Full Fish Moon

April's Full Moon has three names:

Full Fish Moon, Full Sprouting Grass Moon and Full Egg Moon.
So as part of my ongoing series of Full Moon drawings, I incorporated all three images into this piece.

Full Fish Moon
2008
18" x 24"
Colored pencil and acrylic wash

Full Crow Moon

A few years ago I learned that Native Americans had a special name for each month's full moon. Ever since then I've had the idea to create a drawing for each one. The names are evocative yet simple. And I love almost all moon imagery anyway. So here is my first entry for March's full moon on the 21st. It's called Full Crow Moon. It is 18" x 24" and is drawn with a simple 6B pencil.

Full Snow Moon

Every month's full moon has a different name. I only recently learned this. February's is the Full Snow Moon or Full Hunger Moon. Either name brings up imagery of the long dark winter...freezing settlers and Native Americans....people who's Fall harvests are starting to run low and for whom the fight to survive until Spring becomes the only focus....
I love moon imagery and folklore. That is one of the reasons I was so attracted to Joseph Cornell's work - he summons up lunar associations with white marbles against the deep blue of a night sky twinkling with glitter - oh, and owls.......the night must have owls and other mysteries! Read on to learn a little more about Joseph Cornell's art.