Garry Greenwood, sculptor and musician, pioneered the use of leather as a sculptural medium. His passion for music provoked his investigation first into the forms of musical instruments and then into the acoustic properties of leather. Ultimately this led to a collection of playable sculptures.

"The additional dimension of sound creates an even wider range of possibilities and in combination with established visual concepts will undoubtedly be a strong influence in future directions of my work"

Melbourne University's Grainger Museum held a major exhibition of Garry’s work entitled Leather Alchemy. This exhibition gives particularly incisive insight into his practice as a maker and musician.

Karlin Love's work with Garry Greenwood began with a performance for an exhibition in 1994. Following that performance, Garry built the first of the bowhorns which use saxophone mouthpieces. Karlin premiered the new instrument within a recital of Australian clarinet music in the U.S.A. later that year. Over the next few years she formed the Chordwainers leather instrument ensemble.

Karlin and the Chordwainers also work with the Tasmanian Leather Orchestra project of the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Launceston, based on a collection of Greenwood instruments.