——作者谭恩
（作者为浏阳市当代雕塑院院长，雕塑家，文学爱好者)
母亲的名字叫梧桐花。
小时候，我家屋后有棵梧桐树。母亲告诉我梧桐花可以食，叶子可以做猪饲料。我们兄妹经常爬树上去采摘。摘回来的花叶作猪食，母亲有时挑取新鲜的梧桐花插在头发上，村里人看见了，笑她疯，还给她取了个外号，叫“梧桐花”。我特别不理解母亲，就问她为什么要这么做，母亲无奈地回了我一句，“因为梧桐花有你爸的体温”
我这才想到，父亲的坟就在梧桐树下，我这才想到，有一回我在梧桐树下尿尿，母亲罚我跪扁担。
母亲只字不识，用她自己的方式教育着我们，让我从小就明白什么是对情感的珍爱，对生命的敬畏和生活中的有所忌惮。梧桐树成了我生命中最尊贵的树，梧桐花则是我生命中最美丽的花朵。
雪雕《母亲。梧桐花》以母亲年轻时候的形象为原型塑造而成，母亲嘟起的嘴巴象征着母亲的坚强之美，隆起的大额头象征着母亲的智慧之美，清澈的目光象征着母亲的善良之美，清秀的头发和小辫子象征着母亲的健康之美，结实的脸庞象征着母亲的勤劳之美。母亲的容貌不像城里女人那般娇艳，但她的美散发着故乡泥土芬芳，散发着中国农村女子的质朴之美，让我难以忘怀。在以后的日子里，无论我走多远，广州，四川，还是北京，只要我就闭上双眼，想起母亲，就能闻到家乡泥土的味道。
雪雕《母亲。梧桐花》设计以雪为材质，雪，质地洁白无瑕，更能体现母亲的坚贞之美和朴素无华的品格。作品规格为：300CM*300CM*300CM。雪雕制作过程中艺术风格尽量装饰，艺术手法尽量概况简练。这样，对刻画人物的内心世界会很有帮助。
我还要回家乡，寻一段梧桐木，按此设计方案，雕刻成母亲的模样。梧桐木质酥软，摸起来留有体温。梧桐木质更能体现母亲的慈爱，她的朴实。
我在写这篇文章的时候，我在黑龙江接受国家艺术基金.2019北方雪雕民俗艺术培训，我妻子从湖南老家打来电话告诉我，今天家里来了好多亲友，我问为什么呀！“母亲70大寿呀！”，是啊，国庆节快到啦，母亲也应该是有70岁了，她是建国那年出生的。谨以此雕塑作品献给全天下历经苦难而坚强的母亲，祝福母亲们幸福安康！谨以此雕塑作品献给天下最伟大的母亲——中国，祝福祖国繁荣昌盛！国泰民安！
2019年9月30日晚
《Mother Chinese parasol tree flowers》Sculpture notes
—— Author Tan En
（The author is president, sculptor and literary enthusiast of Liuyang Contemporary Sculpture Institute）
Mother's name is Wutonghua.
When I was a child, there was a plane tree behind my house. Mother told me that Chinese parasol flowers can be eaten and leaves can be used as pig feed. My brother and sister often climb trees to pick them. The mosaic leaves were picked back for pig food. Mother sometimes picked fresh sycamore flowers and inserted them in her hair. The villagers saw them and laughed at her madness. They also gave her a nickname called "sycamore flowers". I didn't understand my mother very much, and asked why she did it. My mother reluctantly replied to me, "because the phoenix tree has the temperature of your father."
It occurred to me that my father's grave was under the sycamore tree. It occurred to me that once I urinated under the sycamore tree, my mother punished me to kneel on the flat pole.
My mother didn't know her words and taught us in her own way, so that I could understand what I cherish from my childhood and my fears in life. The sycamore tree has become the most noble tree in my life, and the sycamore flower is the most beautiful flower in my life.
Snow sculpture 《Mother。Wutonghua》. The Chinese parasol flower is modeled on the image of the mother when she was young. The mother's pursed mouth symbolizes the strong beauty of the mother, the raised forehead symbolizes the beauty of the mother's wisdom, the clear eyes symbolize the good beauty of the mother, the beautiful hair and braids symbolize the beauty of the mother's health, and the strong face symbolizes the beauty of the mother's diligence. The appearance of a mother is not so beautiful as that of a woman in the city, but her beauty emanates the fragrance of her hometown's soil, and it gives me the unforgettable beauty of the rustic women in China. In the days to come, no matter how far I go, Guangzhou, Sichuan or Beijing, as long as I close my eyes and think of my mother, I can smell the smell of the soil in my hometown.
Snow sculpture Mother. The Chinese parasol flower is designed with snow as material, snow and white flawless texture, which can better reflect the firmness and simplicity of a mother. The specifications are: 300CM * 300CM * 300CM. In the process of making snow sculpture, the artistic style is decorated as much as possible, and the artistic techniques are concise as possible. In this way, it will be very helpful to portray the inner world of the characters.
I also want to go back to my hometown, looking for a section of plane wood, according to this design plan, carved into the shape of my mother. The wood of sycamore is crisp and soft, and it feels warm. Wutong wood can better reflect the mother's love, her simplicity.
While I was writing this article, I accepted the National Art Fund.2019 northern snow carving folk art training. My wife called from my hometown to tell me that many family members and friends came home today, and I asked why. "Mother's 70th birthday!" Yes, the National Day is coming, and mother should be 70 years old. She was born in the year of the founding of the people's Republic of China. I dedicate this sculpture to all the hardships and strong mothers all over the world, wishing mothers happiness and health. With this sculpture, I dedicate to the world's greatest mother, China, and to the prosperity of our motherland. The country is prosperous and the people are at peace!
