Quote for Today: Becky Chambers
A moth was a caterpillar, once, but it no longer is a caterpillar. It cannot break itself back down, cannot metamorphose in reverse. To try to eat leaves again would …
Quote for Today: Henry Miller
I wanted a metamorphosis, a change to fish, to leviathan, to destroyer. I wanted the earth to open up, to swallow everything in one engulfing yawn. I wanted to see …
A Woman with a Persistent Question: Maria Sibylla Merian and Insect Metamorphosis
The questions asked in youth can lead us on journeys that last a lifetime. Sometimes persistence is rewarded with answers. In the late 17th century there was a common belief that …
The Art of Joan Danziger: Beetles Invasion from the Smithsonian Blog
Synkroniciti is happy to feature this wonderful article from the Smithsonian blog on the work of Joan Danziger. Danziger started her career as a painter, but her life changed after …