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Ele Willoughby, PhD

A kaleidoscope of butterflies for . It’s also so I feel this the symmetries of this print which I laid out with a compass and some geometric tricks, seems apt.
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There are three each of the orange Isabella’s Longwings (Nymphalidae Eueides isabella), three yellow Eastern tiger swallowtails (Papilio glaucus), and three blue Red-Spotted Purples (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) in this kaleidoscope.⠀
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This lino block print is printed in black ink on Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper 12.5 inches by 12 inches, or 31.7 cm by 30.5 cm in dimension. Each butterfly involves 'chine collé' (collaged, delicate, Japanese paper) for their glorious colour. They are arrayed with a three-fold symmetry, like images in a toy kaleidoscope. There are three each of the orange Isabella's Longwings (Nymphalidae Eueides isabella), three yellow Eastern tiger swallowtails (Papilio glaucus), and three blue Red-Spotted Purples (Limenitis arthemis astyanax). There is text reading ‘A kaleidoscope of Butterflies’ with a butterfly for the f.
Mar 14, 2025, 11:34 AM·Public
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