Waterborne Whispers: Underwater Beetle Elegance Unveiled butterfly

Waterborne Whispers: Underwater Beetle Elegance Unveiled butterflyThe 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

Each piece embodies a story of renewal

This is done in a circular way with no carbon footprint or chemicals in the process

where form is refracted

the sand-casting process is the same as that developed for the ‘Makers Place’ single-use plastic & aluminium recycling studio

and the distant echoes of the Big Bang

lg  w 420 gms h120 x w65 x d65 mm

If we can have a tactile experience

echoing long-standing Vanitas traditions concerned with the transience of life

5″ (60 × 42 cm)

parr - w 60-70 gms h30 x w90 x d44 mm

Water functions as both medium and meaning within the series

This is an archival pigment print of the original sculpture