A butterfly doesn't gradually transform inside a chrysalis. It first liquefies completely, becomes just liquid, before it reforms into something new. Falling apart, it turns out, is sometimes exactly what transformation requires.

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Did you know I collect butterflies?

Not caught ones. Only butterflies that have already lived their full lives in the wild or came from sanctuaries working to protect wild populations. That part matters to me.

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Years ago, we were going through a really hard season. I remember pulling into a parking lot, feeling pretty down about it all, and looking up at a small tree right in front of my car, filled with a whole flock of little birds, flitting around.

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Have a thing about birds? Me too.

Years ago, in a hard season, I sat in a parking lot feeling low, and looked up to see a small tree in front of my car, full of little birds flitting around…

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Car AC broke on the way to first class teaching this semester. Then tech glitches, logistics fall apart, all of it, class started half an hour late.
Next day car number two joined the chaos & quit on the way back from an errand…

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“Tree Stonecrop” (Sedum dendroideum) Photo transfers & mixed media on wood panel (6 x 6”) $175

A quiet celebration of tenacity and balance, wild at heart, but with good table manners.

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Photo transfers, acrylic, color pencil, ephemera & dried pressed leaves on cradled wood panel. 9x12 inches | $425

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This one has found its home… but the inspiration lingers.

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40 x 40 inches | $3,400
Photo transfer, acrylic, color pencil, ephemera, and dried pressed flower on cradled wood panel.

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