Shoe
- Artist:
- Type: Sculpture
- Medium: Steel and wood
- Production Date: 1995
- Description: Shoe was made for the Scottish Sculpture Open exhibition in1995 which started at Kildrummy Castle, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, (near the Scottish Sculpture Workshop which organised the exhibition), and then moved to the University of Stirling.
The sculptor says that 'ideas for the sculpture came from visiting the13th Century ruined castle and thinking about life at that time. Fortified with round towers and a moat, the castle had been the scene of many sieges. I was conscious of my feet, walking around the ruins in sandals ‘ only bishops, princes and people of high rank would have worn stylish footwear like a sandal in those days. Somehow the two ideas came together. In the process of making a model of the sculpture, the giant
sandal emerged as a tower and a bridge or ramp. I think it spans the distance in time. In fabricating Shoe I worked with a blacksmith at Tomatin near Inverness. We curved the steel sheet by feeding it through a hand‘operated machine like a
mangle, then welded 15 mm tube along the edges before galvanising and etching. Galvanising gives a very durable surface and the etching gives a varied, silvery surface to the galvanised metal. The pine logs are individually bolted on.' (Diane Maclean, 2012) - Dimensions: Height 3 metres Length 6 metres Width 1 metre
- Digital Copy:A digital copy exists.
- Location: Sculpture Trail
- Related Material: AC/AF/M/7
- Accession Number: 2002.12
- Contact: University of Stirling Art Collection
