My contribution to the Dali in Sugar Collaboration
Queen of the Butterflies
The original painting was done in watercolor, gouache in 1951 during Dali’s Expressionism/Surrealism in his Classic period. His reference to butterflies is usually a metaphor for something fleeting, precious and fragile; writing in his autobiography “It is neither surgery nor mutilation nor is it revolution – it is renaissance” (Dali 1986).
Using a watercolor color technique as well as cocoa butter painting, I created a mixed media 3D representation of the painting of sculpted RKT, fondant for the dress, modeling chocolate for the body, wafer paper with corn silk for hair.
You can see all the amazing pieces at:
https://www.facebook.com/DaliInSugar/
Gallery Link: https://www.facebook.com/pg/DaliInSugar/photos/?tab=album&album_id=367954677091274