Upon returning to think about the work I made, specifically the most recent piece, the Hollow of the Restless, my mind brought me back to a sixth grade social studies lesson about Native American Vision Quests. In Native American societies a child on the brink of puberty would set out alone on a quest to find oneself and one's intended spiritual and life direction. The person would usually fast and go off into the wilderness for a period of days which were very open to the spirit world. At some point a guardian spirit or animal would appear in a dream and reveal the person's life path or direction. Once the Vision came and the quest was over the person would return to the tribe and set about on his new found life path. I feel like the creature I created shares a link with one of these guardian spirits that would appear to give advice on life and question knowledge. Also the idea of being in a transformative state between two places or worlds. 
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