Venus in the Chapel talisman and gifts and natural form

and natural form

frogs appear in the plagues of Egypt

A copper electroformed ring made from a toy rhino head—something once playful

Under glass in thrifted frame

345mm by 200mm

Venus in the Chapel talisman and gifts and natural formA classical figure reworked through collage and specimen. A cut out of Venus stands before the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, carefully aligned so that her hand meets the reaching figure from the fresco. The gesture echoes connection and creation, bridging mythology and Renaissance iconography in one precise moment. Venus is finished with a real pair of pearlescent butterfly wings, their natural sheen catching the light against the backdrop. The