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CAROLYN DAHL
HOUSTON

Do the flowers I grow in my garden make a difference to
butterfly populations’ survival? Do the 200 butterflies I raise in
a good year matter? I have to believe that any action we take
to conserve nature’s intricate ecologies, to prevent habitat
loss, and to slow the impact of development is important.

Through these artworks I express my concern for butterflies,
but I am asking everyone: what things matter to you, what do
you want to see continue in our world if nature is to survive
our actions.

What If Butterflies Returned to Their Field
of Flowers But Found Only Concrete and
Condos?
(Left Panel)
2018

Handpainted & -dyed cloth, origami
butterflies, applique, piecing, stitching
32” W x 48.5” H
2 lbs.
$1600