Elinor Whidden Boots –
Materials:
Tim Horton’s cup, lumbar support, sweatshirt cuff, orange pylon, ipod arm case, line chef cap, strawberry mango vape packaging, construction sheathing tape, red balloon, safe injection arm tie, inflatable pizza mattress, work glove, pigeon feather, tires, leather.
The Spring Collection: Boots for Wallowing in the Mud. I felt so overwhelmed trying to decide how to make a pair of Land Acknowledgement Shoes for myself that I broke down the task by making multiple pairs of footwear. These Boots reflect my initial state of wallowing and also remind me of Toronto’s colonial name for Toronto: (Muddy) York. Shoemaking methodology focuses on noticing the land, reflecting on what I do and don’t know, and enacting gratitude at each site. Materials are scavenged from sites that spark a memory for me from a specific time period in my life. (Shoe design is based on my favourite pair of red boots.)
Site:
Toronto, Tkarón:to, Tonrontonhk, Mississauga of the Credit River Treaty Territory, Anishnaabek, Haudenosaunee, Wendat Territory, Dish with One Spoon Territory.
Date:
2020 – Ongoing
Use:
To spark dialogue about walking on Indigenous land.
To visit sites of contemporary Indigenous art, activism and events.
