Patrick James Griffiths     Textiles, Maori Art, Gifts     Ahurei Weavers Anita Peters Fleeting Design Jan Clark Patrick James Griffiths               Patrick James Griffiths has unearthed a long forgotten skill and resurrected it in exquisite form, A child of the 70s, a craftsman of today, an actor, director and designer, Griffiths has perfected the art of leather carving and applied it to his own range of decadently intricate bags. A favourite teacher at school taught him the basic skills of leather carving at a time when the hippy aesthetic was booming and everyone was wearing tooled belts and toting macramé bags. Griffiths perfected and developed his art in the family basement, tooling away carved leather bags and belts for friends and acquaintances. But the 70s had to come to an end sometime, and that end heralded the departure of all things crafty and the arrival of velcro, gold chain belts and fluorescent textiles. Understandably, Griffiths hid his craft away and got on with his career as a professional actor. But a craftsman's talents never die. And with the influx of tooled leather, carved leather, wooden handles and bamboo heels on the international stage, it wasn't long before a carved leather Fendi Ostrik bag caught his eye in a magazine and he was inspired all over again.