Chrysalis

by Sam Hogg

FROM THE CHRYSALIS

My cocoon tightens, colors tease,
I’m feeling for the air;
A dim capacity for wings
Degrades the dress I wear.

A power of butterfly must be
The aptitude to fly,
Meadows of majesty concedes
And easy sweeps of sky.

So I must baffle at the hint
And cipher at the sign,
And make much blunder,
if at last I take the clew divine.

Written by Emily Dickinson

Inspired by the beautiful poem above by the US poet Emily Dickinson, this piece is a continuation of my exploration around the themes of life, death and grief in my work. Piece comes unframed, in a simple white photomount and ships from the UK.

8 x 6, watercolour and gouache on hotpress watercolour paper, matted to 10 x 8

https://www.artofsamhogg.com/

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Sam Hogg

With a love of fantastical and narrative imagery, illustrator and concept artist Sam Hogg's career has spanned a multitude of genres across the entertainment industry. She has worked with clients such as Playground Games, Blizzard, Dark Horse Comics, Critical Role, Rocksteady and many more over the course of her 10-year career. Beyond her professional work, she can be found bringing her elegant, feminine aesthetic to a dark fantasy world of whalers and pirates in her personal project, The Whaler Girl.