Aquatic Elegance: Butterfly Reflections in Underwater Photography empirical poised between emergence and disappearance

poised between emergence and disappearance

20 x 16 inches / 50

When two or more snowflakes are hung outside on a tree close together they make a wonderful wind chime

'Morpho Amathonte 0334’  dated 2011

Aquatic Elegance: Butterfly Reflections in Underwater Photography empirical poised between emergence and disappearanceThe 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