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- Women and Men's Footwear Design and Development
- Accessories Design and Development
- Textile Design and Development
- Design Consulting
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We offer:
 
- Women and Men's Footwear Design and Development
- Accessories Design and Development
- Textile Design and Development
- Design Consulting
- Factory Interfacing
- Sourcing
- Trend
 
BLACK AND BLUE
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
Black and Blue is a cut out template i did of a boot not to long ago.
It is a format i have used before breaking down the shape of the boot with triangle cuttings and such.
The result is what you
 
RED
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Red is a piece that i made in in 1998.
I think this is one of the first pieces that i felt the emotion in which defined the way i express m shoe designs.
 
3 SHOES
Thursday, July 20, 2006
3 SHOES was a collage i did on a design trip in Italy back in 1997.
the shoe in the painting is a shoe i had great success with,originally it was trimmed with a wool plaid in grey and beige tones.
 
 
SANDALS GO BLUE
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Sandals Go Blue is a work i just did for a client in Australia.
It has a dreamy feel to it , just quick free hand strokes of the same sandal in a watercolor
and black ink base.
 
 
 
BIG WEDGE
Thursday, July 6, 2006
Big Wedge, this is a piece i have worked up celebrating the wedge heel.
i am actually working on a large version of this for a client in Europe. I will post it one day, but for know here is the
 
TURN
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Turn is a piece that i did a few weeks ago .It was inspired by an old sandal design i id 20 years ago.
I like the white line going thru the the shoes that splits them and breaks them apart.
 
FADE,FADE,FADE.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Fade is what it is, i like giving the shoe a chance to take on a possible different direction.
This one if you study it tends to take on different meaning, i like the rainbow feeling and it
kind of
 
SLIDE
Monday, June 19, 2006
SLIDE, will always be one of my all time favorites.
I can part with it, it hangs in my house,(see website) www.shoesasidea.com)
 
IMAGE-EYE
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
IMAGE-EYE is another piece i did kind of working a bit of a shoe image in the work, in this case the reflection of her glasses, or is it her eyes ?
You never know.
 
 
RED SHOE CUT OUT
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
RED SHOE CUT OUT, i was thinking of using this one for a pattern such as for a shower curtain or throw pillow.
Simple , easy and fun.
 
OVER -RED
Monday, June 12, 2006
Over red  is an example of a piece i have never really shown to many people, it is a very early work that i just put away years ago. A few people have asked me to put it up and so i have.
Watercolor
 
SLOW DAY
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Today is a slow day in my book, so i just put up a picture of myself,very unlike me to do something like this, but what the heck.
I am working on some new pieces and have not had time to photograph
 
BLACKGOLD
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Blackgold is an abstract piece with a shoe theme running thru ,trimmed by a touch of gold leaf.
i don’t always want the subject matter to be to obvious, all i paint are shoes and i like to find
 
A SIGN FROM ABOVE ?
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
OK Let me explain, this is a little weird, I have had this for years in a storage box, really a shoe box, I just recently noticed what the shape represented.
This is a plastic cup that holds paint,
 
PINK
Monday, June 5, 2006
Pink is a new piece of an old shoe that i designed back in 1985.
I  used a bleach mix in the paint so it actually eats up some of the paint as it is drying.
You get a muddled finish that I like.
 
 
FACE-CRY
Sunday, June 4, 2006
FACE-CRY is a new piece for me, i wanted to incorporate the figure of a women’s face and the image of a shoe running thru it.
The result is the figure shedding the shoe in a form of a tear.
i am
 
PATTERN
Friday, June 2, 2006
Pattern, is a new piece that to me has a lot of movement in it.
The actual work is 18x18 and has a bit more to it then this actual photo.
The color really brings this out.
 
BUSINESS AS USUAL
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Just thought I would share my business card with you, actually it contains my studio number, if you have any questions about my work or need specific info on a piece, now you know where to call.
 
RUNE
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Rune is a dramatic work that I did for a client in florida, i used watercolor and acrylic paints
to achieve a running or drip feel that seems to work, i like the way that the top piece sits over the
 
5 PUMPS
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Five Pumps happens to be one of my favorite works period, I have held on to this one for a long time, i get a lot of calls on this one for licensing the image to using it ads etc.
30x22.5 Watercolor.
 
ROSE
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Rose is a piece that i have gotten a lot of use out of, I have used it on T shirts, linens etc.
This is the original pattern.
Watercolor spray and ink.
 
PANACHE AS WALLPAPER
Monday, May 22, 2006
We have done the pattern panache as a wallpaper before and it is quite interesting.
It works great as a border or as a full blown panel.
For more information contact us.
 
VISION
Friday, May 19, 2006
Vision is a work I did a couple of  years back, i like the mirror image and the whole feeling this work projects.
This was an alligator pump I did for my collection back in the late 80”s.
Watercolor
 
FADE TO THREE PLUS ONE
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Fade to three plus one, long title, i used a spray method with black watercolor,this is a sandal I did for a client back in the late 1980”s.
I actually still own it, it just one of my favorites, i
 
ROSE
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Rose was not an easy one to do, I used a method where i actually use a special tape to make the outline of the shoe, then I paint in between the tape, peel the tape off and done.
It actually takes
 
UNTITILED
Monday, May 15, 2006
This one goes back a couple of years, I can’t remember who purchased it ?
I always liked the way that the bottom shoe seems to be sinking into the paper.
Watercolor with a touch of black ink.
 
 
People are infatuated with shoes in every form, including art. As an accomplished shoe designer I have made a name for myself drawing and designing shoes. This blog will  showcase all my new and past art in a forum that will allow you to view  as well as discuss your favorite works  with me and other shoe enthusiasts. All of my works are collected by clients worldwide, if  you are interested in purchasing one of my pieces or would like to discuss the possibilities of a custom installation please contact me at the e mail address below.
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