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PVD studio session @hotfunkfoundry 🔥🔥🔥
Strap work: belt design experimentation
Pattern printing practice - brick squad
October 2026
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PVD studio session @hotfunkfoundry - part II
Strap work: belt process ~ custom 🔥🔥🔥
October 2026
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PVD studio session @hotfunkfoundry 🔥🔥🔥
Strap work - belt process
October 2026
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RISD Craft: Fall 2026

Mark your calendars!
Saturday, October 10, 2026
10 am–4 pm
Benefit Street, Providence RI
Free and open to the public!

Featuring work by:
Ana Popescu MFA 25 CR. Studio A.Pop. @studio_apop
Tim Hallinan 95 AP. Tim Hallinan Paintings. @tim_hallinan
Ariela Kanarek 22 ID. AKZ.tools. @akz.tools
Chris Kane 92 IL. Hot Funk Foundry LLC. @hotfunkfoundry
Jonathan Baker 97 ID. eqpd ("equipped"). @eqpdgear
Jinghong Chen 23 IL. @jinghongart
Anna Van Ness 22 JM. vannessjewelry
Matt Cavallaro 95 PT & Rue Sakayama 06 FAV. Nest Homeware. @nesthomeware

RISDCRAFT.COM

#RISDAlumni #RISDCraft

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✨ Create something truly one of a kind at Gather Farm this weekend! ✨

We’re honored to welcome Chris Kane of Hot Funk Foundry for a special hands-on leather belt-making workshop. Chris is a master sculptor and foundry artist, RISD illustration graduate, and has 35 years of experience creating incredible works in sculpture and foundry arts.

Join us this Saturday, August 8 from 2–4 PM at Gather Farm and learn how to make and decorate a leather belt from scratch.

Work alongside Chris and the Hot Funk Foundry team to create a piece of art you will wear for years to come.

Reserve your spot and make something truly special with your own hands this weekend! 🖤

Limited Spots: www.gatherfarm.com to register

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🔥 LEATHER ART BELT MAKING WORKSHOP 🔥

📅 Saturday, August 8
📍 Gather Farm
💲 $150 per belt

Create a one-of-a-kind leather belt from scratch in this hands-on 2-hour workshop with the Hot Funk Foundry team!

You’ll learn the craft of belt making while working with leather and exploring a variety of creative techniques, including:

✂️ Cutting leather
🔨 Punching and shaping
🔩 Riveting buckle hardware
🎨 Decorating with special acrylic leather paint
🧵 Stamping
🖨️ Printmaking
🖌️ Painting

Bring your creativity and leave with a unique, handmade leather art belt designed and created by you!

✨ Learn the craft. Make something functional. Create something completely your own. ✨

$150 per belt • Limited spots available! Tix @ www.gatherfarm.com

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Learn the craft of leather belt making at the farm! In this 2 hour class you will work with the Hot Funk Foundry team to create a one of a kind belt from scratch. You will learn to cut, punch and stamp the leather, create riveting on buckle hardware and decorate the belt with special acrylic leather paint.

Saturday, Aug 8, 2026

2:00-4:00 PM

Cost: $150 - person/belt

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strap conditioning in the new studio at @hotfunkfoundry 🔥🔥🔥
10 minute session
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some strap designs from over the years 🖤🖤🖤
buckles casted by @hotfunkfoundry
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t - shirt time 🎶 ft. @hotfunkfoundry 🔥🔥🔥
screen-printing
conveyor drying
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some pretty exciting things have been happening over the past few years! 🔥🔥🔥
I'm proud to be a part of the Hot Funk Foundry team, and honored I get the oppertunity to learn new skills, while working along side an incredible community of makers 🖤🖤🖤 I simply can't wait to collaborate, create, and connect with many more humans 🤞🏽
- too grateful -
with peace & love, always - xoxo, nel
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Photos 1-5 shot by an extremely talented human - @_.joe.reyes._ 📸
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