Blue Suede Shoes
Shoes 79 & 80 Location: On Exhibit with Haywood County Arts Council, Waynesville, NC
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 […]
Walk in Pisgah II
The boots didn’t start off as work boots. Seven years ago, they started off as fashionable boots. Very comfortable boots. Very sturdy boots with fantastic soles for hiking or walking on sidewalks in the winter. These boots traveled on airplanes (thank goodness for zippers). They got wet in the rain and salty in the snow. […]
A Walk in Pisgah
My boot has emerged from the kiln with one day to spare. This is my 55th shoe casting. Since it was both a personal piece and for the upcoming exhibit in Waynesville, NC, I decided to do things a bit differently. Why not? What could go wrong? My first mistake – Telling everyone what I […]
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 […]
Woman’s Work
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 strange look. […]
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.
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. […]
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 […]