TITLE: Kindness (girl) Keepsake Box SENTIMENT: Above all, kindness DESCRIPTION: A gift for kitten and cat lovers, young and old, with a message of kindness. Keepsake Boxes are small, sweet places to keep jewelry, hair accessories, treasures. A message of inspiration is written inside the bottom of the box. Willow Tree is a reminder of someone we want to keep close, or a memory we want to hold onto. Simplicity of form and the absence of facial features signify Willow Tree. Hand-carved sculpture reveals its expression through body gestures only... a tilt of the head, placement of the hands, a turn of the body. Since 1999, American artist Susan Lordi has worked in partnership with DEMDACO to produce, market and distribute Willow Tree, her line of carved figurative sculpture. From her studio in Kansas City, Lordi hand carves the original of each piece. This piece is cast from Lordi's original and painted by hand. Enclosed inside each fitted packaging box is a gift-giving card with piece title and sentiment on it. Each piece is intended to be open to interpretation from the viewer. "Willow Tree isn't so much about the tangible piece. It represents an emotion or it marks a memory." -Susan Lordi