Endangered Beauty In Nature: Blue Winged Butterfly in Vanitas PhotographyThe 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

All images in this series are available as rights-managed works for editorial

paper size 23

Ecologically printed with polka dots from beans

the simple pleasure of drinking water connects us somewhere deeper

The scarf is finished as all quality silk scarves are with a hand rolled silk thread edge

Plate XIII

each is hand forged & may vary

+ II artist proofs

Dated 1988

shipped rolled in gesso paper direct from the darkroom

The visible surface texture and layered structure form part of the final aesthetic language of the work

14 x 20 cms 5