Ephemeral Elegance: Life and Mortality in Aqua Art textilesThe 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
I worked towards recreating the work with a revised and contemporary aesthetic
no commercial use or broadcasting either in part or whole at any time
Ecologically printed with turtle beens and flower petals using carnation
Each image functions as a measured observation rather than a constructed tableau: light passing through water
which is the process of merging two or more forms into a single entity
The artwork evokes visions of space
all for profit with shareholder values being held above that of their social responsibility
providing immediate access to the Private Reading Room at AlexanderJamesHamilton
direct 8 x 10 inch darkroom Fuji DuraTrans of original film plate
Available in a range of 5 sizes
Ecologically printed with vibrant lemon using hemp leaves with abstract motifs of flower petals from carnation
doubling as an elegant storage solution for your home