I used to think I knew how some caterpillars become butterflies. I assumed they weave cocoons, then sit inside growing six long legs, four wings, and so on. I figured if I were to cut open a cocoon, I’d find a butterfly-ish caterpillar, or a caterpillar-ish butterfly, depending on how far things had progressed. I was wrong. In fact, the first thing caterpillars do in their cocoons is shed their skin, leaving a soft, rubbery chrysalis. If you were to look inside the cocoon early on, you’d find nothing but a puddle of glop. But in that glop are certain cells, called imago cells, that contain the DNA-coded instructions for turning bug soup into a delicate, winged creature—the angel of the dead caterpillar.
Martha Beck- GROWING WINGS: THE POWER OF CHANGE
The collage and mixed media series ‘Metamorphosis’ is about being a woman in peri-menopause. Peri-menopause marks a significant hormonal and life transition, and for many women, it brings reflection on identity, aging, and self-understanding.
Analog collages and mixed media (gouache, oil pastels, soft pastels) on paper. Sizes from 29,7 × 42 cm until 42 × 59,4 cm.
