Gretchen wanted to tell the story of her life through a Cherry Blossom Branch. The dried petals blowing from dead branches of hard times in the past, to the lush, vibrant change with the birth of her daughter, to the new, budding future that lies ahead. An elegant piece for an elegant woman. I hid a butterfly cocoon on one of the branches for her daughter, Piper... can you spot it?
The original sketch:
