7.02.2014

Sun, Moon and...Glass?

When the sun shines through stained glass, the light seems to burn into the new space. The sun design (right) is directly inspired by that phenomenon. The design on the left considers the lesser light of the moon. Though the moon's reflected light is softer than the sun's burn, moonlight filters down and brings a silver shine to earth's landscape. The moon design also features that dot at the top that might be Venus, the evening star, or might be an allusion to the origin of pearls. Which tale of origin do you like best: pearls are dewdrops of moonlight that fell into the ocean and were swallowed by oysters, pearls are tears of Aphrodite, pearls fell from the sky when dragons fought.

These preliminary sketch/drawings are colored pencil on laid paper. Approximate size 7" x 11".