I drew the butterfly in my medicine cards (by Jamie Sams & David Carson) to find the inspiration for this note. Here’s my distillation —
The butterfly is the symbol of transformation, which we are in some stage of all of the time. If you want to know what stage of transformation you are in, just look to the stages of the butterfly — egg stage (thought or idea is born), larva stage (decide to bring the thought to life), cocoon stage (developing), birth stage (sharing and enjoying). If you don’t feel that you’re in any of these stages, then that may mean you are refusing to recognize a transformation that needs to be made in your life. When you aim to preserve the comforts of where you are, you’ve lost your courage, forgetting that there is a totally different world outside of the cocoon where the realities of the chrysalis no longer apply.
If this piece calls to you, trust that there’s a reason why.
Material: torch-cut copper sheet metal, brazed brass/bronze alloy details, and steel wire accents
Measurements: 9” H x 9” W x 2” D
Weight: 0.3lbs
Condition: excellent vintage condition with an authentic, torch-darkened patina, intentional carbon slag texture, and natural hand-wrought surface variations
I drew the butterfly in my medicine cards (by Jamie Sams & David Carson) to find the inspiration for this note. Here’s my distillation —
The butterfly is the symbol of transformation, which we are in some stage of all of the time. If you want to know what stage of transformation you are in, just look to the stages of the butterfly — egg stage (thought or idea is born), larva stage (decide to bring the thought to life), cocoon stage (developing), birth stage (sharing and enjoying). If you don’t feel that you’re in any of these stages, then that may mean you are refusing to recognize a transformation that needs to be made in your life. When you aim to preserve the comforts of where you are, you’ve lost your courage, forgetting that there is a totally different world outside of the cocoon where the realities of the chrysalis no longer apply.
If this piece calls to you, trust that there’s a reason why.
Material: torch-cut copper sheet metal, brazed brass/bronze alloy details, and steel wire accents
Measurements: 9” H x 9” W x 2” D
Weight: 0.3lbs
Condition: excellent vintage condition with an authentic, torch-darkened patina, intentional carbon slag texture, and natural hand-wrought surface variations
