Breeding Art Studio-Bred Endangered Butterflies in Vanitas Underwater Photography license shipped rolled in gesso paper

shipped rolled in gesso paper direct from the darkroom

Vintage print from an edition of 10 hand printed by the artist between 2004 and 2010

translating abstract forces into tangible visual form

they function as archival studies of transience

Breeding Art Studio-Bred Endangered Butterflies in Vanitas Underwater Photography license shipped rolled in gesso paperThe 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