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Sheila Gregory and Eugene Knapik have been creating
mosaics together for the past decade. Their projects
have included numerous outdoor works—oversized
owls, blue jays, grackles, cardinals, life-sized mosaic
bears, giant butterflies—and a large-scale granite
garden bench featuring a magnolia mosaic surface.
Butterflies on the Brain was created using traditional
Italian "Smalti" glass tiles and a modern adhesive,
and was grouted after the entire piece was assembled.
There is significant improvisation within the basic form of the monarch butterfly.
Butterflies are associated with the soul across many cultures. Delicate yet enduring,
they undergo remarkable metamorphosis in their lives, and in this case serve as a
visual metaphor for the changing brain.
BUTTERFLIES ON THE BRAIN
BY SHEILA GREGORY & EUGENE KNAPIK
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