Woman’s Work II
Shoe 75Available I picked up a pair of hot pink stilettos at the thrift shop because I knew Krista and Elaine would be sending heels for the project, and I needed to figure out how to make heels. When I put them in my cart, there was an older woman there giving me a very […]
Alicia’s Flop
Happy in My Garden
Shoes 77 & 7877 Available (no sole) Location: Delphi Glass Collection, Lansing, MI
Sole Connection
My (other) Cowboy Boot
When I was a young boy, maybe 4 or 5, I had a pair of cowboy boots with a flashy, distinctive stitched blue leaf pattern and stitched toes. I wore them everywhere, I never wanted to take them off, never. I wore them to play in, to church, to school, and whenever I could get […]
Blue Suede Shoes
Shoes 79 & 80 Location: On Exhibit with Haywood County Arts Council, Waynesville, NC
Footsteps Through Shadows
I continue to explore how shoes can be a message of the need for peace, worldwide. I know I’m not the first artist to be struck by the photographs and memorials of the shoes worn by the victims. Nor will I be the last.
Pharoah’s Toes
A tribute to the shoe designer, Christian Louboutin, who later in life found out the father he grew up with was not his biological father. His biological father was Egyptian, which explained his complexion.
Our Son’s / Daughter’s Adventures
In our small mountain town, a young couple owns an outdoor shop, featuring fishing, hunting and hiking gear. They have 2 boys, one just started kindergarten, and a new baby girl. The boys have both been hiking with mom and dad. At the time I created the pink hiking sandal, the baby was still too […]
Appalachian Stride
Inspired by finding a shoe along the Blue Ridge Parkway, I created another shoe with a mountain seen on the toe box.