Lolly’s Shoe
Shoe 69 Location: On exhibit with Habatat, Detroit Michigan Lolly the Magic Clown spent most of his days clowning around in Jackson Michigan. He was an active member of Clowns of America and founded the Grand and Glorious Galaxy of Mid-Michigan Clowns and co-founded the Midwest Clown Convention. Lolly introduced the National Clown Week Competition […]
The Practice
While waiting for shoes and stories, I would grab an old shoe and work with it in a different manner. This is the same shoe I used for Graduation Day. What would it look like if I turned down the tongue and loosened the shoestrings? What if I chose a different color combination? These explorations […]
Flip Floppin’
Oddly, no one has sponsored a flip-flop. I picked this one up at the thrift store. It reminds me of all the abandoned flip-flops that are found on beaches everywhere. This shoe can be seen in person, or purchased through Habatat Gallery in Detroit, Michigan.
Growing Up / Sparkle
With Baltimore 2019 finished, I decided to experiment with glass colors. Glass can have what is called a reaction when colors made from different materials fuse, creating interesting and often crisp line work. SPARKLE: My friend Shoshana informed me she was sending her beloved Ruby Red Slippers. Before tackling that kind of bling, I thought […]
Dog Ate My Slipper & Laundered
When I first started the project, I went to thrift shops to find a variety of styles so that I could have time to experiment and increase my knowledge and skills. If I knew a specific type of shoe was coming my way through a sponsor, I would look for similar styles to practice with. […]
First Shoe
Shoe 1 Location: On exhibit with Habatat, Detroit Michigan This is the first shoe I cast, in 2021. I thought that creating a child’s shoe would be easier than a bigger shoe and picked up this loafer at the thrift store. To support the shoe and be able to pour the plaster over rather than […]
Mother’s Love
Two pairs of shoes representing my twins, Tasiana & Corina. To me, they symbolize the journey we have traveled together and the preciousness of them – for they are always mine to love and protect as their mother, even as they turn 26 years old. And what a journey so far – when they were […]
Miles Beyond
In 2004, my older sister Sharon passed away after a 9 year battle with breast cancer. I received the news while at work, and was devastated. My student worker, and friend, Sarah, was with me at the time. She knew all about Sharon even though they had never met. Sarah knew of Sharon’s strength, her […]
Ghosts in My Driving Shoes
Got my driving shoes on. Five-hundred miles coming back from Pemaquid to Ithaca for the umpteenth time, and, as always, it’s all ghosts. It’s from over fifty years ago, the first time, my domineering, doubtful Dad brooding over the steering wheel, driving us home after our introduction to the cabin, but we were all simply […]
These almost brand new shoes
These almost brand new shoes, like all of ours, have a story. They belonged to my sister, Gail. Gail was the third in a family of 4 kids. My mom always said Gail was shy, the one child in our boisterous group who held back with strangers, was the last to break out in a […]