This moon sculpture was created for a friend of mine who wanted balance in her apartment. She had a sun clock and asked if I would be up for making a crescent moon woman.

This was a very exciting idea for me! And I love having the opportunity to create something from scratch so I sat down and started drawing different takes on a woman in the moon. I didn't want it to be too simple. I wanted to create something familiar but unique. I worried it might fall into the generic "face in the moon" category but after a few sketches I found the design that felt right to me. She felt content and peaceful! So I took that design and began drawing it out of metal. This technique is one I had been recently developing and she was only the second time I had done it: I colored the whole piece blue (hottest color) then ground everything but what I wanted to remain blue away and then colored everything purple (second hottest color) and so on until finishing with the final silver highlights. It was a time consuming process but it created really beautiful depth and intricate magical moments of color interaction. I loved it! I particularly liked how the wavy hair came out in this one!

This metal moon sculpture is wall hanging, made entirely of stainless steel, colored using only heat patinas, and is safe to be kept outdoors!