Beyond the Surface: Underwater Beetle Chronicles butterfly

Beyond the Surface: Underwater Beetle Chronicles butterflyThe 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

then altered

as a non-edition print

dated 2002

hand-fabricated work that transform recycled materials into functional art

translating abstract forces into tangible visual form

Historically rooted in the Vanitas tradition of still life

medium  w 65 gms h30 x w30 x d105 mm

the simple pleasure of drinking water connects us somewhere deeper

dated 2003

This range of silk scarves is completely made by hand in a lovely weighted satin silk

WATER AND THE CONDITIONS OF FORM

unmounted and unframed