moonbirds art sculpture

Wood, metal, Ceramic, Tulle, Glass, Twigs gathered together to create this Moonbird mixed media art sculpture by Sherry Candy Lane.

The stars came out to light the way for the crescent moon's reach for white night birds. Charmed by the luna they mated, picked a proud star to twinkle over the metallic blue cloud grass protecting a glass cobalt blue egg. Who knows what the new tweet will look like. Perhaps it will chirp for cheese & milky ways.

Original inspiration for this artwork came when I observed a shadow shaped like a crescent moon with its lower point extending to hold a bird. In all honesty I was at Mass on a Sunday--the crucifix, the St. Anthony Statue, etc...were lit up and somehow these shadows projected from them on the wall behind the altar. So I knew I wanted to create a moon (I love moons) holding birds and a nest.

A wooden birdhouse in the background blends in with the attached wooden moon. The sculptured hand was added for the bird nest. One bird is ceramic and the other is resin with wire legs. The tulle gives a charming touch for the expectant moonbirds.