When a child is formed in the womb of a mother, there is a connection that begins to be nurtured and can never be broken. Cutting the umbilical cord will never separate a mother’s love for her child. This personification of the affection between a mother and her son and her relationship is something that artists have created over and over again in mother and son sculpture and their family charters all over the world. Capturing the love that is shared between mother and child is a beautiful reminder of the unique love between them. A mother with her son in her arms or holding the child’s hand as they walk are some of the beautiful moments shared in the sculpture of mother and son.

The simple hand of a mother ready to touch the child’s cheek speaks volumes and captures the essence of a love that is continually reaching, touching and embracing. The caring eyes that gaze at her child in the small sculpted statue will embody all the thoughts any mother has for her own children: Can the world be kind to my child? Will my son one day have children of his own to love? What will the future hold for my beloved son?

There are a number of sculptures of mothers and children illustrating this bond and different statuses of mothers and children, however none are as famous as the Virgin and baby Jesus. This sculpture was made by Michelangelo’s famous “Pieta” statue sculpture, Madonna Jesus. We have embraced this mother and child statue as our symbol of total and utter dedication, a mother who sacrificed herself and gave up her own world for the sake of her child.

What mother wouldn’t embrace a mother-son status for her own cabinet of curiosities or mantelpiece? Surely any woman who has given birth to a child would love to look at the statue of her beloved child, sculpted and captured forever, frozen in time as the love that exists deep within her mother’s heart. A mother’s memories are her most valuable asset that she will cherish throughout her life.

It has been said that there is no depth in a mother’s love for her child. There is no distance so great that it cannot be crossed and nothing that can truly break the connection a mother has with her child. What better medium than to embody that love forever than in a very familiar sculpture? Capture the connection and savor the leaps that neither time nor distance will ever severe.

The next time you’re wondering what gift to give the mother in your life, think about the gift of a family sculpture. It is the darling gift that can warm her mother’s heart.