Shoes, 2022

19 x 29 x 35 inches dimensions variable

Shoes, shoe boxes, miniature lumber, acrylic paint, glue, Bristol board

So many aspects of identity are found in the collections within closets; not the least of which are in shoes. One of the first things that my sister needed to give up due to her Parkinson’s was her shoes. Three sisters and their mother are represented in cleaved shoes. A tiny closet, created inside her shoe, stands on the support of her sisters and mother illustrating not what is lost but rather that which is cherished and remembered.