Ashlanders 'Shoe Bush' at Navickas' new art gallery

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Marjorie Mather leaned her 91-year-old frame back, clutched the shoe with all her strength and then let it fly, hitting "President Bush" smack in the cheek and splattering paint across his visage.

"Wow, I didn't know that was going to be so much fun!" she said, throwing up her hands in victory.

"Before, I said, 'I can't do it. I'm not happy with Bush, but I can't throw a shoe at him.' But then you get into the spirit of the thing and you say, 'Why not?'" Mather said Friday night, at MAda Shell Gallery's opening exhibit downtown.

The Shoe Bush installation invited locals to slingshot shoes at an eight foot square painting of the president's face. City Councilor Eric Navickas — who opened the gallery with his partner Amy Godard — used a paint roller to slather a thick layer of red on the soles of the sneakers, boots and Birkenstocks before people fired them at the image of Bush. Each shot cost $1 and the funds collected will go toward future gallery exhibits.

"Nothing feels better," Navickas said after making a solid shot. "I can't even believe how exhilarating this is."

Photos here: http://www.dailytidings.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=74245

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