Butterfly moth
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I’m not a historical scholar nor Lakota, and this visionary interpretation originates from within myself. The inspiration however, is rooted in both established tradition and the realities of prairie ecosystems. This image is like the caterpillar nestled within the cocoon of its own spinning. The true story curls in upon itself and stays hidden, awaiting the time of emergence. Here’s a little of its history: I visited an exhibition of 19th century adornment created by First Nations Plains cultures. One item in particular caught my interest; an ornament skillfully crafted to resemble a large cocoon. Accompanying text noted that Lakota warriors often attached an actual or facsimile of the large Prairie Sphinx moth cocoon in their hair before entering battle, and cocoons were associated with bison, earth, and wind. It was worn as a method of transferring moth’s powers to the warrior, disorienting enemies as the whirlwind stirs the prairie dust and tornados destruct all in their path. I’m intrigued by transformation and metamorphosis, and understanding the biological processes makes it all the more amazing. Over the years I’d sometimes think about these caterpillars burrowing under ground to spin cocoons, and the link with bison, wind, and protection in battle. I’d remember that cocoon fetish and wonder who’d made and worn it. While working on my degree I took several ecobiology courses and by chance had an opportunity to learn more about prairie ecosystems. I compared the science, the Lakota tradition, my own observations and experiences on the rez and walking the northern and midwestern prairie. The result was this painting and enough material to fill a small book. Below is an exerpt describing the emergence of the Prairie Sphinx from hibernation. I understand why bison, earth, wind and the cocoon are related in the Lakota context and oddly enough, the scientific. One compliments the other, for both are true. There is a connection and without bison, the Prairie Sphinx cannot exist. She’s teetering on the edge of extinction now that the great annual migrations have ceased. The other creatures in the painting (aside from bison) all live underground, usually taking up residence in abandoned prairie dog communities. “And so I welcome Prairie Sphinx Woman, my companion. In a sacred manner we dance, celebrating the circle of life. We dance great circles like the seasons, and spin tiny circles like the finch’s nest. Her feet are so light they don’t touch the ground, tripping flower to flower. Mine are clumsy and earth bound but still keeping in time. Yummni, the little dust devil boy, swirls laughingly round our feet as we step to the chattering chant of Burrowing Owl’s song, the dry rattling of Rattlesnake’s shaker. Always, always, the drone of rhythmic whirring, chirping, and clicking of insects vibrating through the shimmering prairie heat. Their chant flows within and without , underscoring all. The sacred, cleansing perfume of sage and good – spirit calling aroma of sweetgrass intoxicates as we mimic Meadowlark’s melodic call. Our dance recalls the free spirited diving and dipping grace of swallow as he rides the wild winds that announce a / Text and Image copyright Helena Nelson -Reed, please don’t use without written permission. rising storm. In one way this day is like any other, it is precious.”
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A lovely butterfly resting on a tree trunk. / INFO FOR SOLD!: / Sold in Matted Prints & Cards, here on RB, by mystery buyers.
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Sales of this Design? – 4 sales so far :) / Hidden Treasure is a mixed media production on hardboard. Included in the mix are moulding paste for the eggs, gold and bronze paint, silver thread, fabric, charcoal, ink, pastel and acrylic with a gloss varnish over the eggs. / There is a poem in the background in gold cursive handwriting, which reads: Hidden Treasure Golden eggs are not always easy to find / Sometimes they lay hidden in the pockets of our seams / Sometimes we have to look beyond the obvious to see / the beauty in others~ traits of kindness, compassion, nurture and / gentleness are not always obvious at first glance and / what one may perceive as a fault or weakness / may actually be a great strength. Karin Taylor
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I have tried to keep the butterfly and its shadow to scale to give the impression of a real butterfly about to land on someone’s T-shirt
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I also have an online greeting card store. / Kimberly’s Card Store Images copyright ©Kimberly Palmer. / Copying, displaying, manipulating or redistribution of any image from this portfolio without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited / /
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Breathing Deeply, / Drowning slowly. Seen by all, / Heard by none Her call / A lullaby in a storm The sea couldn’t charm / The sky can’t hold Im free from fear / I embrace the dark
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A pair of Io Moths (Automeris io) showing off the eyespots.
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The Champion Moth is actually a butterfly. It’s a common misconception even among lepidopterists who can often be found lepidopting away in ignorance of this very pertinent fact. I started with the idea of opaque butterfly wings. Then I saw a pattern emerging in my work, a bad thing. And I should where it’s convenient always take things one step further with every project, so I had a vacancy for something new. It was then a case of figuring out what is the opposite of what one would expect. I was reading about how sparkplugs work and it was interesting stuff. Why they are the shape they are etc. Very interesting to me anyway. And butterflies could be shaped like sparkplugs with wings, that was credible enough for me. Then there was some minor photoshopping just to bring out the colours that were in the scan already. I don’t know how they get in there but I’m happy enough to use them because they’re an analog effect. I’d like to thank my always-obliging hacksaw blade who did a fantastic job teaming up with a piece of string to make a curved ruler sort of thing. When I was coming to the end of the drawing phase I was reminded of one of my favourite quotes from The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams: / It was a large mattress, and probably one of quite high quality. Very few things actually get manufactured these days, because in an infinitely large Universe such as, for instance, the one in which we live, most things one could possibly imagine, and a lot of things one would rather not, grow somewhere. A forest was discovered recently in which most of the trees grew ratchet screwdrivers as fruit. The life cycle of ratchet screwdriver fruit it quite interesting. Once picked it needs a dark dusty drawer in which it can lie undisturbed for years. Then one night it suddenly hatches, discards its outer skin which crumbles into dust, and emerges as a totally unidentifiable little metal object with flanges at both ends and a sort of ridge and a sort of hole for a screw. This, when found, will get thrown away. No one knows what it is supposed to gain from this. Nature, in her infinite wisdom, is presumably working on it. / No one really knows what mattresses are meant to gain from their lives either. They are large, friendly, pocket-sprung creatures which live quiet private lives in the marshes of Squornshellous Zeta. Many of them get caught, slaughtered, dried out, shipped out and slept on. None of them seem to mind and all of them are called Zem. Bearpaw (a very nice person) wrote this incredible bit about it. / The moth/butterfly represents evolving, the spark plug represents not letting the spark within die, the flower represents a persons’ sense of fragility/purity. / Thanks Bearpaw. Copyright © 2008 Simon Deevy. Copying and displaying or redistribution of this image or text without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.
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Please view the larger screen choice.. Thanks!
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The original artwork is an acrylic painting on linen. Only greeting cards, matted prints and small size of laminated, mounted & framed prints are available to maintain image quality.
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They’re not really dancing.
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The original image is an ink and pencil drawing
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Argus Blue butterfly, photographed in northern Italy.
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There were heaps of these little white cabbage moths/butterflies hanging out in the back yard today. I had a nice chance encounter with one of them.
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. / Featured in A Beautiful Blur October 1, 2008 / Featured in Bits & Pieces August 31, 2008 / . /
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This is some kind of moth I can’t find in my field guide. Great description huh? This piece was featured in the Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, and Other Winged Insects group. Thank You!
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Dryas iulia (incorrectly spelled julia), commonly called the Julia butterfly or Julia Heliconian, is a species of butterfly (an insect). The sole representative of its genus, the Julia is native from Brazil to southern Texas and Florida, and in summer can sometimes be found as far north as eastern Nebraska. Over 15 subspecies have been described. Its wingspan ranges from 82 to 92 mm, and it is colored orange (brighter in male specimens) with black markings; this species is somewhat unpalatable to birds and belongs to the “orange” Batesian mimic complex (Pinheiro 1996). It feeds on the nectar of flowers including lantana and shepherd’s needle (Scandix pecten-veneris), and its caterpillars form hosts in passion vines including Passiflora affinis and Passiflora lutea (the yellow passionvine) in Texas. The Julia is a fast flier and frequents clearings, paths, and margins of forests and woodlands. The species is popular in butterfly houses because it is long-lived and active throughout the day.
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Or dragon flies or moths….............
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I painted the famous Angraecum sesquipedale orchid and its nocturnal pollinator hawk moth Xanthopan morganii predicta on an inquiry received from the Smithsonian National Institute of Natural History Washington, D.C., USA. It will be published soon in a textbook on art and science for students of the Myongji University, South Korea. The plant and the pollinator hawk moth illustration as well as the size relationships are based on exact measurements. English vernacular names are “Comet Orchid”, “Christmas Star” or “The Star of Bethlehem Orchid”. Interested plant lovers might wish to read more about how the educated guess of Charles Darwin came true eleven years later and recorded on the golden pages of orchidology and lepidopterology almost fifty-five years later.
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View Larger to see closer detail on butterflies face and eyes. / This pretty little thing was outside my window and at first I thought he was dead, but then I realized he was just dying. He couldn’t fly anymore and could barely walk around but I got this shot of him looking up. /
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Images copyright ©Kimberly Palmer– 2008. / Copying, displaying, manipulating or redistribution of any image from this portfolio without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited Dryas iulia (incorrectly spelled julia), commonly called the Julia butterfly or Julia Heliconian, is a species of butterfly (an insect). The sole representative of its genus, the Julia is native from Brazil to southern Texas and Florida, and in summer can sometimes be found as far north as eastern Nebraska. Over 15 subspecies have been described. Its wingspan ranges from 82 to 92 mm, and it is colored orange (brighter in male specimens) with black markings; this species is somewhat unpalatable to birds and belongs to the “orange” Batesian mimic complex (Pinheiro 1996). It feeds on the nectar of flowers including lantana and shepherd’s needle (Scandix pecten-veneris), and its caterpillars form hosts in passion vines including Passiflora affinis and Passiflora lutea (the yellow passionvine) in Texas. The Julia is a fast flier and frequents clearings, paths, and margins of forests and woodlands. The species is popular in butterfly houses because it is long-lived and active throughout the day.
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