For millennia, humans have supplemented the body by constructing wearable implements that aim to repair, bolster, or enhance the body. Participants will design and construct a new body part, extension, prosthesis, or wearable volume using leather forming and metal fabrication techniques. Through digital fabrication, traditional mold-making, and custom “buck” creation, participants will shape unique leather forms. Basic metalworking, cold connections, and leather-working will be taught as participants create a frame or apparatus to integrate their creations with the body. All levels welcome.

Kerianne Quick (they/she), a nationally recognized jewelry artist and Associate Professor at San Diego State University, creates work exploring migration and the role of objects in memory, with pieces featured in major collections like LACMA and MFA Houston.

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