The Butterfly Project
Habitat 2022 – Butterfly Project
Museo Italiano August/September
I continue to make art in my studio, but over the protracted period of COVID-19, I became obsessed by the beauty and transformative power of one of nature’s most amazing creatures, the butterfly. Being unable to access my studio during lockdowns, I scaled down my work to fit on a kitchen table and happily spent hours creating great swarms of delicate hand painted, hand cut butterflies that flutter in the tiniest breeze.
Conceptually, the butterfly presents a perfect metaphor for freedom, fragility, strength, and metamorphosis - and just like people and ideas, butterflies have the ability to migrate across many boundaries towards a common goal.
My dream today is that human societies will embrace a paradigm shift in thinking and that - just like the butterfly, planet earth may experience a positive transformation.
I hope to continue gaining unexpected insights and making art well into the future.
