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SHOETOPIA
Walk in the Clouds
This boot features about fifty Larimar cabochons in a bead embroidered cluster, quilted sections with embroidered steel beads, a painted wood shoe last with a wood sculpted sole platform and guilded bronze cast heel.
Size: 26 x 6 x 13 inches.
Time for Travel
This boot features a printed and quilted map of France. The lower section is covered with embroidered beads and clock parts. It is constructed over a wooden shoe last with a surveyor's bob heel. The front platform is hammered and patinated brass.
Size: 23 x 6 x 12 inches.
Bird Boot Bangle
Created from a wooden shoe last, radio dial plate, beaded purse top, oil lamp parts, found antique objects including clock parts, music box parts, button hook, buttons and bead
embroidery.
Size: 14 x 8 x 2.5 inches.
Stiletto Towers
This high heel boot with protruding city towers features a bead embroidered section made from clock parts, trinkets and other found objects. The boot is built over a 1950's era wooden shoe last with a heel made from a surveyor's plumb bob. The towers are 1950's era brass flashlights with gas lamp parts.
Size: 24 x 8 x 12 inches.
In These Shoes?
Created from found antique objects including clock parts, shoe button hooks, shoe taps, and bead embroidery.
Road Dog
Paper clay sculpted dog riding on a motorcycle made from wooden shoe stretcher, camera viewfinder, adding machine parts, torch nozzle, skate key, wrist watches, and a circa 1920's roller skate.
Size: 12 x 14 x 6 inches.
Professor Harold Hill (The Music Man)
Paper clay sculpted figure with hand sewn beads, antique broach, and shaving brush hat sits inside marching boot made from wooden boot stretcher on circa 1930's roller skate.
Size: 20 x 14 x 7 inches.
Road Warrier
Carved wood head with faux brass finish, flat cut nails, light meter case with bead embroidery inset to create ear, leather jacket with brass studs and straps made from bracket chain over a iron shoe anvil on a circa 1920's roller skate.
Size: 13 x 9.5 x 3.5 inches.
The Flyover Boys Shoe Balloon
Reverse appliqué leather balloon with painted wood gondola and clay figures sculpted by collaborating artist Doreen Kassel.
Size: 40"x25"
Tortured Ballet
Vintage shoe stretcher and ballet shoe tith bead embroidered bird house and frail fabric wings.
Size: 20 x 15 x 6 inches
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