Aqueous Metamorphosis: Submerged Butterflies in Liquid Tranquility hand

Aqueous Metamorphosis: Submerged Butterflies in Liquid Tranquility handThe 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

when the temperature could reach -55 degrees at the same time each year

mallard wings & olive wood

the construction remains intentionally legible

Empirical Research & Evidence

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when I met him he was 82 and still making the very same beautifully refined cup that he had started producing all those years ago

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soft with a lustrous sheen

Each embodies a narrative of renewal