Gotta Love the Shoes

Place de l'Opera 8x10"

These two pieces were a lot of fun. Our house is always awash in shoes from my darling wife Margot's company Sassy Feet. But this time the shoe was on the other foot - mine! Both of these were created on the reverse side of the canvas. The first is bordered with wide satin ribbon (a luscious find on our Portland trip last spring) held down with upholstery tacks and stamped with Cavallini & Co. Paris and fleur di lys stamps. Two vintage postcards of the Paris Opera House form the background for the shoe and a frozen Charlotte both held on with copper wire. A brass stamping, affixed with heavy gel medium tops the piece.

What a stunning boot to wear while strolling the streets of Paris.

Stepping Out 6x6"

This smaller piece is framed with distressed copper fastened with upholstery tacks. A xerox of the London Illustrated News backs the canvas and the fashionable shoe, adhered with heavy gel medium, steps right out of the frame towards you. An old jewelry piece (thrift store find), rubbed with black Staz-On and affixed with gel medium provides the finishing touch.

Ready for this weekend's Open Studios Tour.