Louie Gong exchanges message about identity with Iraqi youth- Vans, Jones Soda in support
Louie Gong to Keynote the National Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference
Louie Gong Puts the “Pop” in Culture, Evening Magazine
NWIN Profiles Louie Gong and Eighth Generation Custom Shoes
Walking in Two Worlds- a profile of custom shoe artist Louie Gong by CTV’s First Story
Festival de Cannes
Louie Gong on NBC Nightly News! - briefly.
Custom Shoe Workshops - Art and Identity
Fashion footwear grounded in Coast Salish art, Seattle Times
Eighth Generation chosen to participate in the Aboriginal Fashion Showcase at the 2010 Olympic Games
“Unreserved: the Work of Louie Gong” plays at the Big Sky Film Festival on February 15th
Interview with Jamala Henderson of KUOW
“Inspiring next generation…,” a feature article by Indian Country Today’s Annual Business Magazine
“Unreserved” now has a sick poster by Victor Pascual!
Tribal College Educator Raises America’s Multiethnic Profile, Diverse Magazine
“UNRESERVED: The work of Louie Gong,” a film by Longhouse Media
Thrilllist.com drops article on Eighth Generation
Art Shows Love
Local artist’s shoe designs step across racial lines
Made for walking in two worlds with style, Indian Country Today
Nooksack Tribe member explores multiracial culture, The News Tribune
CBC Radio Interviews
Radio Interview with Sheila Q
Daily Dose of Ethnic Cool at Schema Mag
Make Sick Shoes!- Check out the new “how to” video.
Eighth Generation shoes featured in Style section of Metro News
8th Generation Vans blogged at Visual Culture
“Outside the Shoebox” by Sheila Q, The Record
“Coastalized” Nike N7 to benefit students in GED program.
The Vans Blog gives a shout to Louie Gong’s customs!
MHR Studios gives a shout-out to Louie Gong and Eighth Generation!
Skatezine says Louie Gong’s Custom Vans “Fire Through Web”
“A precision dose of cool” at Picocool
Cultural Teaching Institute at Tulalip Resort, June 28 - July 2, 2010
Aug 01, 2009
I’m very grateful for all the support and encouragement I’ve received over the last few months. Creating this video is a way for me to give back a bit. It is dedicated to anyone who wants rep their heritage, interests, and style in a bold way. Note: After just a few days this video and a my Psycho-Killer Whale shoes were featured at the Vans Blog and on the Vans Fanpage, where they got a large number of postive responses (almost 900 “likes” and 90 comments).
Louie,
This is an absolutely the best! My sister-in-law teaches art at high school…I will show her this and perhaps she do a class project…teens would love it!
I love the music…is the picture in the background one of yours? You have such a wonderful presence…I hope to meet you one day! I can see you thirty years from now as an Elder sharing your knowledge.
I generally wear flip-flops on a day-to-day basis. (Of course I have dressy-work shoes for work). Since cold weather is here, I’m looking for some shoes that will keep me warmer than flip-flops! I want to find something casual, really comfy, and that isn’t a high-heel. So far I’m having no luck as it seems all shoes marketed for females are really uncomfortable.
Posted by tuxedo shoes on 09/21/09 at 06:14 PMThanks for the lesson. Enjoyed hearing your talk at BAM as well. Loved the tip on erasing. My shoes look much cleaner. I didn’t use the recommended pens since this is my first time trying it on a pair of hand-me downs, but was pretty happy with the outcome. (Sharpies also bleed!) Do you spray your shoes with anything to protect your art work?
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