Quote for Today: Catherynne M. Valente
I see you go bare-shod. This is most likely extremely sensible. Shoes are no end of trouble for girls. . . . How many have danced to death in slippers …
Quote for Today: Richard Keith Frazine
…the sensations she was asking about were very pleasant; some of them were nothing short of delicious; but to know them one simply had to go barefoot. I could sense …
Wondrously Made: Nubia’s Shoes by Katherine McDaniel
We all have struggles in our lives, areas in which we are lacking. Why are some of us so resilient? This is the first of three poems which were commissioned …
Quote for Today: John D. Rhodes
Never dance in a puddle when there’s a hole in your shoe (it’s always best to take your shoes off first). ―John D. Rhodes
Quote for Today: Michelangelo
What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with …
Sensuality of Texture: Geology of Shoes
Machines are so essential to daily life that we often fail to appreciate what we can make with our hands. A cordwainer is a person that fashions luxury footwear from soft leather by hand, designing, cutting …
Quote for Today: Christian Louboutin
A shoe is not only a design, but it’s a part of your body language, the way you walk. The way you’re going to move is quite dictated by your …
Quote for Today: David Baird
Yes no yes no yes no? Red blue? Yes red, no blue? No red, yes no? In out, up down? Do don’t, can can’t? Choices sit on the shelf like …
Quote for Today: Marian Keyes
Besides, I’d seen a really nice pair of shoes yesterday in the mall and I wanted them for my own. I can’t describe the feeling of immediate familiarity that rushed …
Dream of Water: Tears Become… Streams Become… at the Park Avenue Armory
Darkness falls as an acclaimed pianist begins a recital devoted to music about water. Slowly the hall becomes a lake. It might sound like a dream, or maybe just the …