This piece, a contemplation sculpture for the hand, perhaps more than any other of my works, was inspired by an actual event. It was, I think, 2013, and I was walking in the field across from our house about 10PM, the night before the June solstice full moon, so the moon was quite full. On this kind of liquid night, at that time of year, one can feel quite enveloped by nature. I was walking on a trail that borders the tree line and I happened to look up just as a Luna Moth (oomizuao in Japan) was flying out from the forest. The moon was so bright and I was not using my flashlight, but instinctively I turned it on and illuminated the moth with it. The poor moth was stunned by the bright light and spiraled to the ground through the tall grass. I felt she would recover and have a better chance of regaining flight from the top of the grass so I let her sit on my hand for a few moments before placing her on the top of the grass seed-heads. She rested a few moments and then flew off on her journey through the moon-filled night. The mystery and beauty of this encounter remains within me as a touchstone of nature immersion.