Trained as graphic designer, Freda Cheung has gone analog and sculpts leather creatures by hand. “I’ve always been interested in the ocean,” she tells Frankie Magazine. “Some of my digital artwork shares the ocean theme. Then I saw other artists making animals from felt, and wanted to make my own sea creatures in leather.” To produces her octopuses, crabs, and lobsters, their patterns are pieced together and secured with whip stitches. Some, like the tiny whales, are quirky brooches. Others are larger and sturdy enough to stack on top one another—for extra fun.
You probably recognize all of these creatures, but that might change. “In the future,” Freda says, “I want to make more deep sea creatures that are less known, so that I might discover more and help make other people interested in the underwater world.”
Adopt your favorite sea creature in Freda’s recently-opened Etsy shop. To see her work in progress, follow her on Instagram.
Freda Cheung crafts leather creatures that live under the sea. Some fit in the palm of your hand!
