"Use all the shoes in your household to make something, or work on a single pair of shoes that were destined for the thrift store."
These shoes have seen a lot: many streets and trains all over Europe and the UK; the streets of London and Kansas City. I had to retire them from proper everyday use about a year ago, because they were just getting too grubby and ripped up to be presentable anymore. But, it is hard for me to part with Chucks.
I got my first pair of black high-top Chucks in 8th grade, and didn't give them up until after college. The great thing about that pair of shoes was that my feet had probably grown 2 sizes since I first got them, but the shoes had grown, stretched, and ripped out in certain places, along with my feet. They had been drawn and written on many a time during 8th and 9th grade, but most everything had faded away by the end. Honestly, they had sat in the closet of my childhood bedroom for several years before I could bring myself to get rid of them, as I had obtained replacement pairs of Chucks over the years. Although, I have never had another pair of high-tops, and those shoes could never truly be replaced.
The pair of shoes pictured here became my gardening / yardwork shoes this past summer. I even wore them in the river on a camping trip a couple of months ago. So, they're pretty gross. When I saw the book's guidance for today, about shoes, I knew I had to do something with these. I haven't drawn on a pair of Chucks since that first pair of high-tops. It felt really good.
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