Rare Beauty Below Vanitas Photography with Endangered Butterflies in Water photography Ecologically printed with polka dots

Ecologically printed with polka dots from beans

Framed in deep black cotton velvet & American walnut

and analogue photographic processes

This item is sold as an unmounted print

plus two artist proofsCreated 2009–2013 | Printed 2026

Rare Beauty Below Vanitas Photography with Endangered Butterflies in Water photography Ecologically printed with polka dotsThe 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