Handmade Shoes

• January 10, 2009

  Veldtschoen Photo essay

  Here is the completed photo essay on building a veldtschoen-or stitchdown- style boot: This is not a perfect example, but I’ll point out some general aspects of the veldtschoen: This […]

• April 20, 2008

  Handmade Show Slideshow

  As promised a few posts back, I’ve created a slideshow from the photo essay on the creation of shoes. Later tonight I’ll post some on that other project. The process […]

• April 16, 2008

  Gunton 2007

  Lest anyone who hasn’t looked at my website (which hasn’t been updated in ages) think I only use the Elf last, I thought I would post a pair of shoes […]

• November 15, 2007

  Red Shoes

  I am still deciding on how I want to present the photo essay- I abbreviated it further for a forum on shoe-making- only elaborating on specific construction details that deviate […]

• November 3, 2007

  Handmade Shoes

  As promised, here is a picture of the shoes made for the Handmade exhibit. Black t-strap mary-jane style with fire-engine red counter-covers. The black and red leather I used is […]

• November 2, 2007

  Reviewing 2007: process

  At the beginning of 2007 I participated in an exhibit of handmade arts and goods at the Chicago Tourism Center Gallery. For the exhibit I produced an abbreviated photo essay […]

• October 31, 2007

  Folding Boots

  I thought that for my first post I would show a picture of my most recent creations. These boots were made for a colleague where I teach and based on […]