stuck in second gear

OK. It's a little pathetic that this is as far along as I have gotten on these shoes.  It's not that I'm losing my enthusiasm for making them but distractions continue to abound.
These small lasts are a challenge, albeit a worthwhile one. And making shoes in pairs is more tedious.
I admit to being easily bored and having to work in duplicate forces patience upon me.
Certainly, making the same pair twice doubles the tedium.  So why don't I abandon them, particularly since they are just a simple style, in a bland color?  Because I'd hate to leave them unfinished.

That being said, I suppose I have, in fact, lost my enthusiasm for them. But I will plod along.

I was recently introduced to the work of two artists previously unknown to me (is that redundant?) : John Frame, who sculpts and animates extraordinary articulated figures of wood and fabric and found objects. And Louise Bourgeois, also a sculptor, whose work defies description. They each express beautifully strange sensibilities, a kind of transcendent darkness. I am both inspired and intimidated by their work.Can I incorporate this into the very modest and pedestrian art of miniature shoemaking?