“My sculpture Mother Tree serves as a symbol of the vulnerability, strength and sense of community I feel as a mother.” – Helen Hiebert

This performance, choreographed by Tracy Broyles, brings Mother Tree to life as sculpture, dance, and crocheters interact.

The seven-foot tall handmade paper dress/tree features single strands of thread which extend from the bodice of the dress and cascade to the floor, transforming via crochet into roots which pile up, filling the surrounding space as a tree's roots would fill the ground beneath it. The transformation from dress to tree and root to soil symbolizes the mother as a provider and nurturer throughout human development.