Submerged Dreams: Morphe Didius & Amathonte Butterfly ChroniclesThe 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

4 x 42 cms)

Ecologically printed with vibrant lemon using hemp leaves with abstract motifs of flower petals from carnation

000's of live flower petals

Access provides entry to a Private Reading Room and directly supports completion of the first printed edition

The artist is particularly drawn to the spherical form and has created this work "in camera" without any post-production

This approach allows complex forms to remain lightweight and materially efficient while retaining a tactile quality difficult to achieve through conventional manufacturing methods

now with the introduction of a coke within the scene

and reconstituted through wave energy

organically grown Lavandula angustifolia from our own studio orchard

0106’  dated 2017

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

The print is of a Morpho Peleides butterfly from the 'Swarm' series dated 2008-2012