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Jun. 06, 2016 | Posted in Reports, Shoemaking , | Tags: , Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 7-Atelier One-Year Course 2016

In the design class, we learned how to draw shoes from different angles. Pictures above are examples of an ankle boot in a 3/4 view, and a sandal from a top view. The pencil sketch, above, is m… [Read more]


Jun. 03, 2016 | Posted in Reports, Shoemaking , | Tags: , Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 6-Atelier One-Year Course 2016

Studying different ways accessories can adorn shoes. A designer can use flowers, jewels, feathers, buckles, zippers, and more. This designer chose feathers to accessorize this ankle boot. There… [Read more]


Jun. 02, 2016 | Posted in Reports, Shoemaking , | Tags: , Reporter: John Shepherd | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 3-Summer Course 2016

My Third Week It is week three and I got a good start on my first pair of shoes. Using the pattern I made in week 2, I cut out the leather pieces and assembled the uppers. The style is a black oxford… [Read more]


Jun. 02, 2016 | Posted in Reports, Shoemaking , | Tags: , Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 5-Atelier One-Year Course 2016

Working on our mood boards. Mood boards are a type of collage consisting of images and can be a great way for designers to find inspiration and convey their ideas. Students at the Archaeology M… [Read more]


May. 31, 2016 | Posted in Reports, Shoemaking , | Tags: , Reporter: John Shepherd | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 2-Summer Course 2016

My Second Week My second week was spent practicing the pattern-making steps I learned in week one.I also made the pattern and the complete shoe for the third décolleté style, the “Chanel”. With the t… [Read more]


May. 31, 2016 | Posted in Reports, Shoemaking , | Tags: , Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 4-Atelier One-Year Course 2016

Professor Andrea takes the time to carefully examine each student's work during the sketching process. If all looks good, she allows them to move forward to the coloring and shading phase. Stud… [Read more]


May. 30, 2016 | Posted in Reports, Shoemaking , | Tags: , Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 3-Atelier One-Year Course 2016

Learning how to properly color our designs. We had to learn first how to shade with color pencils. There are several ways to shade one's work. We were taught all ways but we chose the one that we li… [Read more]


May. 27, 2016 | Posted in Reports, Shoemaking , | Tags: , Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 2-Atelier One-Year Course 2016

Our professor, Andrea Roth, demonstrating how a particular design would look like on a heel of a woman's shoe. If the students have a difficult time visualizing a feature, we make that feature out o… [Read more]


May. 27, 2016 | Posted in Shoemaking , | Tags: , Reporter: John Shepherd | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 1-Summer Course 2016

My First Week I arrived in Florence on Sunday evening. I was pleasantly greeted by a young Italian man. He drove me to the apartment where I will be staying for the duration of the course. The apar… [Read more]


May. 26, 2016 | Posted in Reports, Shoemaking , | Tags: , Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 1-Atelier One-Year Course 2016

The first week of class we discovered and discussed different styles of shoes. The Slingback shoe, the Mary Jane, and a couple of pumps were available for us to view up close. Learning proporti… [Read more]



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