Shoe (as in gaze)

  • Martin Conway

Shoe. As in gazing. This one was an Inktober 2020 prompt that I immediately fell in love with. I'd thought about drawing a shoe, there's some pretty iconic trainers out there but none resonate to the same extent. Based on the premise the 'shoegaze' genre of music is derived from guitarists spending entire sets fixated on their pedal boards. Hence shoe gazing. And these pedal boards are a thing of beauty. A plethora of gadgets incomprehensible to the uneducated. Bright and playful though predominantly functional.

Imagining my own pedals was a delight. Taking inspiration from the real deal, whilst attempting to push them that little bit further. Electrical equipment should never look this good.