LACEWING
I would like to be introduced:
a new kind of creature--
explorer, but no conqueror.
Feed me on honeydew, nectar
watch my metamorphosis
from Lioness to Lacewing.
I was Earth-bound, but
like Amelia, I want to be first--
to make my own wings
and fly high across the Pacific.

​— A. Flowers

Lace Wing
760 x 760
Mixed Media - Paint, dress patterns, graphite, charcoal, metallic foil
$3000
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Inspired by the flight of Amelia Earhart across the Pacific, this peice juxtaposes the evolution of a woman's psyche as she becomes aware of the desire to be an explorer against the lifecycle of the Lacewing, an introduced species of insect beneficial to the environment. Lacewings go through a complete metamorphosis, including egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Their larvae are commonly called Aphid lions.

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