Work-in-progress: implications

Sometimes even I wonder what's going on in this head of mine.

I wrapped the (toy) bat in Japanese paper printed with bunnies, and then this weekend I intend to mount the bat over the broken fake eggs. The idea for this piece has been on hold for a bit, but I got crackin' on it after seeing this sticker at a park.

I'm sure it's 'just a joke.' But I take those jokes seriously now that I'm aware Some People see both of my children as a threat.  My piece focuses on the contrast between implied sweetness and implied violence; the cute bunny paper, covering something that can be used as a weapon. 

I'm not entirely sure the bat will remain as-is... considering painting over the paper, or maybe just using my backup toy bat in this piece.

This is what goes through my twisty little mind when I see a bat these days. I don't think of baseball games anymore. I think of the kind of people who keep a bat handy in their trucks, you know, in case they want to crack a... joke.