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 was thinking about the relationship between a mother and a son of about nine or ten - that certain age when boys start fiercely asserting their independence - and resisting hugs and kisses from their mothers. And yet, at the same time, secretly needing and wanting them. I wanted . . . more