I have an order to do a cake that is for a young boy whose nick name is Hootie because of his large stare. I have been given free range to do whatever but all I keep picturing is an owls eyes and the eyes being used as the O's to spell Hootie. I need to decide how to transform this into a specific shape of cake , and I keep picturing a Hooters sign - need more ideas quick

I know this is way outta line for a young boy, but I liked this enough to save it! Dad might like it????

Since it is for a young boy, maybe you could do the 3-D owl listed in the articles section. You could obviously modify it as needed, but I think it's cute.

Here's the link:
http://cakecentral.com/article52-Sculpted-Cake-How-to-Make-a-3D-Owl-Cake.html?osCsid=943ba08446b3e790a9f2fcd7fa202025

Here's another really cute one I found:

http://www.thecakefairy.co.uk/pages/owlpage.html

Or you could do a sheet cake with a design on it like this one:
http://www.owlpages.info/gallery/displayimage.php?album=58&pos=4

Just some ideas!