Saboteuse

@saboteusebespoke

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French-American 🇫🇷🇺🇸 Artist ✨Bootmaker ✨ ✨ Educator ✨ RISD ✨ 2026 Artist in Residence PEM Center for Craft 2026 Craft-Based Education Grant Awardee

Posts by @saboteusebespoke

Photo by Saboteuse on May 20, 2023.Pinned

Newsletter release! Subscribe through link in bio. Find out about my upcoming public engagements and…

Photo by Saboteuse on June 03, 2024.Pinned 6 items, carousel

And they’re off in the wild! Headed to Gloucester MA. These beauties were a gift, what a precious gift to…

Photo by Salem Public Artist in Residence on April 13, 2025.Pinned

Starting May 1, 2025 I am deeply honored to take up residence on Artists Row as Salem’s 2025 Public Artist…

Photo by Saboteuse on September 10, 2026. 3 items, carousel

Nice little score!! Read this Barbara Brackman essay a while back via @sorrellcustomboots and went hunting…

Photo by Saboteuse on September 07, 2026. 7 items, carousel

A time of transitions!! I wrapped up the incredible @peabodyessex Residency with a final fitting of the…

Photo by Saboteuse on August 29, 2026. 5 items, carousel

It was a bittersweet last day today at my @peabodyessex residency in the Lye-Tapley Ten Footer Shoe Shop.…

Photo by Saboteuse on August 28, 2026. 5 items, carousel

Super excited to have my first published work in a book finally released! I wrote this 4 years ago, and had…

Photo by Saboteuse on August 26, 2026. 3 items, carousel

Making art @peabodyessex with @perryhallinan #artist #bootmaker #filmmakers #risdclassof98 #salemstories

Photo by Saboteuse on August 21, 2026. 6 items, carousel

More wonderful photos from @kathytphotos (except for the selfie with @lynnefl visit today!) as this…

Photo by Saboteuse on August 15, 2026. May be an image of saddle-stitched leather, book, axe and text.

Side seaming the Salem as Muse Boots under the Sourwood Tree, while chatting up tourists and locals…

Photo by Saboteuse on August 14, 2026. 3 items, carousel

Excellent edition of @craftedwithpride , a lot of great bootmakers in here! Proud to be among you all 😍❤️…

Video by Saboteuse on August 14, 2026. May be an image of leather, leather wallet, saddle-stitched leather and text.Video

Stories #artist #bootmaker #peabodyessexmuseum #salemmassachusetts #artistinresidence

Video by Saboteuse on August 13, 2026. May be an image of leather, saddle-stitched leather, sewing machine and text.Video

Salem crossing the side seam #artist #bootmaker #artistinresidence #peabodyessexmuseum #salemmassachusetts

Photo by Saboteuse on August 11, 2026. 3 items, carousel

Just found out from a former library colleague that I was in Boston Magazine 2 months ago! #artist…

Photo by Saboteuse on August 06, 2026. 2 items, carousel

Lovely talk @peabodyessex today with @pslinks on this incredible Artist Residency in the Lye Tapley Ten…

Video by Saboteuse on July 25, 2026. May be an image of saddle-stitched leather, leather, sewing machine and text.Video

Next level depth to the Salem as Muse Boots! There is a long history of recording “Place” with Western boot…

Photo by Saboteuse on July 21, 2026. 4 items, carousel

Thank you SO MUCH @sorrellcustomboots Lisa for welcoming me into the shop so warmly Thank you…

Video by Peabody Essex Museum on July 20, 2026. May be an image of saddle-stitched leather, leather, sewing machine and text.Video

We’re chatting with artist Sarah Madeline T. Guerin about her work as our summer bootmaker in residence at…

Photo by Saboteuse on July 19, 2026. 2 items, carousel

Talked teaching and bootmaking and patterning with the so kind and generous @sorrellcustomboots til I’m…

Video by Saboteuse on July 18, 2026. May be an image of sewing machine, window and text.Video

First rainy day of the residency @peabodyessex and it’s just so lovely working in here ❤️❤️ Brave tourists…

Photo by Saboteuse on July 17, 2026. 3 items, carousel

Great visits to the @peabodyessex museum for John and Henry @johnsuperiorshoeandbootrepair where we talked…

Photo by Saboteuse on July 17, 2026. 4 items, carousel

Feeling incredibly lucky to be coming to work in these two critical spaces in our footwear-making history…

Photo by Saboteuse on July 12, 2026. 9 items, carousel

Thank you @pslinks and @pbrmusings for the opportunity to work with both of you on this presentation of all…

Video by Saboteuse on July 12, 2026. May be an image of leather, saddle-stitched leather and book.Video

Stitching in the coastal waterlines (as close to the western boot tradition of topstitching that my work…