Modern Day Vanitas: Rare Butterfly Dance in Black Water Photography sculpture The original work is made

The original work is made from pigment fired porcelain ceramic

The cushion is hand finished in a rolled moleskin edging with an invisible zip to finish it off

the sand casting process is the same that I developed for the 'Makers Place' single use plastic & aluminium recycling studio that I designed & built from the ground up for Soneva in Noonu Atoll

7 inches / 60 x 45 cms

Modern Day Vanitas: Rare Butterfly Dance in Black Water Photography sculpture The original work is madeThe 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