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Beth Dow

Beth Dow is a visual artist and leatherworker from Minneapolis, where she uses traditional hand-sewn saddle making processes and natural vegetable tanned cowhide to make bags and accessories that will last a lifetime. She has taught leatherwork at the Penland School of Crafts, North House Folk School, and the John C. Campbell Folk School, and she also teaches photography in the art department at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul. 

Check out Beth’s website, or follow Beth on Instagram @fieldworkgoods. 

Close-up of hands holding a shoe last and using a small knife to shape or trim the material. The shoe last is blue with a wooden underside, and the person appears to be working on it carefully.

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