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Masking Tape Shoes 



For this project I modeled my shoes after a pair of classic vans. Vans are split into panels that are obviously shown on the real shoes so I used those panels in my masking tape shoes as well and then put them all together. The masking tape shoes are the actual size of my shoes so they at 7.5 inches long. The only material used throughout the entire sculpture is masking tape down to the laces. 





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