Blush is an exuberant and joyful butterfly. She will brighten any wall. The high contrast of the pink and brown makes a striking statement. With Blush, I explored this color combination while also trying to preserve as much of the appearance of the magazine pages as possible, with bits of text and flower petals showing through when you look up close.
Blush is an original mixed-media collage on canvas created from tiny scraps of recycled gardening and design magazines, arranged layer by layer to form rich texture and subtle color shifts. She floats on a colorful abstract background full of movement. Accented with delicate hand stitching, she carries depth you can feel and details that reward a closer look.
Artwork Details • Size: 24 x 24 inches • UNFRAMED Stretched Canvas. Sides are painted. • Mixed media: recycled magazine pages and thread • Varnished for UV protection and longevity • Signed
About the Collection
My Butterfly Moth Collection is inspired by the landscape around our 80 acres in Northern Michigan—milkweed fields full of monarchs, quiet woods, and small discoveries that invite me to slow down and really see. But my connection to butterflies goes deeper than place. They were a constant in my childhood, stitched into the needlepoint pillows my mother made and woven into my earliest memories of color and detail. Over time, they also became a symbol of my own transformation and reinvention. In many ways, these pieces echo that journey, turning tiny fragments and overlooked bits into something layered, alive, and wholly new.
Why Collect the Original?
Only one exists. Collecting the original connects you directly to the creative process, the hands that made it, and the story behind it.
Collectors often say the same thing: it’s the texture and details that stops them.
The original Blush reveals every layered scrap, every thread, every tiny surface variation that creates depth and movement. It’s the difference between seeing a photograph of something and standing right in front of it—present, dimensional, alive.
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