Manolo’s Shoe Blog

Manolo says, the Manolo’s shoe-obsessed internet friend Wayne has sent the Manolo the link to this article about the artist named Jen Sher who produced these amusing boots for the Red Bull ‘Art of the Can’ contest.

South End artist Jenn Sherr makes jewelry and purses using decoupage, a technique of decorating a surface with paper and other flat materials and then sealing it with glue. But she had to employ another material - Red Bull energy drink cans - to enter the Red Bull Art of Can design contest. Sherr decoupaged go-go boots (two pairs, actually) with the ubiquitous label and was named one of about 40 finalists from among 2,000 entries worldwide.

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Q. How did you hear about the contest?
A. My mother actually sent me a picture of a pair of shoes which was the advertisement for the Red Bull Art of Can Contest and said: “Jenn, you should try this contest.” I decided I would do go-go boots because I wanted the concept of Red Bull, which is an energy drink, and boots you can run in.

Q. How many cans and what other materials did you use?
A. You need a lot of glue and paper. And I love sparkles and glitter. There are about 40 cans.

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Q. Are the boots wearable?
A. They are.

Q. Are they comfortable?
A. They are.

Q. What kind of comments do you get?
A. I don’t wear these shoes but I make shoes from paper and sell them at crafts shows. I made glamorous collage clogs with rhinestones that were $65.

Q. What would you charge for a pair of boots made from Budweiser cans?
A. Probably about $175.

Wearable shoes from cans! This reminds the Manolo of his own impoverished youth.

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