
Butterfly Effect is a striking sculpture crafted from steel and colored polymer, embodying both strength and delicacy. Its transparent polymer wings allow light to pass through, casting vibrant reflections onto the concrete base below. As the light shifts throughout the day, the sculpture interacts dynamically with its environment, creating ever-changing patterns of color and shadow. Though firmly anchored, the transparency of the wings lends it an ethereal, weightless quality, evoking the grace and movement of a real butterfly in flight.
McKinney Meadow is the perfect landing spot for Butterfly Effect. The small but mighty 2.11-acre native mountain meadow sits along the southern entrance into Cashiers and provides excellent habitat for many wildflowers, butterflies, birds, and other pollinators which enjoy or require open habitats. Places such as McKinney Meadow are increasingly important as native plants and pollinators continue to decline due to mowing, pesticide use, climate change and more.
Butterfly Effect is on loan from The Bascom and is available for $5,000. To make this a permanent sculpture in Cashiers contact Barbara Jamison, barbarajamison34@gmail.com or click below to make a donation.