All that remained of the shoe was the hard bones and gristle. The steel shank, nails, plastic sole, and tough cardboard, a single decorative button and half the clasp from the strap.
The Flower fashioned from the remaining fabric the only thing to bring any softness to the piece. Connected only with tough upholstery thread, this neckpiece came together easily and naturally.
The steel shank is supported and sewn to the contoured bed of the cardboard inner sole, no longer supporting any weight. Adorning the steel is the soft, sensuous petals of the fabric flower at its lower end. At it's top the tarnished brass button clings like a dull, cold sun.
The sole and nails hang down like the striker of a silent bell.
The black leather cord the only material brought to this piece, other than the thread which holds it all together, not taken from the shoe.
The brass hook of the clasp continues to perform it's intended function, fastening the oddly swaying conglomerate neckpiece to the wearer.
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