Tuesday, August 21, 2012

My Version of a Luna Moth


It took me awhile, but I finally finished my rendition of a Luna Moth in fine silver. I decided to use plain white 3 mm cubic zirconias for the "eyes" since I didn't duplicate the beautiful green color of the moth and I wanted it to be as simple as possible. It measures 1.75 inches across the wings and I usually don't make pieces this large, but I had to be able to capture the detail of the wings as much as I could. I used Scratch Foam for the basic design and an xacto knife for the fine veins. Now all it needs is a chain.

Below is a picture of one of the two I saw last July. You can read about it here. I based my design on this photo.



5 comments:

Alice Walkowski said...

Your moth is just gorgeous Zoe. Please show it hanging on a chain too. Are you selling it or keeping it for yourself? It is stunning.

Zoe Nelson said...

Thanks, Alice! I'll probably keep it for myself, at least for awhile.

SummersStudio said...

Breath taking. This is a perfect essence of the luna moth.

Zoe Nelson said...

Thank you, LeAnn! I'm very pleased with how it turned out.

diane allison-stroud said...

it's just wonderful zoe...xoxo