So, I have been sorting through some stuff that my mother has decided to purge from her posessions. The rest, I am photographing and placing on craigslist. I have, however, been waffling back and forth about one particular item…should it stay? Should it go? I think it really hinges on the fact that I am not so certain that Issa would be thrilled to have it somewhere in our home and I am not positive I could make it blend in.
This item is a hand carved wooden duck that was in our home for quite a while. It’s not the most attractive or classy thing on the planet. In fact, there is nothing really special about it that I know of…but I recall looking at it when I was much younger and being amazed that someone would carve a duck out of wood and then someone else would buy it. There was, apparently, a market for carved wooden ducks and so why should you stop there?
What else should you carve out of wood and sell? Elephants? Giraffes? Turtles? How many of each of these things could possibly be out there and still make a profit for the manufacturer?
I suppose, to me, the duck is a piece of art. It is an object for the sake of having an object…it has no utility. So, even though I tend to collect things, the things I collect are not so much sculptures as they are vases and bowls and candles. I have a difficult time with items that are just to look at…
Perhaps that is a function of the fact that I have moved so often in the last several years…but looking at this duck and contemplating posting it out there for some stranger to come and pick up in exchange for a buck or two was just too much for me to handle and so I decided: That’s it! I’m keepin’ the duck.
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