To find out about The Full Moon Art Challenge and learn how to join in, visit the event page. Don’t forget to tag your art #FullMoonArtChallenge2024 so we can find it online.
If you’re joining in, share your Wood Moon art on September 16th, 17th, or 18th.
September’s Wood Moon
A moon with a bundle of sticks seemed like the best design to celebrate September’s Wood Moon. I though about adding an ax to make this moon a true lumberjack, but something simpler seemed like a better fit for the clay.
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Get Chopping
September marks both the end of the firewood season and the best time to cut trees for lumber.
This month, it’s still dry enough to gather sticks and logs for fires, but firewood should be collected at least six months in advance so it can be completely dried before it is burned. Any wood gathered in September won’t be warming your home during the bleakest days of winter, but it will be ready for the cold days of early spring.
Lumber, however, is best cut in early fall, when sap production slows down. Obviously, less sap means your logs are less sticky and damp, which makes them easier to collect and they will take less time to cure before building or carving.
Be ready for October
October’s moon is the “Vintage Moon” and it celebrates the wine-making month. If you are part of the Full Moon Art Challenge, share your Vintage Moon art on October 16th, 17th, or 18th, with the actual Full Moon on the 17th.
