Moon Wanderers
The mysterious Moon Wanderers — the most recognizable and popular image I've created. According to the legend, they travel in boats along the dark side of the Earth, forever asleep, moving with the moonlight — either sleeping or immersed in deep meditation.
This series came from a childhood question: what happens in the world when everyone is asleep? And if there's a dark side of the moon, then surely there's a night side of the earth too.
At first there was no story around them — just a set of sketches I made sitting on the floor, rocking a baby's cradle with my left hand.
When Brian McCarty photographed these figures, he told me about the song "It's Only a Paper Moon," which came to his mind the first time he saw them — that's when I decided to tell a short story in which a paper moon appears.
Moon Fox and Moon Cat (polyurethane, 2009) are in the permanent collection of The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY — a gift from Brian McCarty.
This series came from a childhood question: what happens in the world when everyone is asleep? And if there's a dark side of the moon, then surely there's a night side of the earth too.
At first there was no story around them — just a set of sketches I made sitting on the floor, rocking a baby's cradle with my left hand.
When Brian McCarty photographed these figures, he told me about the song "It's Only a Paper Moon," which came to his mind the first time he saw them — that's when I decided to tell a short story in which a paper moon appears.
Moon Fox and Moon Cat (polyurethane, 2009) are in the permanent collection of The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY — a gift from Brian McCarty.
Moon Foxes sleep in boats rocked by dreams.
Surrounded by waves of whispers, under the cover of night, they are never alone. The Moon Wanderers know what fills the world when everyone is asleep, and they can tell us many stories.
Surrounded by waves of whispers, under the cover of night, they are never alone. The Moon Wanderers know what fills the world when everyone is asleep, and they can tell us many stories.
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