You know how every family has that one piece of decoration that's always been there, in the backgrounds of years and years of photos, the one that gets handed down 'til it eventually reaches the youngest child? For me and my pack, it's been owls. In particular, a large 70's style painting of a mother and her owlet that hangs in my living room today. I'm not entirely sure what it is about it, but I love it in such a way that I suspect I draw power from it....maybe.

Anyway, what I'm really getting at is the complicated fact that I absolutely adore owls, and I've noticed lately that I am definitely not alone. Personally, I'm partial to retro, vintage, 70's owls. I rock owl necklaces, rings....hell, just the other day I discovered owl impressions on my favorite "leather" flip flops.....coincidence? I think not.

 This old school beauty is only $8 on Etsy.com



  These sew-on patches are adorable and SO deliciously throwback. They'd be fuckin' cute on blue jeans or a bag. Snatch a set of 2 at Etsy.com for $3.50






Maybe it's because they're a symbol of wisdom and freedom, or their all knowing globes for eyes, or nocturnal nature that draws us towards them. Or maybe it's just society regurgitating certain threads called "fads" running through our cyclical web of culture. Everything moves in a circular motion, right? Karma, the life cycle, nature, our circulatory system, and apparently, fashion trends and whatnot. We always go back to revisit times that have already passed. It's like we feel that there's more there than we previously learned, so we need to go back, retrace our steps and remember.