Betty Moon Studios, Botanical Artistry

In the quiet of a suburban neighborhood in Holualoa, Hawaii, Erika Betty Eberhart searches for the perfect plant to add to her collection. However, this collection isn’t for her, it’s for the art piece she’s crafting for someone else.

“It’s almost like my meditation. It’s when my mind actually becomes calm.”

Erika’s resin works feature botanicals, and mostly what she finds locally. She particularly enjoys being able to create from the buyer’s own property because it invites people to come back outside to see where the flower was picked.

Every piece that Erika crafts is different from the last. This is especially true of the tables she makes with resin and florals on a wood surface.

“Each piece of wood is different. You can’t replicate that. Nothing that I do is ever the same, which I love.”

She has also been working with brides to preserve their wedding bouquets. It’s a unique way of capturing a moment in time.

“I’m giving you this and no one else in the world will ever have what you have. It’s a really special gift.”

Erika pours her heart and soul into her work. She shares that there are nights when she can’t sleep because she’s anticipating the work on a new piece. 

“My hope for the people who choose to work with me is that they’re able to feel what I feel when I’m making the table.”

Film by Lia-Lucine Cary

Photos by Mallory Kessel

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