Showing posts with label Willow Tree Collection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Willow Tree Collection. Show all posts

Monday

Willow Tree Angels - How's Your Collection?

Willow Tree angels have been with us since the launch of the Willow Tree collection back in January 2000, and have become one of the most popular sections of the Willow Tree collectables range of statues and ornaments.

There are currently 39 Willow Tree Angels available in the Willow Tree range, and 14 other retired angels that are no longer being made. Many admirers have been collectors since the first angels were introduced, and have bought each angel as and when it was launched. If you have managed to collect the entire set of angels, you are very lucky, many people who have come to the Willow Tree collection a little later than launch, have struggled to find some of the first retired pieces, but they do become available every now and then.

To help you with your angel collection, I have put together a list of all currently available angels and a list of the retired Willow Tree angels so that you know what to go out and hunt for - Here we go:

Current Angels

A Tree, A Prayer Angel
Angel of Autumn
Angel of Caring
Angel of Friendship
Angel of Grace
Angel of Harmony
Angel of Healing
Angel of Hope
Angel of Learning
Angel of Light
Angel of Miracles
Angel of Prayer
Angel of Spring
Angel of Summer
Angel of the Garden
Angel of the Heart (Tall)
Angel of the Heart (Small)
Angel of the Kitchen
Angel of the Spirit
Angel of Winter
Angel of Wishes
Angel of Wonder
Angel's Embrace
Bright Star Angel
Celebrate Angel
Courage Angel
Dreaming Angel
Good Health Angel
Guardian Angel
Just for You
Loving Angel
Remembrance Angel
Serenity Angel
Sign for Love Angel
Thank You Angel
Thinking of You Angel
Welcoming Angel
With Affection Angel
With Love Angel

Retired Willow Tree Angels

Angel of Giving 2001
Angel of Hearth 2001
Angel of Joy 2001
Angel of Love 2001
Angel of Song 2001
Angel of Strength 2001
Angel of Comfort 2003
Angel of Light 2003
Angel of Patience 2003
Angel of Protection 2003
Angel of Beauty 2004
Angel of Freedom 2004
Angel of Kindness 2004
Angel of Christmas Spirit 2006

If you are still adding to your Willow Tree collectables and have one or two Willow Tree Angels missing, this list should help you complete your collection. Keep up the search because they are out there, it might take a little time to find them all, but isn't that part of the fun?

Saturday

Willow Tree Collectables

Willow Tree Collectables were first introduced to the world back in January 2000. When the collection was first put together by Susan Lordi, it consisted of just 16 pieces (15 Willow Tree angels and 1 Willow Tree figurine) plus a nativity scene. It's amazing to consider that from those humble beginnings, we've ended up with the literally hundreds of Willow Tree pieces we have today.

The Willow Tree collection was conceived to convey our most cherished sentiments towards our family, our friends, our loved one's and to the people in our hearts; the range has expended to encompass almost every conceivable human circumstance and the original inspiration of the Willow Tree range is as strong today as ever.

Willow Tree collectables have always been an intimate expression of our closeness to others, with the sculptured figurines representing sentiments, qualities in others, or just events in our lives that symbolize our existence. The artist behind the Willow Tree Collection, Susan Lordi, had these thoughts in mind as her inspiration for her creations.

The evolution of Willow Tree figurines, continues even today, as the artist identifies feelings and emotions we have need to express to each other. These emotions are manifested in pure, simple sculptures that convey love, hope, strength and intimacy, all emotions of life lived to the full.

The inspiration for the name Willow Tree came from the way a willow tree appears summon us by gesturing with the bows of its branches, the majestic way its foliage moves with the wind seemed to echo all human emotion. Willow Tree figures are designed to be upright like a tree, and are frequently fashioned carrying objects from nature or small animals that echo the human qualities or virtues that they represent.

Willow Tree figures are sculpted to imply beauty, elegance, grace and serenity, with emotions expressed through gestures alone. The position of a hand, the tilt of a head or the way two figures interrelate, demonstrates that suggestion is such a powerful sensation.

It is often remarked that Willow Tree collectables have no visible facial expressions, and for good reason, the emotions are left for the observer to decide which makes them very personal to their individual owners.