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Shoes tell a lot about a person. No other article of clothing we wear is so encompassing and revealing of who we are, what we do, and what we like. Their design alone portrays an individual sense of style. With a simple glance we can often tell what era or decade they belong too, whether they are platforms, Oxfords, Buster Browns, or Jordan’s. Their wear tells a lot about where we’ve been and the condition of the road we’ve traveled. Shoes can tell the world what your occupation is; combat boots, pumps, loafers, steel-toed boots, cowboy boots, or spiked stilettos. Some of us have more shoes than we will ever wear in our lifetime, while others count themselves lucky to own a single raggedy pair.
Regardless of your background or style, we’ve all come across a pair of shoes in our lives that hold special meaning to us, and they don’t necessarily have to be our own. They can represent a special event or time in our lives, or of the lives of a person we love and cherish. Sometimes they don’t mark a specific time or place but, rather, the accumulation of a journey well traveled. What better way to immortalize this favorite pair of shoes than to have their story told through art and verse?
Each person can vote once per day per photo. Each person can enter up to two photographs into the contest!
The contest has been extended to end
September 10, 2011!
The contest has been extended to end
September 10, 2011!
So grab that camera and get to shooting!
THREE LUCKY WINNERS!
PRIZES
Three prizes will be given away for this contest. The winners will be chosen at random from the top 10 photos that get the most LIKES on this page.
ONE WINNER: Will receive a hand painted portrait of their shoes on a 12”x12” gallery wrapped canvas ($400 value) by Painting Life’s Footstep’s TM artist, Alisha K. Ard, along with a short story written about your shoes by Defying Procrastination’s very own Michael A. Walker. The story and painting will be featured together on a future post on Defying Procrastination to forever be immortalized on the World Wide Web.
TWO WINNERS: Will receive a hand painted portrait of their shoes on an 8”x 8” canvas board ($200 value) by Painting Life’s Footstep’s TM artist, Alisha K. Ard, along with a poem written by Defying Procrastination’s very own Michael A. Walker. The poem and painting will be featured together on a future post on Defying Procrastination to forever be immortalized on the World Wide Web.
CONTEST ENTRY RULES:
- Only 2 entries allowed per person.
- A person can only win 1 prize, regardless of the number of entries submitted for the contest.
- Photo should be of a single pair of shoes against a simple background.
About the Artist
Alisha K. Ard is a proud mother of two, and an accomplished artist. She is best known for her shoe portraits, which were featured in Best of America Watermedia Artists Vol. II in 2010. Working in acrylics, she captures the personality of each pair - the vibrant hues, the reflection of light, and the intricate details. One of her favorite pieces was a chair she painted for “Chairish the Future 2010”, an auction supporting the Furniture Bank of Atlanta, to help raise funds to buy beds for children of impoverished homes.
Need some ideas? How about:
- Wedding shoes
- Shoes from your service in the military
- Grandpa’s wingtips
- Shoes to memorialize a passed loved one
- Your child or grandchild’s baby shoes
- Your teenager’s Kicks or Air Jordan's
- Athletic shoes from your glory days
- Your wife’s favorite stilettos or pumps
- Your favorite dance shoes….just to name a few!
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Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary to enter. Contest ends 10 September 2011 at 11:59pm CST. By entering this contest, you agree that you are 18 or older and are the legal owner of the photo(s) you are entering for the contest. You agree to pay S&H on all prizes, including all international duties and taxes. You also agree that Michael A. Walker has the right to use any photos submitted on his blog, any of his web sites, or in any other medium that he desires. Winners will be notified via email, so any false or incorrect email addresses will void your entry.
