{"id":4857,"date":"2020-11-12T13:06:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T13:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youtheclub.eu\/?p=4857"},"modified":"2020-11-12T13:06:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T13:06:34","slug":"interview-with-deimantas-zinkus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youtheclub.eu\/index.php\/2020\/11\/12\/interview-with-deimantas-zinkus\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Deimantas Zinkus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Name of\nthe crafter\/artist:<\/strong> Diamante \/ Deimantas\nZinkus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact info:<\/strong> Facebook: @DiamanteArtesan\u00eda En El Cuero, diamante.artesania@gmail.com<\/a>, +34622 88 44 63
Country:<\/strong> Spain
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the artist:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi! My\nname is Diamond. It\u2019s my name translated from my original Lithuanian name \u2013\nDeimantas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 years\nago I have started traveling and wandering the lands of Andaluc\u00eda, Cadiz. It\nwas the first time when i started to work with leather, by learning how to do 4\nstrap bracelets. Then, my journey continued and I arrived in Tenerife, Canary\nIslands. One day I have visited Masca (a spectacular village in the north of\nthe island) where, by chance, I have met a person \u2013 Colin and I have remained\nto live at his farm, with my partner and my dog. And for some months we\nreceived food and accommodation while working at the farm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before,\nColin was a leather craftsman, and he was still doing crafts, but no more\nworking with leather. So, one morning, he brings me two boxes and on one of\nthem it was written \u201cSHIT\u201d, where he had pieces of leather. In the other one\nthere were tools to work with it. So this is how I started to explore my\ncreativity, learning techniques and creating things that always impressed me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\nremember that I made my first snuffbox, the best piece of my carrier, for real,\nthere\u2019s no other like that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After\nsome months I started to try my luck selling the pieces of crafts I was\ncreating. Having success and motivation, I pushed myself to try more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So until\ntoday I keep on working with leather, I even have received a certification as a\ncraftsman in Tenerife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really thank all the people\/craftsmen, especially to Colin, for teaching me some tricks, giving advices and supporting my passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n