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In 2012 I started a collab with Shui Shooz, a project deemed to bring custom Converse All Stars to the masses through the new shop that opened in Bucharest on Mageru Boulevard.
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I started with a fluorescent bat skull on the other side. I hated how it turned out so I painted over the whole shoe with gray acrylics.
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It took forever to take out a lot of components and I could only focus on the ones with 4 connections or less. So, sadly no processors or micro-controllers :(
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I decided to work with Fimo Soft. It was much faster and adhered much better to the surface.
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Final look inĀ 2012