Travel - the Show

Just finished and delivered my pieces for a show titled "Travel". Without hesitation (once the show title was announced), I knew that I wanted to make shoe art. A total of 3 are complete, and each has its own unique twist on travel. 

As I was building or placing items, the lion head (formerly a door knocker) was a questionable choice, only in that I wasn't certain what I would name it. Letting it sit for a few days, I was certain that it was a good choice, the placement seemed too ideal, the overall shape was well balanced. Once it was finished, the perfect name came to me "Top of the Food Chain", a title that I loved since it was a human's shoe and a lions head. 

Next came the Lady of Grace or the Virgin Mary, she stands inside of a shoe that was very unique but ultimately a real challenge to paint. An artist often works their way into a corner, so to speak, and this one proved challenging in many ways. In the end it was my favorite, mostly because I feel that I conquered it.

The largest one is probably at least a size 10 man's shoe, so there was a lot of room to work with. I had recently taken an online class with Michael deMeng and he used this fantastic map idea, so of course that works perfectly with my traveling shoe. The title is "The Rambling Sole".

All are available at the McGuffey Art Center in Charlottsville, VA where they will be on display for the month of June. The first Friday reception is June the second and I will most definitely be there to see the other travel art.

Comments

[Linda]

Oh Karen these are splendid…not a foot but close…you are so amazing

[Karen Rexrode]

Thank-you Linda, I know you love your feet milagros, I will be giving that some thought.

[Katharine T]

These are so representative of YOU! Love them... and hope they all take a walk somewhere exciting!

[Karen A Rexrode]

Thank-you so much Katharine, it will be interesting to see what people think of them. The other artists at this gallery are very supportive, and I love that. My art fits right in, but it's certainly not the funkiest in the collection of wildly different forms of art. I'm having fun.

[Grace Abraham]

Love these & McGuffey!

[Karen Rexrode]

Thanks Virginia, McGuffey is definitely worth a visit.