Butterflies have been used symbolically in art in many cultures throughout history. According to Wikipedia artistic depictions of butterflies were used in Egyptian hieroglyphs over 3500 years ago, and “in the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan, the brilliantly colored image of the butterfly was carved into many temples, buildings, jewelry, and emblazoned on incense burners.” Butterfly images have been found among the Zapotec and Mayan civilizations as well. The symbolism of butterflies varies among cultures and times, but many ideas revolve around change and transformation, such as: · Powerful transformation, metamorphosis in your life, personality · Moving through different life cycles · Renewal, rebirth · Lightness of being, playfulness · Elevation from earthly matters, tuning into emotional or spiritual · The world of the soul, the psyche In my new butterfly series I explore concepts of change and metamorphosis, using butterflies as symbols of miraculous expansion and growth. I celebrate transformation in these images. While I did not specifically set out to create a new series exploring change and metamorphosis, it may come as no surprise that this series developed throughout my pregnancy. Several days after learning I was pregnant I found the below butterfly on the sidewalk while walking down the street in Telluride, Colorado. I carefully took it with me while I traveled for several more weeks before getting it safely home intact and in my darkroom to create art with it. I loved the results immediately! Soon after my husband bought me the below set of insects and butterflies to continue my new explorations. I love working with these beautiful creatures! The symbolism they express around ideas of change, transformation, and moving through different life cycles are mirrors of my own life, and the symbolism they express around ideas of lightness of being, playfulness, and tuning into spiritual are illustrated in my artworks. I am continuing to work on this series this quarter. |
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Embracing and enjoying the journey (process),
without dwelling on a specific destination (outcome)
~ in the darkroom and in life. :)
The process is achieved by re-exposing a print mid-way through the development process.
~ Typically, a print is exposed then developed.
~ With solarization, a print is exposed, partially developed, re-exposed, then fully developed.
The silver halide that was originally exposed has been developed enough to no longer be as effected by more light, whereas the silver halide that was not yet exposed can now be exposed.
This effect is well-known in black and white photography and can be controlled fairly well working only with with gray tones. This effect is much less common in color photography for a variety of reasons, including most prints not being hand processed and the results being much less predictable.
I was familiar with the process of solarization and thought I might explore it someday. One day when working on a piece I made a mistake in the creating of it, and I realized it was not going to turn out as I desired. So mid-process I decided to just re-expose it to light and see what happened.
Solarization requires careful choices in of the amount of light used in both initial exposure and in second exposure, as well as the precise moment in the development process when re-exposure happens. These factors in combination with color choices yield very different outcomes. This all needs to happen very quickly as well, making solarization difficult to yield consistent results with.
Since my first accident-piece-turned-solarized-piece I have occasionally set out to solarize intentionally. However, I usually just use this technique when I "accidentally" do something unintended in the creation process. Because I know the piece won't turn out as I originally desired I take the opportunity to play with the solarization technique to see what else I can make of the piece.
Embracing and enjoying the process (journey),
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