Sharp020

04/28/2016

Custom # 88
Date Made: 03/29/2016
Method Used: Reconstructed
Able To Remake: Maybe

These Jordans were made for Vinh in Stanton, CA. He reached out to me to work onh a quilted shoe and we decided to work on quilting inspired by the Nike Air "Crazy" Force 1 by Michael Lau. Instead of going with white though we went with black goatskin. Other features of the shoes are the full leather lining(except for the heel) and a Cork/EVA/Leather insoles. These were definitely my most time consuming insoles I made but I think they came out pretty good. Thanks for looking!

03/03/2016

AJ1 QUILTED BLACK-BLACK / PROGRESS 2

For today I did some work on the liners, and finished the tongues, in a small side note I found a way to make the tongues curve without having to stitch a line to form them, so it was a nice little discovery, more for tomorrow:

03/02/2016

AJ1 Quilted Black-Black

Most of the hard work is already done, hopefully more progress for tomorrow.

02/10/2016

Custom # 87
Date Made: 11/15/2015
Method Used: Reconstructed
Able To Remake: Yes

I've been wanting to use this materials for a long time, so I finally used it on a Puma basket mid. This was a certain experiment on a few things, first I used a suede leather for the lining and for the insole as a test to see how it would hold out with frequent use as an "everyday" shoe. I also made my own insoles using a "sandwhich" of EVA foam/cork/suede which so far has molded really well to my feet so I will start using this technique for the rest of my shoes. I had a few problems with the shoe however, I originally took this shoe apart a few years ago before I started making last from the shoes before disassembling them, so I had to experiment with other lasts. Surprisingly the last for a "low top suede" didn't work for this pair, so I ended up using a Nike janoskis last for it, for that reason it has more of a roomy toe. Another thing I experimented with this was a different gluing technique, which was to glue both the upper and the sole separate, but I wasn't able to match them up as I had originally paired them, so I'll go back to my old technique.

01/08/2016

Hello Everyone! I've been a bit low key for a while, I've been working on the past few months on several projects. I have updated my order page(at my regular site sharp020.com) in case if it catches anyone's interest and I've been remaking my site, which might not be completely done for a few weeks. I'm trying to update all of my sites to make them a bit more easier to use, but it might take me a few weeks to get everything the way I want. For the meanwhile here is a few updates;

I also finished a puma "basket" mid, which I somehow procastinated on taking pictures, and I'm also working on a puma Liga from the early 1990s, I think another name they have is Puma 90s, either way here's some "teasers" for both

07/26/2015

Custom # 86
Date Made: 07/18/2015
Method Used: Reconstructed
Able To Remake: Yes

I started making this custom back in 2011. Originally it was supposed to have a constructor worker theme, hence the gray splatter, but the ink wasn't opaque enough. I only got as far as cutting materials and some of the embroidery. Recently I had the time to continue working on them so I finished them. I added the stitching on the sole for extra strength.

For higher quality images you can check out the following flikr page:

https://flic.kr/s/aHskgkvagh

06/25/2013

Now that my portfolio is done, I will be taking shoe orders again, I'll update a pricing sheet later today, with labor probably starting at 350.

06/08/2013

I'm selling these on ebay, starting pretty cheap in case anyone wants to jump on them.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321140517718?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Nike Paul Rodriguez 1 High Fuschia/Red Sz. 10.5 Custom by Sharp020 in Clothing, Shoes & Accessories, Men's Shoes, Athletic | eBay

01/14/2012

I made these for N-SB member godson5886, It was originally supposed to be another copy of the mint N-SB dunk I had made before, but we decided to make a couple of changes as things went along. I think it came out much better this time around anyways, I tried a couple of new things here and there and overall I'm pretty happy with them even though it took a long while to make, thank you for waiting Godson!

Enjoy the pics, courtesy again of Mario Garcia. For higher resolution pics check out the flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharp020/sets/72157628842610515/

09/27/2011

This are a special present I made for a family member of mine, shes from japan so I wanted to incorporate that into the design. I though about going with the traditional Japanese flag and though it would be great to do a quilting to go along as if they were the sun rays. The only problem I had was how to come up with the sun, so I came up with the idea to add a toe panel representing the sun. I made these with canvas on all panels for a more traditional look. I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out and I'm sure they would be a well received present.

For higher quality pics, check out the flickr album:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharp020/sets/72157627639314181/