Perilous Thresholds, 2024

Acrylic paint, Oil paint, Turk’s Cap (branch & leaves), Basalt, mirror, various red fibers, kozo paper, mica, gold leaf, recycled plexiglass,

86 x 39 x 10 inches

Inspired by a sudden freeze that transformed a Turk’s Cap leaves to drape and hang like the wet, limp bodies of newly evolved Monarch Butterflies, this artwork reflects upon death, metamorphosis and the promise of new life.