The Beauty of Moths

This was the last installment of the “This Is What I Can Do” mail art project. I made one for each recipient, approximately 60 of them.

Moths are incredible. They are pollinators, food for owls and bats, they travel thousands of miles and come in an unbelievable array of designs to make any textile designer give up and go be a plumber. They are confused by our porch lights and sent astray. I want to make models of them all. I want to save them all.

The moths are made of recycled aluminum cans, cut and embossed, with antennae made of wire and masking tape. Each one is approximately 1-1/2” x 3”.

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