Butterfly · Transformation II

Titled by Basia

A second metamorphosis. Green outlines cradle a swarm of small bright cells — candy spirals, dotted wings, a red rosette — all caught mid-change. Transformation, revisited: the self that keeps becoming, never quite finished, always more itself.

In Basia's words

Two butterflies in one day, because no one leaves the way they entered their cocoon. The first was the red admiral, orange with black edges, and it was hard. I hadn't drawn black edges since the very first originals in this style, and I held myself to the red admiral's real colors. This green one is me coming back to my own listening: which colors would bring me joy, which colors are calling to my own inside butterfly?

Artist: Basia
Size: 5 × 7 in
Medium: Paint marker on cotton paper
Made in: NYC
Status: Unavailable
Made: July 18, 2026

Unavailable

This original — paint marker on cotton paper, one of one — has found its home and is no longer available. You can still inquire about this piece as a card, print or puzzle.