Transcending Mortality: Beetle Reflections Below the SurfaceThe Butterfly, or Swarm, series explores themes of transformation, fragility, and mortality through the symbolic and physical presence of butterflies suspended within water. Across cultures and histories, the butterfly has carried layered meanings regeneration, freedom, spirituality, and death most notably within Greek thought, where it is closely associated with the soul. These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct

dated 2023

the Fusion works occupy a space between botanical study

I would imagine if Rodin saw the vast amounts of valuable and carelessly discarded materials dumped into our landscapes

Each piece is supplied with a stainless steel fixing

Ecologically printed with vibrant lemon using hemp leaves with abstract motifs of flower petals from carnation

The artwork evokes visions of space

Water functions as both medium and meaning within the series

mallard wings & olive wood mount

Each print is individually numbered and supplied with provenance documentation citing the originating plate number

Dated 1990

each piece is unique and therefore carries its own resonance

Street view of Tokyo taxis