Xerox Project - Shoe Appreciation

The other day I was thinking about how people don't appreciate good shoes like they should. There are people that collect them and resell, or just buy lots of shoes to match every kind of outfit. I've always thought differently. I've just recently had to replace my shoes that I've worn since middle school, and ONLY because of art mishaps resulting in their demise. I broke them in, they're comfy, and I found no reason at all to replace them. And I usually won't unless I break a hole into them. I just want something comfortable, so my feet don't end up with blisters by the end of the day.

So, with that being said, I decided to decontextualize my Doc Martins (or one, to be precise). These boots were meant to encase the foot and protect them, but now the foot is encasing the boot. From far away it looks like an abstract design, but up close one can make out toes and heels (and the beauty mark on the bottom of my foot).

I think maybe my work would've been stronger had I not ghetto laminated it, but I wanted the shoe to look waterproof, like it was actually part of the shoe.

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I tried to make the Mona Lisa out of cinnamon toast crunch, but everyone sees different things. Meanwhile, I don't know how healthy it is to eat a cereal that doubles as a match stick.