Artist Name:  Karen Webb
Sponsored by:  Sub3travel

The Boston Marathon is a global event with runners from around the world who come together every year in April, with their love of running, competitive spirit, and sense of community tying them together. This piece was created with running shoelaces donated by runners from multiple countries and from the Boston area. The feathers of this winged foot were created by sewing together pairs of running shoelaces in a loop design. The foot itself was created by weaving running shoelaces into a cloth. The blue and yellow tied laces represent Boston Strong and are a nod to my daughter and the other children who were present at the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, and who have battled PTSD since that day. This piece includes laces which were worn in the 2008 Amsterdam Marathon, 2011 New York Marathon, 2014 Chicago Marathon, 2015 & 2017 Budapest Marathon, 2015 & 2017 Paris Marathon, 2019 Great Wall of China Marathon, 2019 Chicago Marathon, 2019 Berlin Marathon, 2021 London Marathon, 2022 Istanbul Marathon, 2022 Vienna Marathon, 2024 Tokyo Marathon, and multiple years of the Boston Marathon.