![A photograph of a sculpture of a skull, made from pieces of sneakers that have been cut up and painted.](https://images.ctfassets.net/adaoj5ok2j3t/7scUux5K1WNEpEIXL2zKdX/e2e0f45babf9032679beec675d66f4c2/melickafouri-wepresent8-cover.jpg?fm=webp&w=3000&q=75)
![Cover Image - Melicka Fouri](https://images.ctfassets.net/adaoj5ok2j3t/1ntPtfM8BuL3QtXcVdSlgs/9e76b7f44a4721dc7c433b2b6671aaae/melickafouri-wepresent9.jpg?fm=webp&w=3000&q=75)
Melicka Fouri is an artist from Coventry, UK, who creates beautiful display art pieces with sneakers. Beginning her career painting custom shoes for customers, she grew frustrated at how saturated the scene was becoming, and switched it up to invent the “sneaker sculpture,” teaching herself to make her explosive models from scratch.
Stories with Melicka Fouri
![A photograph of a sculpture of a skull, made from pieces of sneakers that have been cut up and painted.](https://images.ctfassets.net/adaoj5ok2j3t/7scUux5K1WNEpEIXL2zKdX/e2e0f45babf9032679beec675d66f4c2/melickafouri-wepresent8-cover.jpg?fm=webp&w=3000&q=75)