Scarab

I painted Scarab in 2025 while contemplating the arc of complexity -> simplicity -> quintessence and scarab represents the complexity of unorganized gathering. 

Scarab represents clutter and shows the process of turning it into compost. This dung-roller has gathered symbols from far and wide - from the burning trees in the background, through the piles of poo...asking...what if this bit could be gathered and transformed...

Yarn, and calculus, vibrations and equations; as much complexity and nuance as one can stand the smell of...

Scarab invites you to notice where clutter is gathered, imagine what you could do with it all!?

Follow the journey next with Sheep and finish with Magpie :)

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