Well it’s official. School is out for the summer and I’m already jealous of our flip-flop wearing daughter. I absolutely LOVED summer as a kid, it was a season where anything was possible... the world was my oyster. It was filled with imaginary adventures to far off lands, tree forts, popsicles and chasing fireflies in my grandparent's backyard. When my brother and I weren't slaying dragons barefoot, we were up to some silly, nonsense shenanigans.
Funny as we grow up, at least for myself, that ability to transport oneself to another world or time seems to fade. Don’t get me wrong, I still love summer but as I’ve grown older and become a father, things have been a little on the safe side. The sense of wonder and marvel replaced with responsibility and never ending laundry. Oh the dreaded R word… Responsibility.
Well this summer it’s back to my youth. Back to slowing down. Back to barefoot. Back to imagination. Back to anything is possible because it simply is. It’s part of the reason I started this journey and 52 week challenge. So starting today, right now, I'm going into summer mode. It's a place where things don't matter quite as much and the color and taste of things is just a little brighter and sweeter.
This week's project is about imagination and perhaps a smidge otherworldly. Consider it summer or Game of Thrones influenced... it's just a cool little knick knack (and almost wood-free). It's made from deer antler, bone and cocobolo, which is a dark, very dense wood. The whole piece is tiny measuring 3" tall and no more than 1-1/2" wide. A perfect wine vessel for Tyrian Lannister or to toast a summer filled with unlimited imagination and wishful thinking.
“The second star to the right and straight on till morning.”
