2D Methods: Mixed Media

For our mixed media challenge we are supposed to use found objects. I decided to do a box of some of the stuff that my dad left behind when he died. In the box I have an unpainted pintail duck painting kit, two hats, a Cleveland Browns flag, some pictures, and a biker vest patch. A few other things I have of his that I didn't put in the box are his stereo, record player, sweater, an old T-shirt, and lots of memories. I didn't put them in the box because I either use them or they're too big. So far, I haven't cried from looking at all his stuff which isn't actually that much stuff. My Grandpa has more of it like model racecars, even more Cleveland Browns items, and his glasses. I would love to have his glasses. It gets really hard not to cry when going through everything. My family and I didn't have much time to mourn him because we had to pack up his apartment in only a few days time. It was like flicking a switch. Even though I was going through losing a parent, cleaning out the apartment just felt like we were moving again which we've done plenty of times before. I always wonder what my life would be like if he was still around. Would I have dated the asshole in high school? Would he have finished culinary school? Would we move into a house? Would he have remarried? How would he feel when I graduated high school or moved out or met the man I'm with today? Would he like him? Would he be the one to teach me how to drive, to vote, to do my taxes? Instead I am left with tons of what-ifs and a tiny box of what he left behind.