The challenge of the this project was to build a pair of shoes with only masking tape. I started by cutting up an old pair of vans and measuring each piece of the van and tracing the pieces onto a stacked layer of masking tape. Once I had the basic shapes of the shoe created, I began to add layers of tape onto the individual pieces to create a sturdy base. For the sole of the shoe I began with an outline of the shoe and added several pieces of tape to create a thick bottom layer, then to add padding to the shoe I rolled pieces of tape and placed them on the sole and then added an outline of the shoe on top of the padding. Once I had the sole and base of my shoe secure, I began to create the outer sole of the shoe by layering thin pieces of tape and tracing the perimeter of the bottom, covering the padded area and creating a sturdy base for the top of the shoe to be placed.
The next step, was to take different components of the top of the shoe and continue to layer the tape to make each part sturdy. Once all of the top parts were created, I could fit them together and tape them to hold the shoe in place.
To create the decorative elements I decided to layer tape and cut out an outline of the sole and the outer sole. Then I placed the tape over the sole and embossed the design with a ballpoint pen. For the outer sole I took the layered tape and my exacto knife to slit little lines in a diagonal fashion.
Using masking tape as the one and only material created a challenge in using this material as a foundation and a decorative tool. Visualizing a shape and trying to recreate that shape takes patience. To solve this problem I decided to create puzzle pieces of the parts of the shoe and fit them together, rather than trying to create one large piece.
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