I first had my artworks shared on Bored Panda three years ago with my single Creatures and Insects, like the Fan Winged Computer Bug.
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My Computer Bugs have slowly evolved and have grown into larger, entwined, Multi-Bug Mandalas. The mandala shape is used because of its beauty and spiritual symbolism portraying our dependence on computer technology in the modern world as almost a kind of 'worship' of technology.
The circular shape of the mandala with all the Insects and Bugs entwined with one another also signifies the inter-dependent nature of all living things on Earth.
My Insect Mandalas are both a celebration of the natural world but also a celebration of mankind's ingenuity and the decades of hard work that has created today's digital technologies.
Most importantly, I hope that my Computer Bug and Insect artworks help to highlight the dangers of e-waste and planned obsolescence to our natural environments.
I like to see my Insect Mandalas as an antidote to Damien Hirst's 'Entomology Mandalas' in which thousands of real insects are used to create his art.
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The Fan-Winged Computer Bug
A Mandala of Twelve British Butterflies
There are 60 species of Butterfly in Britain. I am working on a Mandala to include all sixty but for now these twelve fairly well known species including the Peacock, Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Comma, Purple Emperor and Brimstone is a beautiful and well balanced starting point
Working in my home studio
I am a freelance artist, sculptor and creator of Miniature Worlds
A Rainbow Circle of Circuit Board Butterflies
Shimmering Beetle Mandala
Shimmering Beetle Mandala (detail)
Shimmering Beetle Mandal (up close)
Colourful Mandala of Ladybirds and X-Box Butterflies
Upclose view of Colourful Mandala of Ladybirds and X-Box Butterflies
It is so wonderful to find little gems like this colourful 'input socket' component
This is what inspired the Colourful Mandala of Ladybirds and X-Box Butterflies. Of course, the multi-coloured buttons on the X-Box controls also had a part in the pieces inspiration.
A Large Mandala of Entwined Dragonfles, Spiders, Butterflies and Bumble Bees
A delicately Entwined Mandala of Lacewings, Butterflies, Meadow Flies, Bees and Spiders with their Egg Cases
A Large Mandala of 20 Creatures: Spiders with their Egg Cases, Butterflies, Large Winged Insects, Dragonflies and Golden Beetles
