Willow Tree
Dance of Life
Dancing... Twirling! The magical miracle
of life
Dance
of Life and Song of Joy are
designed to be a part of the classic
Nativity displayor they can be enjoyed
on their own. Singly or together, they
make wonderful wedding gifts, new baby
gifts, spiritual milestone
commemoratives, and holiday dcor
pieces.
For
me, the art of dance is not literal. I
love to take in the experience through
all my senses, and feel the emotion on
another level. Dance can pick you up and
sweep you away... it can be sometimes
uplifting, sometimes poignant; but it
always strives to speak the truth. The
clarity and poetic purpose of movement
in dance choreography is what inspired
the gestures of this piece.
I
covered the surfaces with intricately
carved symbols and icons. I like that
the painted effect gives the illusion of
sheer lace. The wings are more ethereal
than other Willow Tree; theyre minimal,
more free-form, almost disappearing
The carvings on Dance of
Life are suggestive of fruitfulness and
fecundity... pomegranates and birds,
intertwined with vines and berries,
refer to the richness and renewal of
life. On Song of Joy, the carvings are
more celestial... sun, moon, stars...
alluding to rhythmic cycles and seasons.
I hope that these pieces can beenjoyed singly or together, with
the Nativity or on their own.
- Susan Lordi