14x17 Pastel on Paper This piece is a tribute to Motherhood. It is meant for Mom's birthday. The mother is depicted as the branch of a tree, her connection to all mothers of the world being the entire tree. Her struggles and sacrifices through life are "flowers" hanging in full bloom. The flowers are actually the used products of her cycle. On a lone branch, through. are the fruits of this labor. A child grows, soon to be released into the world