Shoe Maker © Marilyn Anderson. Woodcut, 9 1/16″ x 11 7/8″
Makers of traditional shoes, mainly worn in the countryside, are fewer now than even in the recent past, yet still can be found. The shoe seen here have a practicality that make it suitable for the environment of Guatemala: it is a closed shoe that protects the foot but has an open toe, giving an airiness that makes it comfortable to wear without socks. In larger towns, such as Antigua, workshops exist where fine hand shoe and boot making making is done on order for the well to-do.