The Butterfly Effect refers to an underlying principle of Chaos Theory: 
sensitive dependence on initial conditions. The standard example is that 
of the beating of a butterfly's wings in China as the cause of atmospheric 
changes that create the effect of a tornado in Kansas. Beginning with a 
simple formal pattern I systematically introduce incremental changes to 
the composition. Slight variations introduced early in the process ultimately 
produce radical changes later on. My objective is to reference the 
progressive geometry of nature to create complex, organic-looking 
structures with ambiguous psycho-physical implications.

In this series the structures resemble waves, suggesting motion and 
fluidity; wind on water, sound vibration or electrical impulses. The tone 
and color may indicate natural illumination and reflections, may be an 
inner glow of supernatural origins, may be a reflection of a state of mind, 
or may be the unnatural effects of human folly: do we see the reflection 
of a lush, tropical paradise or the rainbow effects of toxic waste? Are 
these representations of subtle energies that imperceptibly affect us or 
of the natural world and how we affect it? The equivocal perspectives and 
illusion of movement are intentional subversions of the viewers equilibrium, 
calling into question the certainty of our perceptions.

This body of work attempts to address the complexity, beauty and ambiguity 
of the universe, and of us within it.