Sam Pierpoint – Creating live in Birmingham
March 28, 2010
I’m very excited to announce that Sarah Loves has invited super cool artist and illustrator Sam Pierpoint to literally Create in Birmingham from the CIB shop on Good Friday and Easter Saturday, 11am – 7pm.
Sam takes a plain pair of shoes of your choice and transforms them into original works of art entirely unique to you. Transporting her studio to the window of the temporary Bull Ring shop she will be inviting people to engage with her process and inspire new designs. Sam, who grew up in Tamworth and recently graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a BA graphic design degree says:
“Its nothing new, other people are doing it. The first shoes I created were inspired by Alice in Wonderland, I love the surreal and make believe, since then my mates have asked me to respond to themes like fair-ground, aztec and skyscraper”.
Sam was encouraged by her business contact at La Folia Recordings when she first took marker pen to leather and says it wasn’t particularly a conscious decision. Since her first experimental Wonderland shoes there has been global interest in her work with people creating outfits in Japan to go with them and new commissions from women who appreciate her style.
I love the concept of viewing ‘any-things’ as blank canvases, a bit like retail spaces have become in the last year or two and I have experimented with the concept previously in the development of a range of painted corsets by emerging artists. When I was introduced to Sam’s work through a Created in Birmingham signpost to ebay, I got in touch to commission a pair straight away.
Sam is now represented by illustration agency Private View and when she is not doodling for friends and clients you’ll also find her behind the decks at Sick Note Sunday. So before she becomes too in demand and the waiting list gets out of control, treat yourself to a pair of artworks that are entirely bespoke to you.
Sam Pierpoint will be illustrating shoes live from the Created in Birmingham pop up shop (opposite Apple) on Good Friday and Easter Saturday, 11am – 7pm. Prices start at just £150.
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