Pud Jumps

I couldn't wind down my salute to back-to-school shoes without a nod to Ben's favorite childhood footwear, the Puddle-Jumper Boot.  Now it seems like all of the big box stores carry a variety of colors and sizes of these practical shoe-savers, but in the 80's it was a different boot-buying terrain. 

Puddle Jumpers - Pencil, .8 black Micron pen and Faber-Castill Indian ink on Strathmore 300 series mixed-media paper.  Click on image to enlarge.

As I walked through Menards recently, on my way to the paint department, one of the end caps was filled with high-top puddle jumpers.  Some were solid colors, some were covered with flowers, and some were patterned with plaids and stripes.  I hope I can get back there in time to take a photograph before they are all sold!!! 

Puddle Jumpers - Pencil, .8 black Micron pen, FW Acrylic ink and Faber-Castill Indian ink on Strathmore 300 series mixed-media paper.  Click on image to enlarge.

Puddle Jumpers - Pencil, .8 black Micron pen, FW Acrylic ink and Faber-Castill Indian ink on Strathmore 300 series mixed-media paper.  Click on image to enlarge.