Sightseeing
One day while driving around on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I pulled into a scenic stop to view nature beyond the parkway. After taking in the vast landscape, I noticed the cobblestone wall. On top of the wall was a single shoe. I imagine miles down the parkway, the family has stopped at a lookout […]
Enchanted Footsteps
I share photos of my shoes online, and of course they are seen while on exhibit. It’s interesting how often people reference Cinderella’s slippers, regardless of how different the shoes look from those depicted in the stories. These comments inspired me to create my own version of a glass slipper—one that captures the enchantment and […]
Warm Rosy Steps, Warm Playful Steps
When I saw these in a thrift store, it reminded me of the many times my daughter asked for “Uggs”. I’m not sure exactly how old my daughter was when she started asking, but she begged for them, and I always commented how ugly they were – refusing her request. It seemed pretty silly to […]
JD’s Shoe
My son was a very independent child. When his sister went off to kindergarten, we would walk her to the bus stop a house away. I don’t think it had been more than 3 or 4 days, and I said that it was time to take her. Sitting in front of the TV, he turned […]
Mud & Puppy Memories
Unless it’s raining, I take the dog for a walk in the neighborhood. While she’s sniffing everything in sight, I am taking in the trees, and flowers, and noticing who’s mowed, who needs to mow, and sometimes what things have been left outside. As we came up to one house, I noticed this very brightly […]
Making Waves
Did you know boat shoes were invented back in the 30’s by Paul Sperry? Legend has it, while out boating, Paul noticed his dog was able to grip the slick surface of the wet deck. He created the soles to mimic the pads of the pads on his dog’s paws. Black soles would leave marks […]
Echoes of Rabat
I met our dear friend Mokhthar in 2007 in Rabat, Morocco where he was our tour guide. We hit it off right away leaving the tour group almost every night and going to the local cafes drinking Moroccan tea and enjoying late night drum sessions. We invited him to visit us anytime and a few […]
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 […]
Pain in the Toe
When I first saw this project I thought, oh, should I send in my $300 shoes? They have a story, and maybe I could have found a pair at a thrift store that was close. But I rarely wear them. 2017. It bought them on a whim at Von Maur, in Omaha, to go with […]