Willow Tree

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. The Vigil Figurine from the Signature Collection is a gift to express sympathy, comfort, remembrance and healing. "I wanted this figure to be a strong message of hopefulness and healing. The gradations of gold and white suggest a glow…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "This piece is about the strength and permanence of love. The figure's gesture proclaims, in an outward way, the happiness of being loved... and that love endures - it has, and always will be there..." - Susan Lordi. The Willow Tree Al…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "This piece is inspired by the memory of holding my children when they were really tiny. I wanted to capture that sensory memory that every mother has from when she held her newborn infant - an innermost quiet joy. The sentiment has a…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. From the Willow Tree Angels collection - Willow Tree Angels speak in a quiet way to heal, comfort, protect and inspire - the Willow Tree Angel of Wonder figurine includes a gift tag with the sentiment 'A wondrous world of surprises'. T…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. The Angels Just For You figurine is a gift to express appreciation and thankfulness for teachers, volunteers, donors, caregivers, friends. Willow Tree angels resonate with many cultures and ages of people. To some they represent protec…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "This piece is all about memories - how warm, comforting memories help us to heal when we're missing someone. If you look closely at the carved icons on her dress, each recalls a memory by appealing to our senses... touch, scent, taste…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. The Angels Sign for Love figurine is a truly precious figurine which is adorable. The sign for love speaks volumes and is a lovely gift to give to a loved one for sure. This figurine espresses the word love in sign language,  a strong…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "This piece can be about the feeling you get from holding a child, or the child can represent something you want to protect... a person, a memory, a relationship, a dream, a belief..." - Susan Lordi. The Willow Tree Angel's Embrace fig…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "I sculpted this piece using my parents as models. When I asked them to sit down and get comfortable, they just seemed to fit together so perfectly.... The carving on the back is a little added discovery... 'I love thee'. I like the so…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "I wanted to sculpt a young couple, finding romantic love - the butterflies and uncertainty, the chemistry and electricity - discovered when you're in each other's presence. I wanted the piece to be tender and intimate, elegant and qui…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. A gift that expresses love and caring...or for those who love flowers. "Calla lilies are a symbol of majestic beauty. A universal sentiment for so many occasions...birth, marriage, anniversaries, in sympathy and in remembrance. Beautif…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "Calla lilies are a fresh surprise - uplifting in shape; invigorating in colour. I wanted to express their vibrancy with a gradation of colour that builds, starting as limey green, morphing to beautiful coral, tinged with wine. And cal…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "The sentiment 'By my side' alludes to the shared background we have with our siblings; the unspoken support and consistent presence that we often take for granted when we are children, but grow to appreciate as we age. It could also i…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life, a gift that expresses love and caring. The Willow Tree Butterfly figurine ia a gift for gradutates or to celebrate special accomplishments...to encourage, support and acknowledge individual strength. "When I think of the monarch butter…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "With Cherish, I wanted to break new ground. I hadn't seen a figure of a very pregnant woman before. It's such a beautiful form, and such an amazing experience for a woman, and I wanted to capture and celebrate this contemplative time…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "I wanted to do a piece that is influenced by the rich diversity in our culture - with multi-racial families, adoptive families and blended families. My sister Karen wrote the sentiment...it's a love poem to a child." - Susan Lordi. Th…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "A chrysalis is the protective covering in which a caterpillar develops into a butterfly. The title is a metaphor for the relationship between a mother and her teen-age daughter - a time of letting go, in support of emerging independen…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "The sentiment applies to any age... a child going away to camp, a teenager leaving for college... the message is the same. The intertwined images carved on the figures' dresses visually echo this sentiment. I understand this piece fro…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. I wanted to make this sculpture a two-way piece - the girl looks to his strength and stability, and he looks to her as his greatest source of joy. I think the beauty of a good father/daughter relationship is in its duality. I hope the…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "The months of infancy are like none other, maybe because you feel the baby is still part of you... baby and mother still as one, nothing can come between. The essential promise that a mother makes to her child, to love and protect for…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. A gift to express appreciation and thankfulness for teachers, volunteers, donors, caregivers, friends ...or for those who love flowers. Cheerful and sunny, wildflowers are harbingers of spring that bloom, thrive, and return year after…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. A gift to express sympathy, comfort and healing ...an expression of love and caring... or for those who love flowers Forget-me-not is a thinking of you piece, with a universal message. She represents timeless friendship and love that s…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. A gift to express appreciation and thankfulness for friendship ...or for those who love flowers. "Sometimes the nicest acknowledgements of friendship are for no occasion at all" - Susan Lordi. The Willow Friendship figure includes a gi…

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love, closeness, healing, courage, hope...all the emotions we encounter in life. "I learned to sew from my mother, and she learned from her mother and aunt. I wanted this piece to not only depict the process of learning, sharing and making, but also the creating of memories that are passed down with love through ge…