Studio blue Butterfly in Black: Vanitas Photography BlueThe 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

Artist framed in Shou Sugi Ban chemical free

The packaging we use is made from 100% recycled & unbleached Kraft™ paper with no visible branding

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past and present

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Water becomes an active agent within the composition

If Francisco De Goya were here today I am certain he would approve

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If we can have a tactile experience

annotated & numbered (recto)

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I met one such apprentice who started making a simple clay cup when he was just 15 years old