Aquatic Metaphors: Life, Death, and Morpho blue 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

the Vanitas works form a core body within The Legacy Collection

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direct 8 x 10 inch darkroom Fuji DuraTrans of original film plate

Tide  —  w 40–50 gms   h38 × w56 × d38 mm

Okyo King Taxi

institutional

Monkeys Taxi

The resulting images occupy a space between scientific inquiry and formal abstraction

each is hand forged & may vary

stamens and pollen

med - w 160-170 gms h31 x w145 x d 53mm

Piece II ‘ Jezebel ’ standing straight and tall