These pieces are custom commissions to incorporate scraps of paper, copies of documents (baptism, marriage certificates, immigration papers, marriage certificates, etc.), favorite sayings, nicknames, children's art and more into an image that represents the family. The first one is of a ship that the father's grandfather came over from Italy on, and the second is an elephant - something the mother felt represented what she wanted her family to aspire to - ties to the earth, wisdom, and immense strength.