This is my own original Celtic knot crescent moon design. I drew it with pen and ink several years ago, then turned it into a digital file. I’ve sold t-shirts, magnets and other merchandise with this design over the years.
It frequently appears in “free” clipart sites and online stores without my permission.
I do allow free use per the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) license which allows others remix, tweak, and build upon my work non-commercially — that means non involving money in any way — so long as you credit me for the artwork and license your new creation(s) under the identical terms.
If you use my image in this way, or as a tattoo, I’d love to see pictures.
Commercial use may be granted under certain circumstances. Please contact me for more information.
UPDATE 2012: The design appears on a tattoo blog
UPDATE 2013: A colorized version by Hikaru Yuumei
UPDATE 2015: The metal band Reality At Its Finest uses the design in their videos and promotional material
UPDATE 2016: This lovely bauble xxxnicholai.deviantart.com/art… and this artistic reworking i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/…
UPDATE 10/24/2019: I just found my crescent moon while playing a hidden object puzzle in ENIGMATIS 3: The Shadow of Karkhala
UPDATE 2024: The alt-metal band Blessed Aura from Italy uses the design on their Facebook page
~ J.L. Hilton
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