Liquid Lullaby: Butterfly Breeding in Artistic Reflection Anna

Liquid Lullaby: Butterfly Breeding in Artistic Reflection AnnaThe 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

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and not in its original 1902 form

The cedar frame seen in some images is available to order only

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medium  w 65 gms h30 x w30 x d105 mm

acting simultaneously as a force of renewal and erasure

Rather than concealing the fabrication process

The artist is particularly drawn to the spherical form and has created this work "in camera" without the use of post-production

The Japanese apprentice is taught that shokunin means not only having technical skills & dedication

this is a very small artwork

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