BUTTERFLY WING MOSAIC

The mosaic on these pieces is made with eco-friendly, sustainably-farmed butterfly wings. The butterflies I use are farmed in third-world and developing countries; after the butterflies die, the farmers collect and sell the insects instead of poaching them or logging the valuable rainforest, which makes my pieces eco-friendly. I “acrylicalize” each butterfly wing to structurally reinforce it and adhere it to the background surface.

 

Two of the species I often use in my artworks, the Blue Morpho and the Madagascan Sunset Moth, were endangered species before the butterfly farms stabilized and replenished their populations—so they are no longer endangered, thanks to the insect-farming initiative!

 

The farms are in Peru, Brazil, Madagascar, the Central African Republic, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, and Colombia.

  • SACRED SYMMETRY (TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE)
    SACRED SYMMETRY (TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE)
  • SACRED SYMMETRY (TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE)
    SACRED SYMMETRY (TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE)
    Acrylicalized butterfly wing mosaic on plexiglass, 40"x70", 2015
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  • QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING
    QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING
  • QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING
    QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING
    Acrylic on canvas with gold and silver leaf, and butterfly wing mosaic, 36"x48", 2016
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  • SACRED SYMMETRY (TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE) II
    SACRED SYMMETRY (TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE) II
  • SACRED SYMMETRY (TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE) II
    SACRED SYMMETRY (TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE) II
    Acrylicalized Butterfly wing mosaic on artist board, 34"x38", 2016
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  • QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING (FEMALE)
    QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING (FEMALE)
  • QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING (FEMALE)
    QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING (FEMALE)
    Acrylic on canvas with gold and silver leaf, and butterfly wing mosaic, 36"x48", 2015
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  • TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE IX
    TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE IX
  • TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE IX
    TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE IX
    Acrylicalized Butterfly wing mosaic on artist board, 24"x30", 2016
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  • BUTTERFLY KISS: ATLAS ATTACUS
    BUTTERFLY KISS: ATLAS ATTACUS
  • BUTTERFLY KISS: ATLAS ATTACUS
    BUTTERFLY KISS: ATLAS ATTACUS
    Acrylic on canvas with gold and silver leaf, and butterfly wing mosaic, 24"x30", 2015
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  • TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE III
    TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE III
  • TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE III
    TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE III
    Acrylicalized Butterfly wing mosaic on artist board, 24"x30", 2015
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  • BUTTERFLY REFLECTION: QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING
    BUTTERFLY REFLECTION: QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING
  • BUTTERFLY REFLECTION: QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING
    BUTTERFLY REFLECTION: QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING
    Acrylic on canvas with gold leaf and butterfly wing mosaic, 24"x30", 2015
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  • TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE V
    TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE V
  • TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE V
    TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE V
    Acrylicalized Butterfly wing mosaic on artist board, 24"x30", 2016
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  • BUTTERFLY KISS: IDEA IDEA
    BUTTERFLY KISS: IDEA IDEA
  • BUTTERFLY KISS: IDEA IDEA
    BUTTERFLY KISS: IDEA IDEA
    Acrylic on canvas with gold leaf and butterfly wing mosaic, 24"x30", 2015
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  • TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE IV
    TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE IV
  • TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE IV
    TROPICAL SNOWFLAKE IV
    Acrylicalized Butterfly wing mosaic on artist board, 24"x30", 2016
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  • BUTTERFLY KISS: WHITE MORPHO
    BUTTERFLY KISS: WHITE MORPHO
  • BUTTERFLY KISS: WHITE MORPHO
    BUTTERFLY KISS: WHITE MORPHO
    Acrylic on canvas with butterfly wing mosaic, 24"x30", 2016
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