Contemporary Dance of Life: Vanitas Art with Blue Winged Butterfly scarf 0194’ dated 2017

0194’  dated 2017

acrylic faced with pure white capsules

sized at 16

aligning botanical history with the long arc of cultural development

Contemporary Dance of Life: Vanitas Art with Blue Winged Butterfly scarf 0194’ dated 2017The 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