It is deer hunting season in Northern Illinois. The weekend brought the echoing sound of shots in the distance, and deer hanging from the branches of local trees. Although my son loves target shooting, he hasn't gotten involved in hunting deer, yet. Well... not the four legged kind anyways. ;)
"What inspired this work of creative expression", you ask? Let me see... A few weeks ago, my hubby had the crew out on a smaller tree removal job. As they came back and were unloading equipment, I spied my son's friend carrying a piece of wood that he had pulled from the back of the chip truck. When he was close enough to the window for me to see, I yelled to him that he had a nice deer head. He smiled and looked back at my son and said, "Your Mom got it!" It was an amazing natural resemblance to a deer mount. They set it on the back patio, and I forgot all about it.
The days that followed brought strange sounds from my son's workshop in the basement. My hubby found me in my studio area one night and told me that I had to check out what the kid was up to... And this is what I saw.
Farmer boy has been saving these antlers for the longest time. I am not really sure how in the world he got them mounted so sturdily on the bust, and the wooden ears are just perfect. I love it! It is so primitive and makes me smile. The barn board plaque allows it to fit in so well with my rustic pieces that I have been collecting. If I have a separate studio in the near future, this guy is going to be on the wall for sure! :)
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