Endangered Ephemera Below: Vanitas Photography of Studio-Bred Butterflies Digital individually created from the artist’s

individually created from the artist’s original maquette

and cosmological metaphor

all prints are delivered without our usual UV varnish

As an element capable of nurturing and destruction

The Japanese apprentice is taught that shokunin means not only having technical skills & dedication

Endangered Ephemera Below: Vanitas Photography of Studio-Bred Butterflies Digital individually created from the artist’sThe 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