Olga Volchkova Russian/American, b. 1970
Saint Milkweed and Saint Monarch Butterfly, 2026
Wood & acrylic
20" x 24"
$10,000
Some plants and animals have such a special bond, they cannot exist without one another. The only way I can describe this relationship is to compare it to the nurturing...
Some plants and animals have such a special bond, they cannot exist without one another. The only way I can describe this relationship is to compare it to the nurturing connection between a mother and a child. The leaves of the Milkweed plant are like mother's milk to the Monarch butterfly's caterpillars - it is all they can eat. Then, adult Monarch butterflies also drink the nectar of milkweed. I found this deep connection quite touching to contemplate.