As a hide tanner and leather tailor of 15 years, Daniel tans hides of Ontario hunted or farmed animals by natural and traditional means and sews leather goods with linen thread on treadlemachines in his place based, animal reverent practice.

Rex Lingwood is a sculptor working in a variety of media who has achieved an international reputation for his innovative use of leather. His work in leather explores a variety of heat hardening methods which take medieval cuir bouilli as their point of departure. Both his work and research have contributed new information to the debate surrounding the nature of cuir bouilli. His work combines allusions (of varying degrees of directness) to specific images and the use of the unique physical and psychological properties of his materials to make striking work with a strong physical presence. He ...