Vanishing Wingspan: Submerged Butterflies in Artistic Reflection scarf

Vanishing Wingspan: Submerged Butterflies in Artistic Reflection scarfThe 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

and purity of these reactions have already faded into darkness

I worked towards recreating the work with a revised and contemporary aesthetic

The print is of a Morpho Peleides butterfly from the 'Swarm' series dated 2008-2012

Unmounted and unframed the print is very delicate

Ecologically printed with abstract floral motifs made with poppy flower petals

0215’  dated 2017

shipped in a tube wrapped in gesso paper direct fro the darkroom

Each piece is stamp initialled by the artist on the shank

As an element capable of nurturing and destruction

Within the studio

unmounted and unframed

all prints are delivered without our usual UV varnish