patterns are shown. These
patterns have been created by Jim Linnell, Kathy Flanagan, George
Hurst, Don McCown, Bill Gomer and Gene Kirkendall. They include
patterns for album covers, billfolds, checkbooks and an assortment of
corner patterns.
There will be a limited number of packs available for our members at our
meeting. We have not yet established and retail price, however we can offer
them to our membership for an introductory price of $8.00 each.
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Next Guild Meeting April 14th
Special things that will be happening
ACTUAL SIZE PROX 1 1/4”
This beautiful leather inserted coin made and signed by Jim Linnell will be
up for a special raffle drawing at the Guild Meeting Tuesday night, April 14th.
You must be there to participate in the drawing.
ALSO we will be making custom name tags incorporating the Guild logo.
Leather will be furnished and we will have the stamps and press on hand so
that everyone will be able to get one.
Jo Spencer will also be doing a stamping demonstration while others work
on the name tags.
Make your plans to be at Olive Place Baptist Church at 7:00PM Tuesday
evening. If you’d like to join us for dinner, meet us at 6:00PM at the West
Side Café on Camp Bowie. It’s right down the street from the church.
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time is
running out
To Sign Up for Kathy Flanagan’s Class
There are a few seats left so the time to act is
Kathy Flanagan
Is coming to Texas
April 25th and 26th
Sponsored by Lone Star Leather Crafters Guild
Kathy is a long time leather artist with a flair for realistic carvings. Her inspiration
comes from the beauty of the mountains where she lives in Conifer Colorado. She has a
constant menagerie of animals that surround her on a daily basis. Whether they are
wild or live with her, they are the basis of her attention. Her work has been displayed in
the Al Stohlman Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, and Kathy is a constant contributor to
The Leather Crafters and Saddlers Journal. Edd Lucas, Chairman of the Competition
Committee for the International Federation of Leather Guilds said “In a word, Kathy’s
work can be described as simply ‘gorgeous’. Her design lay-out and carving can be
defined as refreshing, her landscapes are impressive and real, and her animal figures
take on the envied life-like presence.”
Here are the details
What: Figure carving class with Kathy
When: Saturday April 25th ~ 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sunday April 26th ~ 1:00PM until ??
Where: Elktracks Studio in Venus Texas
Cost:
$110.00 per person
$50.00 deposit required
at time of reservation
Class limited to 14 people
To reserve a place, contact Dave Smith at
saddlesmith@sbcglobal.net
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Happy 28th Wedding Anniversary
To
Pat and Jo Spencer
Our Guild
2014 ~ 15 Officers
President
Cartie Yzquierdo
1st Vice President
Bob Alexander
2nd Vice President
Pat Spencer
Secretary ~Treasurer
Darla Sellers
Activities
Tobin Tucker
Lone Star Leather Crafters
P.O. Box 122252
Fort Worth, TX 76121-2252
www.lonestarleathercraft.org
Email contact: djstx@flash.net
The Lone Star Leather Crafters Guild was established in Fort
Worth, Texas in 1986 by a small group of leather enthusiasts.
Today, our Guild has grown into an international organization with members in the
United States, Austria, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and The
Netherlands. Our skill levels range from novice to master, hobbyist to professional,
with all members willing to share their ideas and skills with other leather enthusiasts.
If you are interested in learning more about our Guild, we invite you to visit a
monthly meeting which is held on the second Tuesday of the month. Membership in
the Guild is $20 for a single membership, $30 for a family membership, or a onetime $150 for a lifetime membership (U.S. funds). Dues are payable in January.
All submissions for the Newsletter should be submitted to the address or e-mail to
your left. Submissions must be accompanied by the name and address of writer and
are subject to editing for clarity and/or length. The deadline for submission is the
25th of the month prior to publication.
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Special drawing for Jim Linnell Landscape
AT the March 14, 2015 LSLC Guild meeting Jim Linnell performed a
demonstration showing the normal use and special uses of various
stamping tools. At the completion of the demo Jim was very gracious
and gave his demonstration piece to the guild to be a raffle item. This
scene is approximately 3 ½ in x 4 ½ in.
The guild officers have decided to hold a special raffle that will be open
to all guild members (not just the local members). Tickets will be sold
during the month of April and the drawing will be held at the May
guild meeting. Winner will be contacted by email, details of the drawing
will be documented in the June newsletter.
Tickets are $ 3 each, 2 for $5 or $5 for $10. Tickets can be purchased
by contacting Darla Sellers at djstx@flash.net , payment can be made
by PayPal or by sending a check. Upon receipt of payment tickets will
be drawn and numbers documented and sent to purchaser. Funds
must be received prior to drawing to be eligible.
These funds will be used to support the LSLC guild IFOLG show
scheduled for 2017 in Fort Worth
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May 15th-16th-17th, 2015
Sheridan Holiday Inn, Sheridan, Wyoming
Call the Sheridan Holiday Inn
(307) 672-8931 for hotel reservations
Workshops Start Tuesday, May 12th, 2015
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Tarrant County Junior
Live Stock Show
Outcome of the 2015 Tarrant Co. Jr. Livestock Show Leathercraft Division entries. A HUGE
thank you to Dave Smith and Bruce Coonrod who graciously helped me judge the entries this
year! In Jr. Class was 1st place winner Charlie Bryant of East Fort Worth 4H; In Intermediate
Class was 1st place plus Grand Champion winner Faith Dugdale of East Fort Worth 4H; In
Senior Class was 1st place and Reserve winner Ashley Schenck of Texas Wranglers 4H; and
2nd place winner Cloe Whiddon of East Fort Worth 4H.
Darla sellers and the Tarrant County Junior Livestock Show
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March Guild meeting at Jim Linnells Elk Tracks Studio
AND Second Annual Chili Cook Off
The judges for the
Chili Cook Off hard
at work. TUFF JOB!
It was great to have
Randy (left) and his
daughter Lea
(below) at the
meeting.
Billy Coonrod’s
original pattern for
the carving on the
right.
Tobin trying to sell Dave
this box of tools for
50 Bucks!
How many of you have seen Opal
without her hat? Ain’t she purty!
Jim Linnell doing what
he does best.
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The finished piece
March Guild meeting at Jim Linnells Elk Tracks Studio
AND Second Annual Chili Cook Off
The contestants
The Winners
Tiger carving by
Kathy Flanagan
Jim is always up to
something unusual. Like a
business card case.
Commemorative Knife case made by Jim.
Pat carved his
family crest
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