Creating a Vessel

     My ideas derived from a pair of heart shaped pearl earrings my great grandmother gave me before she passed away just this last October. They were given to her from her Grandmother, so they hold a special place in my heart because me and " Grandma Arlene" were very close. My most fond memories of her are taking road trips to her lake house cabin which my grandpa (her son) and her husband (my great grandpa) built decades ago. This place hold my most loved memories of family as a kid, it was a get away full of laughter and playing and fun, and being a kid i had no worries in the world. I loved packing up my belongings for the summer and driving down to our lake house with grandma, and i remember distinctly how often she would sit on the porch swing and sew. She tried to teach me a few times but i was too young to get the hang of it. All of these memories bring me back to the pair of earrings she gave to me before she pasted and I want to create a vessel out of wood that ties all of these elements of my grandma together. I want to make a suitcase box to resemble our trips to the lake house, and create a rustic antique look to it. I also want to include some of her fabric for the liner of the suitcase to resemble her most profound hobby. Lastly i want to include old photos on the front and sides of the suitcase to give it an antique look as if they were destination stickers. I will continue to develop my ideas as i practice with the bandsaw.