She is a tree
of life to them
that lay
hold upon her:
and happy
is every one
that retaineth
her.
Bible quote
20″ x 20″ • papel picado – papercut • Tyvek®, mixed media, custom frame • Lisa Rivas © 2004 • “Mom”
I designed and created this piece to honor and remember my mother, she is just in a different dimensional plane.
Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation.
For they are us, our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life. Albert Einstein
Papel picado (“perforated paper”) is the Mexican art of papercutting into elaborate designs.
