Moonflower: Earth Remembered began as a sunflower and became something else through loss and adaptation. This sculptural fiber work reflects environmental damage, collective neglect, and the long memory held by the natural world.
The fading color and darkened leaves speak to depletion. The red lines represent trauma carved slowly into the land through indifference rather than malice. Moonflower’s eyes remain reflective, not accusatory. He does not rage. He remembers.
This piece is about endurance. About the quiet persistence of nature even when altered beyond recognition. About what remains when beauty is no longer protected, yet refuses to vanish.
Materials and Process
• Needle-felted wool face
• Wet-felted wool leaves
• Needle-felted wool detailing for veins and surface lines
• All elements shaped, layered, and assembled entirely by hand
• Soft, sculptural, and dimensional fiber construction
Dimensions
19 inches high × 21 inches wide × 5 inches deep
Symbolism
• Sunflower transformed: adaptation through environmental harm
• Fading color: loss of vitality and memory erosion
• Darkened leaves: depletion and neglect
• Red lines: ecological trauma and sustained damage
• Reflective eyes: witness, remembrance, and endurance