Shoe Sculpture

Shoe Animals

These animals are residents of our cityscapes and our psyche.

They are “big game” animals, symbols of the natural uncontrollable

landscape, the frontier.

They are the true sublime, our subconscious, the dreamscape, the

other. They are essential. They are dangerous. They are hilarious.

They are gruesome. They are cute. They are trash. They are art.

Ken Little 1985

"Red Moose" 1981; Shoes, horns, paint, mixed media; 48"H x 34"W x 36"D; collection of the De Rosa Museum, California
"Punch" 1981; Shoes, horns, mixed media; 32"H x 21"W x 34"D; private collection
"Findken" 1981; Shoes, paint, mixed media; 40"H x 52"W x 28"D; private collection
"Findken" 1981; Shoes, paint, mixed media; 40"H x 53"W x 28"D; private collection
"Slave" 1981; Shoes, Tin cans, mixed media; 77"H x 48"W x 87"D; collection of the John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
"Slave" 1981; Shoes, Tin cans, mixed media; 77"H x 48"W x 87"D; collection of the John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
"Code" 1982; Shoes and Mixed Media; 44"H x 36"W x 31"D; private collection
"Forces (forSis)" 1982; Shoes, deer skin jacket, paint and Mixed Media; 55"H x 84"W x 18"D; private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Forces (forSis)" detail,1982; Shoes, deer skin jacket, paint and Mixed Media; 55"H x 84"W x 18"D
"Forces (forSis)" detail 1982; Shoes, deer skin jacket, paint and Mixed Media; 55"H x 84"W x 18"D
"Poke"1982; Shoes, paint, and Mixed Media; 64"H x 58"W x 48"D; private collection
"Empire" 1982; Shoes, coats, jacket, paint and Mixed Media; 73"H x 38"W x 48"D; private collection Fort Worth, Texas
"Nurse" 1982; Shoes, and Mixed Media; 38"H x 80"W x 27"D; private collection, Los Angeles, California
"Monitor" 1982; Shoes, paint, and Mixed Media; 33"H x 76"W x 24"D; Collection of the Blanton Museum, Austin, Texas
"Merrimac" 1982; Shoes, leather jacket, paint and Mixed Media; 46"H x 90"W x22"D; Collection the Missoula Museum of Art, Missoula, Montana, gift of Rudy and Lela Autio
"Merrimac" detail 1982; Shoes, leather jacket, paint and Mixed Media; 46"H x 90"W x22"D; Collection the Missoula Museum of Art, Missoula, Montana, gift of Rudy and Lela Autio
"Mirage" 1982; Shoes, paint and Mixed Media; 39"H x 34"W x33"D; private collection
"Pill" 1982; Shoes, and Mixed Media; 44"H x 58"W x26"D; private collection
"Redbird" 1982; Shoes, paint and Mixed Media; 70"H x 60"W x32"D; collection of the Honolulu Advertiser
"Wish" 1982; Shoes, blue jeans, horns, and Mixed Media; 84"H x 108"W x 52"D; collection of the Nelson Gallery, University of California, Davis
"Wish" 1982; Shoes, blue jeans, horns, and Mixed Media; 84"H x 108"W x 52"D; collection of the Nelson Gallery, University of California, Davis
"Air" 1983; Shoes, clothing, paint, and Mixed Media; 65"H x 36"W x 37"D; private collection, Richmond, Virginia
"Air" 1983; Shoes, clothes, paint, and Mixed Media; 65"H x 36"W x 37"D; private collection, Richmond, Virginia
"Duck" 1983; Shoes, ties, paint, and Mixed Media; 92"H x 48"W x 54"D; Best Museum Collection, Richmond, Virginia
"Pass" 1982; Shoes, paint, and Mixed Media; 60"H x 92"W x 40"D; private collection
"Pass" detail 1982; Shoes, leather, cords, paint, and Mixed Media; 60"H x 92"W x 40"D; private collection
"Pat" 1984; Shoes, paint, and Mixed Media; 51"H x 72"W x 40"D; private collection, Sacramento, California
"Building" 1982; Shoes, paint, ties, and Mixed Media; 28"H x 26"W x 15"D; private collection
"Pole" 1983; Shoes, Dictionary pages, and Mixed Media; 24"H x 38"W x 20"D; private collection
"Role" 1983; Shoes, paint,extension cords, and Mixed Media; 42"H x 72"W x 96"D; private collection
"Shave" 1983; Shoes, paint, ties, and Mixed Media; 63"H x 96"W x 41"D; private collection, California
"Wrinkle" 1984; Shoes, paint, and Mixed Media; 72"H x 99"W x 32"D; private collection
"Edge" 1982; Shoes, paint, and Mixed Media; 60"H x 95"W x 31"D; collection of the Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, Montana
"Puff" 1984; Shoes, paint, extension cords,and Mixed Media; 24"H x 62"W x 15"D; private collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
"Raid" 1984; Shoes, paint, and Mixed Media; 36"H x 72"W x 18"D; private collection
"Prey" 1982; Shoes, Bible Pages, and Mixed Media; 33"H x 18"W x 16"D; private collection
"Pearl" 1984; Shoes, extension cords, paint, and Mixed Media; 28"H x 36"W x 18"D; private collection
"Fury" 1985; Shoes, paint, and Mixed Media; 63"H x 92"W x 41"D; collection of the Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
"Cause" 1985; Shoes,encyclopedia pages, and Mixed Media; 42"H x 72"W x 38"D; private collection
"Burn" 1985; Shoes, paint, Bible and Dictionary pages, Mixed Media; 72"H x 34"W x 49" (AVAILABLE price on request)
"Truth (for Ruth)" 1985; Shoes, paint, lead and redwood house,and Mixed Media; 54"H x 72"W x 24"D; private collection, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
"Milk (for Dave Hickey)" 1986; Shoes, Dictionary pages, and Mixed Media; 38"H x 18"W x 14"D; private collection
"Prey (for Faye)" 1982; Shoes, pages from Alice in Wonderland, and Mixed Media; 33"H x 18"W x 16"D; private collection, Tyler, Texas
"Burn" 1985 and "Block" 1985; shoes, paint, Bible and Dictionary pages, Mixed Media