Kint-Sari Noire & Natural
Shoes 102 & 103 Location: On Exhibit with Haywood County Arts Council, Waynesville, NC After Sari’s mom passed away, she was cleaning out the closets and came across some fantastic shoes for my project. I received a box with four pairs of shoes. This is the first pair I’ve cast. What makes this pair particularly […]
Alicia’s Flop
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 […]
Found
We live on a relatively quite street, that I would describe more as a frontage road because it used to be a US highway until the DOT built a bypass. So there is a mix of housing and businesses, and quite a few folks unfortunately toss out their trash along the way. One nice early […]
Having Fun, Kickin’ Back & Relaxed, How do shoes get on the road?
Simona dropped off a couple pairs of her shoes at the start of the project. This is a pair of fun colored Rocket Dog sneakers. She commented that she was beyond the days of wearing fun shoes like this. They had this cool torn texture on the uppers, and of course the Rocket Dog logo […]
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.
Trashed Mock-asin & When I am an Old Lady
My friend Gary, who is very talented glass artist, found a pair of inexpensive moccasin like loafers sitting at the county recycling center. Knowing about my shoe project, he brought them over to me and with a very large grin, and a bit of a chuckle said, “I can’t wait to see what you do […]
Forever Changed II
Several years after the accident, after the clunky orthopedic shoes, after the different variations of protecting my ankle from harm, and after years of wearing slacks, I wanted to go out in a pair of shoes that could be worn with a skirt. I found these slip-on black shoes. Not a dressy shoe, but somewhat […]
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 […]
Sliced
Super Bowl Sunday 2019 brought new beginnings to our household. My Mom had a stroke in December 2018 and had been staying at our house so we could care for her. We took her home the Saturday before Super Bowl Sunday. We were in the process of remodeling our main floor before she came to […]