In a glance, the process of crafting leather by Mr Cetul starts from making the sketch, slicing the outline, tooling and drying, painting and the most important part, burnishing and polishing. Based on his experience, burnish and polish in every side of the leather goods to close the pore on it are very important especially for those who live in humid climate that gives more opportunities for funguses to grow. Not only funguses, the oil from our body to the indigo from our jeans have the possibilities to ruin the patina’s effect of the leather itself. From his creation, it shows that his ability in painting on leather is outstanding especially from the craftsmanship aspects, because he pours his character and individuality skill on every single products. Therefore, you will never found any other products that look exactly the same which makes it very special for your own.
The capability, intelligence, and experience are required to meet the quality that he expected. Moreover, the quantity of Mr Cetul’s production is very limited because every single product is handmade and need very much energy and concentration indeed. In his bustle, he still preserves his generousness to welcome everybody who has the will to learn. For him, working with passion is a blessing and very joyful experience to share, even sometimes people are jealous with his achievement and tried to bring him down.
Mr Cetul hope that the audience can be officially smart in receiving the information and has the drive to explore more in order to know every background stories of the activities to their own knowledge. If you interested in his work, you can visit his workshop in Bugisan Timur, Yogyakarta or visit his feed to see his artwork.