For my mommage, I wanted to use a walnut shell that my son picked up outside and said "hoo hoo." (I'm assuming that he thought it looked like an owl, but he's not the most articulate toddler yet, so I cannot speak to his actual intentions.)
Owls have big eyes and are always looking. They are nocturnal. The more I thought about the piece I wanted to make, using this walnut shell "owl," the more I started to draw similarities between an owl and my habits on a day/night when I'm not conquering my PTSD. I chose to place the "owl" overlooking our backyard. I carved out part of the board to inset the walnut shell owl to be nearly flush with the surface of the board. The fence reminded me of a crib, and I realized that not only does my PTSD cause me to be hypervigilant about my space, but also over my son, so I included him in the backyard as well. After completing the drawing, I gave the board to my son and allowed him to scribble all over it in pencil. I wanted to keep his marks, so I used an acrylic glazing technique to add in the color in layers. You can see some of his marks in the brighter image below. I decided to turn the whole piece into a house using two more found objects: an old glazed tile and a piece of scrap walnut that I stained. All in all, I'm quite pleased with the finished product and really enjoyed working in this process.
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