The Dish
You art what you eat We’re pretty sweet on this piece by local artist Evan Mooney—and not just because it looks like candy buttons. The UVA grad says her “Hard Candy” series celebrates her steel magnolias. “They might be vibrant, polished and law abiding, but there is so much more to them,” Mooney says. “They are tough as nails, resilient, and fiercely loyal.” To create the series, Mooney hand mixes pigment and resin to make the semispheres, then unites the surface with another high-gloss coat of resin. She says there’s nothing more visually satisfying than color and texture, “and this series has both in abundance.” COURTESY EVAN MONNEY
We just had one more question: How does she feel about actual candy buttons? “I did eat them when I was little,” Mooney says, “but they always looked better than they tasted!” See more of Mooney’s work at evanmooneyart.com.—Caite Hamilton
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