Metamorphosis (2021-22)

Acrylic on Canvas, 72 x 60 inches

“Transformation: to change into an entirely different form especially by supernatural means” - Merriam Websters Dictionary

“The universe is transformation” - Marcus Aurelius

• Five butterflies at different stages of transformation

• Fifth Chakra colors of blues and the energy of expression and communication in flux and flow

• Spiritually the number five is symbolic of the energy of change, transformation, imagination, expansion

• Five also represents the five senses or ‘five graces’ and our unique human experience as we perceive and interact with the world, participate in life.

• The composition is designed around an unbroken circle showing the evolution and interconnectedness of the individual in relationship to the greater collective, as well as the movement toward full development of the individual soul in concert with the movement of humanity toward unity and higher consciousness.