Isn’t that the book..?
During our perfect Saturday of coffee, girl talk and bookstore browsing my friend spotted the book some of my work is in. So if you are in Helsinki you can find Custom Kicks at the Stockmann Bookstore.
from top: cover, inside, cakeworkshop.de, my spread..
Got my complimentary copy of Custom Kicks the other day. It’s such a cute little book filled with wacky shoes and bright colours, I know I’ll spend ages exploring the artists websites. Good job makimaki!
Today has been laundry, trying to figure out Paris maps, checking up train timetables, booking things, printing things… who knew a month of travel was this much work to organize? Soon some cold medicine (just a tiny cold, and it needs to not grow bigger) and emails to friends I am going to see soon. So much to do before Saturday!
Yep, my shoes are featured in a book and I can finally tell you all about it, since Custom Kicks is now in publication and available for pre-order.
Last summer kim & matthijs of dutch makimaki asked me to make something for their forthcoming book on customized shoes. I wanted to work with collagé, so I made a pair of “Origami Converse.” They are not meant to be wearable, more like shoe art, but held up suprisingly well in the photo shoot! Can’t wait to see the actual book and all the other shoes in it; over 150 artists, designers and illustrators were invited to participate. It’s due out in May and published by Laurence King Publishing. There will also be a book launch party (in Amsterdam, in June) and maybe even a gallery show of the shoes. Stay tuned.
In other news, I have a terrible cold. It might even be a flu, judging from the constant fever. I’ve been trying to get as much work done as possible, because I have a big deadline hanging over my head. I know one shouldn’t work when sick, but sometimes there’s is nothing to do about it. But I try to rest too..
I have a new project: composing sketchbook-pages from the leftover paper scrap + paint on my desk at the end of an illustration day. Time it takes: five to ten minutes. (The annoying thing is I usually like them better than the real pieces. I have no idea how to fool myself into bringing the same fun into work. )
Monday cool:
Camilla’s converse (I want this version)
Design police will punish!
A good article on making the jump to your own business
Roisin Murphy concert this Wednesday night.
What are you up to this week?
soundtrack: tori amos – sleeps with butterflies
Crawling from under the paper scrap to say: Happy New Year! I started mine by watching a dutch movie and going to yoga. I am also working on a fun project (hence the papermess). So far so good, this 2008-thing.