Real World View of My Craft

This past weekend I went to an "art" show of my friends at Dope Couture. When he came to IU he created his own major which is shoe design. He had to put together his own curriculum and present it to professors for approval. I find this to be very impressive and very interesting.
Show I showed up at his show to see all of his designs on the walls. I was very impressed by his work to say the least. He started off his designs by making sketches of other shoes that he liked and then incorporating characteristics from these shoes to make something all his own. He had finished pictures that he made on Photoshop and then blew up into large pictures. Under each picture he displayed the sketches he made that helped him to arrive at his finished product.
This exhibit showed me a real world thing that I have that uses drawing. I never really think about what goes into making shoes. Seeing his exhibit makes me appreciate the process more and appreciate what I'm learning more. I am very glad I was able to have this very enlightening experience.