she died so young – shoe no.9
October 25, 2009
this shoe is for my great grandmother ADA, she died long before I was born at the age of 34. How sad, she left five beautiful children, one of whom was my grandfather. The shoe is elegant, as she is in the photograph I have of her taken in St Petersburg, Russia around the turn of the century. This shoe seems more solid, its the first “complete” shoe, by that I mean it has a heel and and is fully enclosed. Again I printed my pattern using Ada’s photograph and printed it onto white tissue paper, everything is handmade in paper. You can see my collection of hand made paper shoes here http://www.flickr.com/photos/8853574@N03/sets/72157622409764848
October 26, 2009 at 3:27 am
What inspired you to make shoes in general and also to commemorate loved ones?
October 27, 2009 at 11:52 pm
What a gorgeous piece. I hope that someday you will photograph these as a collection. You need to enter these in a show. jan
October 27, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Wow, thanks for the compliment. i feel drawn to make these shoes, they are part of me, the steps my ancestors took that have created me.
November 1, 2009 at 7:28 pm
this is so beautiful. very elegant and stylish as well as eloquent. congratulations!