The city I live in often gets a bad rap, as it has seen tough times recently. But in reality, it’s actually not a bad place to live. There is a nice reconstruction effort in the downtown area, including new lofts and a newly constructed riverwalk.
This summer, a public art project has caught everybody’s eye.
Haverhill was once one the worlds largest manufacturers of women’s shoes. During the early part of the 1900′s, one of every 10 pairs of women’s shoes was made here. To celebrate that history, the city this year organized “Soles of Haverhill,” a public art project in which giant fiberglass casts of women’s shoes were decorated by local artists.
I recently took a weekend morning to travel around the city getting “up close and personal” with some of these outstanding art projects. Two of the artists were nice enough to meet me for a few minutes to talk about the inspiration, and challenges of decorating their “shoes.” Check out the video below:
