Chrysalism*

2026

Oils and cold wax on canvas

50 x 50 cm

Framed in kiaat

SOLD

One of four works in Chapter 3 ('Discovering New Placenames') of Book 1 (Mapping the Inner Landscape) in the ongoing series Wordstrings

*/ˈkɹɪsəlɪzəm/, noun [U], from Latin
The amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm

From the Latin chrysalis, the pupa of a butterfly. The sound of rain activates a phenomenon known as ‘pink noise’, which contains frequencies that soothe the human mind, improving sleep and decreasing stress levels.