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Rania Hassan combined fiber and oil paintings to create the three-dimensional "Knit Together" series.Photo from Rania Hassan

Rania Hassan and Joyce Zipperer have more in common than meets the eye. Thirty-six years separate them in age, but their art runs along the same path. Mounted on the walls of Gallery Neptune in Bethesda, the connection becomes clear.

"They both lean into the world of fashion," says owner Elyse Harrison. "[Hassan's] knitting represents attire. Most of the time people are knitting to make clothing. And then, of course, Joyce's shoes represent the world of shoe fashion."

Zipperer's aluminum, steel and bronze shoes look fresh, created on a whim. But the pieces are part of an evolution. The 70-year-old carved her first shoe out of stone a dozen years ago. Welding served as a transition into handmade shoes in 2001, but her fingers were already crying out for mercy.......

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