Willow Tree Christmas Story Gentle Animals Of The Stable Sheep & Donkey Susan Lordi 26206

Christmas Story Gentle Animals Of The Stable Sheep & Donkey

I wanted these animals to have a calming, yet very stoic, elegant presence by their gestures, their stance, the turn of their heads. I experimented with color and texture to give them a softness. I was interested in transforming a hard surface by carving and carving into it until it looked wooly or furry, or in the case of the donkey, had the clothlike surface of a blanket. --Susan Lordi

• These three animals specifically fit the larger - scale presence of The Christmas Story and Sanctuary.
• Approximate Sizes:
• Donkey: 13cm H x 19cm W x 13cm D
• Lying Sheep: 8.25cm H x 15cm W x 7.5cm D
• Standing Sheep: 14cm H x 14cm W x 6.3cm D

Care Instructions
Dust with soft cloth or soft brush. Avoid water or cleaning solvents.

About Willow Tree
Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures that speak in quiet ways to heal, comfort, protect and inspire.
Artist Susan Lordi hand carves the original of each figure from her studio in Kansas City Missouri. Pieces are cast from her original carvings, and individually painted by hand. Expression is revealed through gestures only, a tilt of the head, placement of the hands, a turn of the body.

The simplicity of form and absence of facial features signify Willow Tree. It is Susans hope that these pieces be meaningful to both giver and receiver.