THE MONARCH COLLECTION (EXPLAINED)

December 16, 2017

THE MONARCH COLLECTION (EXPLAINED)

IF THE BUTTERFLY IS YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL/WHAT BUTTERFLIES REPRESENT:

THE DIVINE FEMININE

GRACE

TENDERNESS

BEING AWARE OF ANOTHER'S ENERGY

ABOVE ALL, THIS SPIRIT ANIMAL REPRESENTS TRANSCENDENCE AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH (MORE THAN ANY OTHER SPIRIT-ANIMAL) BECAUSE OF IT'S TRANSFORMATION FROM CATERPILLAR TO BUTTERFLY

THE SPIRITUAL LESSON OR LIFE-PLAN OF PEOPLE WITH BUTTERFLY SPIRIT-ANIMALS IS COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION. THE "LETTING GO" OF "A PAST" THROUGH AN ASCENSION PROCESS TO EMBRACE THE "HIGHER SELF" ABOVE ALL.

MEANING OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY:

THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY'S IN-PARTICULAR STANDS FOR "LIFE IS SHORT AND MUST BE VALUED."

AS AN ARTIST I AM DRAWN TO BUTTERFLIES AND THIS MAY BE MY "SPIRIT ANIMAL" BECAUSE I CANNOT SEEM TO LEAVE THEIR MESSAGE BEHIND ME. I LOVE TO GRACE THE WORLD WITH MY PAINTINGS AND REMINDERS.

BEAUTY, LIKE A BUTTERFLY'S WINGS SHOULD BE APPRECIATED. THE CATERPILLAR SURVIVED SO MUCH TO REACH THIS FINAL STAGE ONLY TO LIVE A SHORT - BUT BEAUTIFUL- LIFE.

BEAUTY IS DELICATE.

BEAUTY IS INSPIRING.

BEAUTY IS SOCIAL.

FOR ALL OF THESE REASONS I PAINT BUTTERFLIES. THE IDEA OF BEING A "SOCIAL BUTTERFLY" TO GO FROM PLACE-TO-PLACE INSPIRING PEOPLE.

THE STORY BEHIND THIS MONARCH DESIGN:

I WAS WALKING AND SAW THIS MONARCH GET HIT BY A CAR (WITH IT'S YELLOW FRIEND.) IT FLUTTERED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DIED. SOMETHING ABOUT IT REMINDED ME OF HOW I GOT INTO A CAR CRASH AND COULD HAVE DIED TOO.

I LOVED THE WAY THE ORANGE SETTING SUN MADE THE WINGS LIGHT-UP INTO A FIERY ORANGE COLOR.

I WANTED TO "BRING IT BACK TO LIFE" IN MY DESIGN. I TOOK A PHOTO AND CONSTRUCTED A WATERCOLOR LOOKING DESIGN AROUND THIS BUTTERFLY TO COMMEMORATE IT'S BEAUTY.

THE RESULT WITH THIS COLLECTION

BASED ON THE PATTERN OF THIS BUTTERFLY'S WINGS:

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MY IDEA TO MAKE CLOTHING OUT OF BUTTERFLY WINGS IS NOT NEW. IN FACT, I DID THIS WITH A BLUE BUTTERFLY WING IN THIS OTHER DESIGN:

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FRONT AND BACK EXPANDED VIEW:

MY "IDEA" WAS TO MAKE THE SHAPE OF A "WRAPPED WING." THE CURVES AND COLORS OF THIS WRAP SHOULD ACCENTUATE THE CURVES OF A WOMAN. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO THE RACERBACK IN THIS COLLECTION. THE DIAGONAL LINE "CUTS" THE BODY WHERE THE BREAST PROTRUDE. I AM A LARGE-BREASTED WOMAN WHO KNOWS WHAT "WORKS" TO SHOW OFF THE BEAUTIFUL VOLUMPTUOUS BODY TYPE:

THIS IS A "STILL FRAME" FROM MY "FASHION FRIDAY" VIDEO UPDATE.

IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I MEAN BY A "CURVY" BODY TYPE.

BUTTERFLIES REPRESENT "THE DIVINE FEMININE" AND HERE WE ARE CELEBRATING THE DIVINE FEMININE BY THE WAY CURVES ARE ACCENTED HERE:

I NEEDED TO MAKE A RACERBACK THAT "SEPARATES" THE TORSO FROM THE CHEST. THIS WAY THE HOURGLASS OF A WOMAN'S BODY TAKES FORM. YOU CAN SEE WHAT THIS DESIGN DOES TO THE ATHLETIC-LOOKING MODEL. A LADY WITH LITTLE CURVATURE TO HER FRAME HAS "SHAPE" PROVIDED BY THE LINES.

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THIS SAME IDEA IS BROUGHT TO THE ESSENTIAL TOP. EXCEPT THAT INSTEAD SHOWCASING THE CLEAVAGE. IT JUST "FRAMES" THE SHOULDERS AND FACE PROVIDING A MORE "MODEST" AND PROFESSIONAL LOOK:

THE OTHER DESIGN-ELEMENT OF INTEREST ARE THE "POLKA-DOTS" OF THE WING.

THE FIERY ORANGE COLOR ACCENTED BY DOTS MAKE A GREAT "STATEMENT" OR SOMETHING THAT CAN BE WORN WITH A PLAIN COLOR TO DRAW ATTENTION:

THE JEWELRY FOR THIS COLLECTION COMBINES THE IDEA OF ACCENTUATING THE "WOMAN'S CURVES" AND DRAWING ATTENTION BY USING THE EYE-CATCHING DESIGN TO BRING THE EYE TO WEAR THE START OF YOUR CLEAVAGE IS: