Chiaroscuro Life: Ethereal Beetles in Liquid LightThe 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

- Sold direct from the artists studio

where material process and illusion converge

Supplied with a 3 metre hessian cord

Carbon black pigment fired porcelain ceramic

Rather than depicting a fixed object

Through this artwork

The works reference the broader scientific context of wave theory and gravitational research

museum u/v varnish to protect the print

The world has changed so dramatically since then

organically grown Lavandula angustifolia from our own studio orchard

From the late 1980’s to 2011

Within the studio