February saw the second Synkroniciti event, themed Walk in My Shoes. It was a great time to recharge batteries and share new creations. We began a wide ranging conversation touching on, among other things, art, family, ghosts, spirituality and work. The expression of selfhood and its impact on relationships was the center of our musings. This … Continue reading Of Soles and Feathers: Walk in My Shoes
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My Feathered Friends: Party Shoes and Nesting Shoes
Turning old shoes into pieces of art sounded like fun; I had no idea it would also be therapeutic. Last weekend's Walk in My Shoes Soirée saw the debut of my Party Shoes and Nesting Shoes, two pairs of my old shoes converted into art objects. The process made me reflect on my life... from … Continue reading My Feathered Friends: Party Shoes and Nesting Shoes
Quote for Today: Ruta Sepetys
"The shoes always tell the story," said the shoe poet. "Not always," I countered. "Yes, always. Your boots, they are expensive, well made. That tells me that you come from a wealthy family. But the style is one made for and older woman. That tells me they probably belong to your mother. A mother sacrificed … Continue reading Quote for Today: Ruta Sepetys
Quote for Today: Dr. Seuss
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go. -- Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You'll Go Public Domain Image via pxhere
Quote for Today: Summer Brennan
Our shoes pin us to the world, like Peter Pan to his shadow. More than simply facilitating our movement out-of-doors, they mediate between the wearer and the ground. Perhaps it is less the world they pin us to, but our place in it; that shadow of society that follows wherever we go. ― Summer … Continue reading Quote for Today: Summer Brennan
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 New shoes in a shoe shop. If the in crowd are squeezing into a must-have shoe And the one pair left are too tiny … Continue reading Quote for Today: David Baird
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 of silk and glass and fur and wood? Too many to count—the graveyards, they are so full these days. You are very wise to let … Continue reading Quote for Today: Catherynne M. Valente
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 a mixture of envy and fearful reserve. It was time to tell her what another barefoot hiker had once told me, when I had stood, … Continue reading Quote for Today: Richard Keith Frazine
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 by Houston Grand Opera for Houston Artists Respond, based on videos from Baker Ripley Community Center in Houston, Texas. I selected the stories of three women … Continue reading Wondrously Made: Nubia’s Shoes by Katherine McDaniel
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