Mother Goose

“Mother Goose” was commissioned for the Discovery Garden at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. I wanted to create a design that had a strong maternal feeling, comforting and protective for the children and families.”

“Mother Goose” was used in a nursery rhymes to comfort children. Often depicted as a woman but is sometimes as a goose. I like the interpretation of her as a goose, it allows me to explore the idea of “Mother Goose,” as a mother herself, guarding her golden eggs.

The eggs are coated with gold leaf.  As a symbol of how valuable and precious each children are even when grown.  The majestic cover of the goose’s wing sweeps over the eggs like a blanket, protecting t3em.  I hope that this sculpture will resonate on a personal level and invoke moments of reflection and thankfulness for the beauty that is motherhood.