Last summer I began a series using the theme of butterflies. I have always been drawn to butterflies (high school friends can attest to my collection of 90’s butterfly accessories), and the thought of combining butterflies and love for traditional tattoo illustrations made me very motivated to create some new blocks.
My first in the series were portraits of women combining floral and butterflies.
“Flutter” printed on a shirt
“Masquerade” printed on fabric and embellished with embroidery.
The third piece is a butterfly embellished with celestial symbols and eyes.
Butterfly printed in gold ink
My latest piece was inspired by a photograph of a vintage tattoo featuring a butterfly women. This is my own version with this whimsical creature set in a flourishing garden. I left many of the flowers in this piece open to white space so they could be hand painted later. This print calls for being embellished with color!