Note: substack says this post is too long for email, if that is the case for you, access the whole post at marisachafetz.substack.com I started making this work the week before Covid lockdowns started. I was lonely and felt disconnected from a greater sense of community. I had hosted a group show about a year earlier, and of the handful of artists showing work, we discovered that about half of us had butterfly tattoos (I have one too.) I had the idea for the series then, because that moment made me feel like we were all in a little club together.
These are all absolutely beautiful, I was wondering if I could speak to you in regards to this! I have butterflies as well, for a unique reason