Betsy Sedlak

Originally from Pleasanton, California, Betsy Sedlak is finishing her last quarter at the University of California, Davis, and will graduate in June 2012 with a degree in Film Studies and a minor in Writing. She recently finished her final season competing for the NCAA Division One Women’s Volleyball team.

Betsy started creating art projects at a young age, and her favorite projects have included ceramics, video production, scrap-booking, and of course now, painting shoes.

Betsy started painting shoes in 2011 just for fun, when her favorite pair of Toms completely faded from their original color. Upon completion, she realized that old pairs of  canvas shoes could be renovated into something completely new and essentially be given a new life.