Benjamin Smith, a 24-year-old studio art graduate of Marietta College, who recently relocated to the most un-Ben Smith state there is: Wisconsin, (self-described as “one sexy, mother-&*$%#@! badass”) is a man of many (artistic) talents. He labels his primary talents as portrait drawings and paintings, although he also has a few distinct crafts that distinguish him from other artists. One of those unique talents is mural-painting, which can be seen at the Locker Room in Marietta. But perhaps a bit more divergent is Ben’s love of fashion-related art, specifically- painting high heels. And I don’t mean painting high heels on canvas, rather using high heels as the canvas.


Ben’s love of art expanded when a close friend asked him to paint a pair of heels for her — after doing so, word-of-mouth quickly spread and he was being requested to paint heels for a multitude of girls for a diversity of events. Currently Ben f