Profound Vanitas: Blue Winged Butterfly in Black Underwater vanitas sm w 40 gms h120

sm  w   40 gms h120 x w30 x d30 mm

Dimensions may vary by approximately ±5% due to the hand-production process

and disappearance

half bottle made from recycled beach cleanup Coke cans

Profound Vanitas: Blue Winged Butterfly in Black Underwater vanitas sm w 40 gms h120The 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