Foots’ Place

I literally stumbled INTO Dr. Foot’s stand outside Confess today. As in I tripped. And bumped a table covered in gorgeous custom made jewelry.
My friend whispers into my ear, «That’s Dr. Foots. He’s like really famous. He makes Erykah Badu’s jewelry.» Her name made me take a second look, but it was really the quality of the jewelry that truly caught my attention.
Dr. Foots make custom jewelry in silver, brass, copper, and gold. A lot of it seems to be Haitian and African inspired, with much of amber and other luminous semiprecious stones, as well as ankhs and other symbols of life and wellbeing in Egyptian and other African cultures. I purchased a brass ring made of two ankhs, embossed with various hieroglyphics; «two signs of life», I was told.
Dr. Foots has a studio in Mid City which he is continuing to remodel after the storm had ruined it. I believe he said he is actually remodelling another house right now and turning it into a new studio. He is present at festivals all over the city, above all Jazz Fest, and I look forward to seeing him then! You can call him for custom viewings of jewelry as well as paintings and art that are Haitian and African inspired.