The Fairytale of the Red Shoes is the story of a girl whose favorite and idolized red shoes are cursed one Sunday morning to never come off when she dances. She is unable to stop dancing, and is cursed once more by an angel to dance even after she dies for her narcissism as a warning to children. She has her feet cut off, but even in the shoes they continue to dance, and their dancing bars her from entering church. Desperate for the horrors to stop, she prays to the angel, who accepts her plea. She is so joyful that her heart explodes and she dies.
The fairytale was adapted in the 1948 British Feature Film ’The Red Shoes,’ which follows the ballerina Victoria Page through her dancing, a romance abandoned in favor of dancing and to her death off a balcony, which is left ambiguous as either suicide or caused by the famous red ballet shoes she wears.
My piece “The Red Room” was selected by Society6 & Showtime to be included in their 30th anniversary Twin Peaks art event! All pieces were hand selected by DAVID LYNCH!! Such a ray of light this year for me, I’m so grateful to be apart of the event.
“In celebration of the groundbreaking show’s 30th anniversary, Showtime and Society6 have partnered for 30 days of exclusive fan art drops“
