Bootjack c. 1940

Robert W.R. Taylor made this drawing of a bootjack, and isn't it just the cutest darn thing? I mean, look at those little legs and that textured body. It almost looks like a funny little creature. I can imagine the artist hunched over this bootjack, trying to capture every little detail. Maybe they were thinking about the person who used it every day, kicking off their boots after a long day of work. I just love how art can take something so ordinary, like a boot remover, and turn it into something special. The artist really made the mundane look, well, kind of magical, didn’t they? We can look at this and imagine how everyday objects are full of possibilities. It all makes you wanna go home and paint your own bootjack, doesn’t it?