Power Shoes
(Hidden high street series)
I photographed Cindy at work in her cobbler’s shop and kept returning to the shapes, colours and objects that filled the space. Power Shoes is an attempt to bring those elements together in a dynamic, eye‑catching composition: a hand‑pulled silkscreen that arranges the visual vocabulary of a workshop - tools, key blanks, signage - into a single, graphic image.
The composition focuses on gesture and form. Cindy’s hands and the curling lead become a line of movement; the nail gun, rows of keys, and other implements are treated as shapes to be played against one another. I used layered colour and Letratone patterning to emphasise contrast and texture, letting bold orange‑yellows and deeper tones set the scene without literalising it.
The POWER lettering from the shopfront sits within the print as a graphic anchor rather than a slogan. It balances the composition and points to the everyday strength of routine work. The aim was not to praise but to present: to show the visual interest of a cobbler’s world and to let the objects speak through colour, scale, and repetition.
This piece is about noticing - the way ordinary tools can read as striking forms when arranged with attention. It’s a straightforward record of what I saw and found compelling: colour, pattern, and the quiet choreography of a working space.
This work is from the Hidden High Street series - an exploration of the often unnoticed spaces and everyday encounters that form the essence of our shared communities.
Read more about the Hidden High Street series here
Produced as a limited edition - hand‑pulled in the studio, this work is signed/stamped and numbered to ensure their authenticity and collectability. Each edition is created using traditional silkscreen techniques on archival paper, with every layer printed by hand.
Collectors can choose to acquire these works in two forms:
• On Paper — the edition in its purest state, unframed, offering flexibility for personal presentation.
• Artist‑Framed — mounted and framed by the artist, using bespoke methods to present the work as a complete, ready‑to‑hang artwork.
This dual approach allows the work to be appreciated either as a print to be lived with and framed to taste, or as a finished object crafted entirely within the artist’s practice.
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![Framed artwork featuring bold white text "TOUCH SMELL TASTE LOVE" overlaid on a background of colorful books on shelves.]()
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![Colorful abstract artwork featuring a figure holding a bouquet of flowers, with splashes of pink, blue, yellow, and black against a white background.]()
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