Item SKU: 26222
Close to me
Apart or together, always close to me
The sentiment, ‘apart or together, always close to me’ 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 from both sides – having been a daughter, and having gone through the experience of raising a daughter to adulthood. I hope both mothers and daughters will connect to the emotions of this piece.
Your Stories 
Willow Trees are a big part of my family. My mother and I exchange them for almost every holiday or birthday. I have been at college for three years now and still can't go one week without talking to my mom. This figurine encompasses everything I have with my mother.
Submitted by Bailey in Utah, May 2010
This is my beloved daughter and me as we often hold each other - time stops, the surroundings seem to float away and there is no sound except one heartbeat between two of us. I could not imagine a better way to describe our love than this figurine - an emotion that can be touched!
Submitted by Monika in Australia, January 2010
I grew up very close to my mother, so it was painful when I left for college in Idaho shortly after Christmas 2009. I had mixed feelings about going; wanting to spread my wings and fly, but wanting to cling to my home, friends, and family. My mother gave me this figurine as a Christmas present, and when I opened it, we clung to each other and wept. It fit us so well; a mother holding onto the daughter who didn't really want to go. It now sits on my desk in my dorm, reminding me of the loving family that I'll be seeing soon, and supporting me with their unspoken love.
Submitted by Taylor in Arkansas, January 2010
When my twenty year old daughter was killed in 2005, my niece bought me the Angel of Healing. I have been collecting Willow Tree angels and figurines that remind me of my gentle Erin since then. Last Christmas my son got the Guardian for me. It has been my absolute favorite since then. Close to Me will take it's place this year, as I remember that she was just tall enough for me to kiss her forehead when I hugged her. Thank you for the gentle reminders of my little girl and the peace they bring to my home.
Submitted by Johna in Maine, December 2009
I have a 17 year old daughter who is finishing high school in TX with her dad. God moved my husband (a pastor), our first grade daughter & myself to a small, rural community in KS to shepherd a wonderful congregation a year ago. Your piece (Close to me) is absolutely breathtaking. It speaks volumes to my heart, as I tearfully write these words. It is such a tender piece of beauty. Thank you for your inspirational artwork.
Submitted by Karen in Kansas, November 2009
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