5×7” copper plate etching with aquatint on 11×14” Rives BFK paper. Inspired by the original Grimm’s Fairy Tale story of Cinderella. In this version, her tears of grief water a tree where her mother is buried. She begs the tree to let her attend the king’s festival. The tree and its birds gift her a beautiful golden dress and golden slippers. It’s a symbol of her worth, her value, she is not just a slave to her abusive household.