A 30x48” canvas layered with oil pastels, pigments, and butterfly cutouts, enriched with textiles like purse patterns, woven materials, and zippers. Created with intricate layers of cardstock and cardboard beneath a torn canvas, it reveals a bold butterfly that seems to push through, symbolic of inner beauty emerging despite layers that may initially obscure it. This piece asks: What parts of yourself are waiting to be seen, even if it requires peeling back layers?
Materials: Oil pastels, pigments, butterfly cutouts, woven materials, zippers, cardstock, cardboard, acrylic paint, markers, local artist-designed details