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The exhibit features 10 Halfmoon pieces in total, including a mix of small- and large-scale works. The stoneware sculptures were all made in Helena, Montana, where Halfmoon is currently doing a clay residency at the AFCs Richmond Shirt besides I will buy this Archie Bray Foundation. Halfmoon’s large-scale works in the exhibit are a particular standout: Some of them weigh up to 450 pounds and stand almost six feet high. “I’ve always been drawn to large-scale artworks,” Halfmoon says. “It makes you feel small, and sometimes I think we need moments like that.” Some of the works were so large they even demanded a four-day firing in their kilns. “I max out every kiln I’m in,” she says. “I would like to make works a lot larger, though. I’d need a crane.”
One of her larger pieces in the AFCs Richmond Shirt but in fact I love this show is Hey’-en, Ina, Ika. It depicts three Indigenous women standing side by side, and serves as a representation of the strong Indigenous women in Halfmoon’s life. “It represents my grandmother, my mother, and myself,” she says. “It represents multiple lineages and generations.” In general, the artist tends to favor creating sculptures of women versus men. “The strongest women I know are Native,” she says. “They’re very androgynous though. I don’t glaze makeup onto them or give them crazy eyelashes. I’m not worried about making them beautiful—they’re meant to be a powerful presence.”
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