Luna

Mark Ruddy

wood, fabric, silk

“This cabinet was inspired by the book-matched walnut pieces on the door which I read as female. The rest of the piece plays with the feminine theme with references to the goddess Diana and the Virgin Mary. Diana was considered the patroness of the moon and goddess of fertility and childbirth. The church took some symbols associated with Diana and incorporated them in depictions of the Virgin Mary. The church I grew up in had a stained glass window showing Mary with her heel holding down a crescent moon. The crescent moon here is represented by a pine wedge, found at a log cabin construction site. The door handle suggests the ancient figurine, the Venus of Willendorf, thought to be a fertility figure or mother goddess symbol. The soft edges of the wood and the use of silk add to the feminine resonance of this piece. My choice of recycled redwood for the inner cabinet is a reference to the work of the activist, Julia Butterfly Hill, who in the late 1990s lived in a redwood tree she named Luna for over 700 days to save it from being cut down. The tree is still standing.”

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Price: For terms of sale, call 715-839-7949.
Size: 61″ x 22″ x 16″