Sold!

I sold my first piece of work today. There is nothing more fulfilling than knowing that someone, besides your family, loves what you do and thinks you are amazing at it. He saw the original that I made for his daughter as a graduation gift, which is 3x smaller than this one. She took it home to frame it and apparently he tried to steal it from her numerous times before asking for his own.

Lollapalooza 2013

I made these shoes per the request of my sister's friend Dakota, who will luckily be attending Lolapalooza in Chicago. Seeing people likeVampire Weekend, Phoenix, The Killers, The Lumineers, Two Door Cinema Club, and much much more. 

Design Portfolio

Earlier this year I submitted a handful of pieces to the design program at the University of Texas at Austin. Sadly I didn't get in but here is taste of what I submitted.

This skull was originally printed by my dad with his 3D printer. I then used prisma colors to add the geometric designs. 

The center panel is a reproduction of a piece of graffiti I found in Rome. For an art project I adapted the original so that it represented cultures from around the world. 

These two portraits are of my little sister. They are reproductions of paintings. Top to bottom: Girl with a Pearl Earring- Johannes Vermeer, The Corn Poppy- Kees van Dongen

Another reproduction of that Roman graffiti but this one is inspired by my trip to Mexico. 

The rectangular shape has been cut into the book. Almost a quarter of the pages were cut. The heart is made out of aluminum foil covered in oil pastel. 

My mom handed me this shoe insert and told me to make something out of it. Somehow an owl emerged and inspired the rest of the piece. 

Not the best picture, too much glare. This is the Zocalo, or center of town, in Mexico City. It is supposed to represent the bloodshed from the drug war.  

One of my first experiments with oil paint and linseed oil. 

Ganesha. 

Self Portrait. I took the photograph, printed it out and drew the design over it using black sharpie and colored pencils. 

Sharpie Shoes

The right shoe was inspired by a street artist I saw in Paris named Mosko. I've taken some of his works and incorporated them into the designs on the shoe. Both of the heels on the shoes were inspired by Peter Max, who has been the inspiration for past shoes and past designs.

kahtlene's shoes

If you want a pair of shoes just leave a comment on one of the posts. you need to buy your own pair of shoes and it costs $15 for me to paint them.

Kathlene's Shoes

Kathlene's shoes will be sailboats, sailboats, and more sailboats.