Waltzing Waters: The Dance of Life and Death lighting

Waltzing Waters: The Dance of Life and Death lightingThe 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

This ecological process is circular with no carbon footprint or chemicals used in any part of the process

painterly compositions

as a non-edition print

oceans and landscapes a new life

Artists Proof No

half bottle made from recycled beach cleanup Coke cans

this was not possible in 2022 due to the warming climate and the use of oil

in our case corn starch & sugar cane

0108’  dated 2017

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These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct physical process

Central to this body of work is the butterfly's metamorphosis: a complete and irreversible transformation that unfolds through vulnerability rather than resistance