What happens when you stop to really look?
Sometimes you are rewarded with a brief connection with an amazing creature.
Welcome to my world.
@judithmonroe.bsky.social
@judithmonroe.bsky.socialWhat happens when you stop to really look?
Sometimes you are rewarded with a brief connection with an amazing creature.
Welcome to my world.
@judithmonroe.bsky.socialWhat if a tiny daydream became reality?
When you can’t help but pick up discarded bird’s eggs, collecting every tiny oddity that crosses your path, these are the things that happen…
Welcome to my world.
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@judithmonroe.bsky.socialDo you know what these are? Marumi kumquats, like tiny oranges, but sweeter & the skin is completely edible. You just pop the whole thing in your mouth. This tree was a Mother's Day gift from my husband & one of my daughters a few years back…
@judithmonroe.bsky.socialLast chance - my Butterfly Collection release closes at midnight tonight, only fifteen artworks remain. Each is a celebration of transformation & hope, inspired by a childhood dream of having a butterfly collection…
@judithmonroe.bsky.socialLast chance. My Butterfly Collection closes at midnight tonight, only 15 artworks remain.
Each piece is a celebration of transformation and hope, inspired by a childhood dream of having a butterfly collection that took decades to finally come true.
@judithmonroe.bsky.socialI'm proud of this work. It feels a little weird to say that out loud, but it's true.
I never actually planned on making butterfly art. I just wanted a butterfly collection & for a long time that felt like an unfinished childhood dream…
@judithmonroe.bsky.socialWhen you bring one of these pieces home, you're not just bringing home a beautiful image of a butterfly.
You're bringing home years of walking trails and paying attention. Images of real specimens from butterflies that lived full lives…
@judithmonroe.bsky.socialPeople ask me why butterflies show up so much in my work.
I've always loved them. I find them on the trail & in the garden. I learn their names. I stop & watch them longer than most people do. Then I learned what actually happens inside a chrysalis…
@judithmonroe.bsky.socialHave you ever wanted a butterfly collection but didn't quite know how to make it happen?
Same. For a long time, it felt like a childhood dream that just never came together. Then I figured out how to collect specimens I could actually enjoy, and…
@judithmonroe.bsky.socialA butterfly doesn't gradually transform inside a chrysalis. It first liquefies completely, becomes just liquid, before it reforms into something new. Falling apart, it turns out, is sometimes exactly what transformation requires.
@judithmonroe.bsky.socialDid you know I collect butterflies?
Not caught ones. Only butterflies that have already lived their full lives in the wild or came from sanctuaries working to protect wild populations. That part matters to me.