🦋 The Shape of Becoming

9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm)

The Shape of Becoming is an original mixed media artwork created with layered fabric, collaged paper ephemera, and Czech glass beads on birch panel. Part of the Floral and Botanical Collection and the Whimsical Companions Collection, this richly textured contemporary piece weaves together luminous color, intricate detail, and tactile depth — rooted in the beauty of transformation and the quiet magic of becoming.

A striking butterfly spreads its wings across the composition, its body rendered in deep, textured brown fabric alive with an animal print pattern. The wings are constructed from an exuberant patchwork of striped batik and printed fabrics radiating outward in teal, cobalt, burnt orange, crimson, magenta, gold, and deep plum — each strip carrying its own distinct pattern, from florals to abstracts to animal prints, coming together like a stained glass window of collected stories. Six bold wing-eye markings are built from layered Czech glass beads in teal, amber, and deep blue, each one a tiny jewel of craftsmanship that catches the light with quiet intensity. Delicate Czech glass bead antennae curve gracefully upward, completing the butterfly with an elegant, whimsical touch. The background is a layered collage of vintage paper ephemera — handwritten letters, postmarks, and printed words including "love," "magic," and "bright" — that whisper of journeys taken and stories carried forward through change.

Balancing whimsy and wonder, The Shape of Becoming invites the viewer into a world where transformation is beautiful and every detail tells a story. This is a piece for the collector who wants a home filled not just with art, but with feeling. This piece is part of the Floral and Botanical Collection and the Whimsical Companions Collection.

Details:

• Artwork Size: 9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm)
• Medium: Fabric, collaged paper ephemera, and Czech glass beads on birch panel
• Richly textured, layered surface with Czech glass bead embellishment
• Czech glass bead antennae detail
• Birch panel
• Ready to hang
• One of a kind original artwork
• Signed by the artist