{"product_id":"beautiful-and-broken","title":"Beautiful and Broken","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautiful and Broken\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a letter to my inner child, to the boy who came into the world open, curious, and unguarded, before he learned to build walls to survive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI know now that you wanted the adults around you to hold those parts of you as sacred, and that they didn't always do that. You felt shame for your emotional sensitivity, so you built a shell, armor that kept judgment out, but also kept pieces of your true self in. It was a sacrifice you made to feel safe in a world that didn't always make room for softness in boys.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, as a man, I understand what that shell cost me. Human connection isn't optional,  it's a need. And I know that restricting my authentic self only perpetuates the very story I want to break: that men must subdue their inner world to survive the outer one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is an invitation to unlearn that story, to reclaim the beauty and magic I was born with, and to create something whole from the broken pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCherry, birch bark, weathered wood mosaic, glass, paint. 42 x 42 x 3 in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade to order, Shipping: UPS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease allow up to 3 months for completion. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before, while the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529108152389,"sku":null,"price":10000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/BeautifulandBroken.jpg?v=1786400002","url":"https:\/\/aaronlauxdesign.com\/products\/beautiful-and-broken","provider":"Aaron Laux Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}