Lunar Eclipse

Inspiration always comes to me from the natural world. I made this piece after seeing a lunar eclipse. I remember my son and I driving around after sunset, searching for the perfect spot, scanning the skies for a glimpse of the moon as it slowly disappeared. This was a little over a year into the pandemic and it was the most excitement we’d had in a long time. And then watching the moon transform in the sky took us out of that stressful moment in time and connected us to the larger universe.

I decided to create something to capture that night. A textile piece about the moon’s beauty but also its power, as something familiar yet deeply mysterious. It began with me cutting and arranging various naturally dyed fabrics— indigo, avocado, oak and madder dyed— into a kind of moon flag. The dark and light shapes came together, the black raw silk like the velvety darkness, naturally dyed warm tones on linen and cotton radiating out the warm glow of an eclipse. This piece reflects on the moon as a place of strength and comfort amidst the chaos.