"I AM," said the Butterfly by Odessa Ford Image: Cocooned
Cocooned
"I AM," said the Butterfly by Odessa Ford Image: "I AM" said the Butterfly Emerging #2
"I AM," said the Butterfly by Odessa Ford Image: "I AM" said the Butterfly Emerging #3

"I AM," said the Butterfly

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Canvas print, digital photography of performance piece

“I AM the Butterfly Emerging” performance piece is a visual memoir of Odessa Ford transforming into her art and becoming part of the landscape. The metamorphosis of a woman drowning in grief, transformed by connecting to the Earth and her spirituality. Using vegan food coloring, Odessa, baptized by joyful color, is transformed.
"I AM" said the Butterfly!
I AM!

Cocooned - 16 x 9 in
"I AM" said the Butterfly Emerging #2 - 16 x 9 in
"I AM" said the Butterfly Emerging #3 - 24 x 24 in

  • Created: 2023

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