Shoe Art

Whether or not you think of it as art, it's definitely fun, and assuredly further testimony to the transformative power of play.

The wit and craft of Juan Mejias is positively inspiring. As you click your way through his page of Shoe Art you'll probably laugh at his cleverness, but you'll also never be able to look at shoes in quite the same way. Suddenly, shoes are a canvas for the imagination. Even leather shoes. Just as suddenly, shoes are not just fashion statements, but platforms for playfulness. Even loafers.

Mejias takes his shoe art quite seriously, and hopes to take it commercially, as well. On his homepage he lets the world know that he is looking for an "investor to finance the manufacturing and wholesale distribution in the Footwear and Novelty gift industry."

Should the art and humor of it all not be incentive enough, consider this: "the Women's Golf shoes have authentic autographs by: Nancy Lopez, Laura Davies, Annika Sorenstam, Meg Mallon, Judy Dickinson and others. The Men's Golf shoes have authentic autographs by: Jack Nicklaus, Chi Chi Rodrigez, Steve Jones and Olazabal. And the Bowling Shoes have authentic autographs by: Walter Ray Whilliams, Norm Duke, Bill Oaks + 3 other world class bowlers."

Now that Mejias has liberated us from our narrow definition of "shoe," we may be at last ready for the joy of socks.