It is almost Christmas and many of us are still scrambling around attempting to select the ideal gift for a relative or friend. What do they need? What do they require? What can we buy? We could spend hours in shops. There's another way to select the perfect gift but it involves changing our perception of what gift giving is all about.

The problem is that we consider giving gifts as the exchange of items. A practical option is to consider a present as communicating. If you give a gift to someone, what you are actually doing is speaking to them. You buy, make or find a gift that says something to the recipient. They get the present, and if they are perceptive, they understandyour message. Of course this is obvious, but somehow we forget it when we proceed to select gifts. We concentrate first on the thing or the need, then assess what message it communicates.

You may have realised gifts are communicating when somebody gives you a gift and you're instantly aware of what it says. Space is communicated by some gifts, others intimacy. Some say" I really like your imagination"others"You should care for yourself". What gifts communicate is seldom attached to their cost or their own prestige. A few of the gifts that I have enjoyed the most happen to be practically free for the giver to arrange for me personally, but have stated so much that they have been hugely valuable.

If you exploit this thinking, when you select presents, then you can move towards the gift that is ideal. Ask yourself ,"What do I wish to say to this person?" Then move on to"What can I give them that will convey this?". This is contrary to the common"What can I purchase them?" .

Conquer presents, but at least they will be meaningful. One gift that I received lately was given as a consequence of this sort of thinking. She took on all of my responsibilities for a day and shipped me away to Tokyo to play. She wished to say she appreciated everything that I did, and that she understood my responsibilities were sometimes a burden for me. I adored it.

The gifts that we come up with when we think of gifts Communication might be the same which we would think of in different ways. The difference may only be that we arrive at a conclusion faster and with much more certainty that our gift is ideal for that individual.

Of course, there is a caveat. In Case You Have nothing positive to say to the person, but feel that you must give a gift, then go back to your old methods of believing. Communication negative things using a gift, may not be the best way to enjoy your Christmas. Try it only if you are feeling brave.

Willow Tree Figurines, present ideas for all events

Willow Tree® is an intimate lineup of figurative sculptures Pieces are cast out of her first carvings, and painted by hand. The simplicity of shape and lack of facial features signify Willow Tree . It's Susan's expectation that these pieces be meaningful to both giver and receiver.

In the Studio

Susan describes herself as a manufacturer. When she is not making something, she's considering it. This one-of-a-kind solution to product development makes her pieces trulyindividual... her hands, and her unique view, is evident in each sculpture.

And a focus on shape and gesture which speaks to the Universal. By stripping down the essence of emotion to pure shape, she opens the interpretation of each piece to the giver and the recipient.

What's New 2019

6.5" high and adorned with goldleaf. Packaging reflects SignatureCollection distinction.