Baby Steps. Bronze Baby Shoe
by Connie Fox
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Baby Steps. Bronze Baby Shoe
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Indoor Color Photo
Description
Closeup color still-life photograph, babies and children
Bronze Baby Shoe by Connie Fox
One of my most treasured keepsakes: a bronze baby shoe. Designed as a pair of bookends, the other shoe was my younger brother's, so that bookend went to him. Still, I find it useful and decorative, and it brings back memories of our childhood years after World War II when the two of us were among the first baby boomers. I found the shoe that matches this--in original condition, minus normal wear-and-tear. These were the shoes in which I took my first steps.
Through the years, parents have had their children’s shoes bronzed to preserve treasured memories of the years that passed so quickly.
This image would make a lovely framed print in a nursery. Cropped to the equivalent of a 5x7 to fit the FAA greeting card format, it would work well as a card to welcome a newborn or as a first birthday card for a toddler. You can even add your own message when you order. In keeping with the theme of memorabilia preserved for antiquity, everything used in this still-life is either vintage or antique.
Copyright 2019 Connie Steitz Fox. All rights reserved.
FEATURED on the homepages of USA Photographers, Seen But Not Noticed, and Images That Excite You, June 2019. My thanks!
CONTESTS: Tied for 4th place in the "Unpaired" contest, January 2020. If you voted for this one, thanks!
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June 19th, 2019
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Luther Fine Art
Thank you for suggesting the ABC Group 's newest weekly theme, K is FOR KNICKKNACKS ! These lovely bronzed shoes will be happily featured on the home page of the ABC Group this week! I appreciate your help!
Connie Fox replied:
Pamela, I am delighted with this news! Thank you so much! I hope all members of the ABC Group have fun with this weekly theme.
Edie Ann Mendenhall
Love this! Oh how it brings back so many good memories of my mother's livingroom decor!
Connie Fox replied:
I'm so glad you love it, Edie Ann. In my mind, too, it's part of the décor I grew up with. Sweet memories.
Connie Fox
What an especially nice feature in Images That Excite You. Thank you so much, John Bailey!
Connie Fox
Terry Cobb, thank you for the lovely feature on the homepage of Seen But Not Noticed. Until the Keepsakes contest came along, I had not taken a close enough look at this heirloom, but photography gives us a fresh view on the wonderful world around us. That's one of the reasons I love being a part of your fine group. Thank you for the privilege, and for all you do.
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