Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, was a spy during the Boer War. When he was on assignment, he pretended to be a slightly daft British butterfly collector (the enemy assumed that he posed no threat and left him alone). Using this cover, he ostensibly sketched pictures of butterflies. In the patterns of the wings, however, he concealed plans for enemy fortifications.
These pieces are meant to evoke the Victorian trappings of natural history (wood and brass specimen containers, brass screws, faded maps, etc.) while exploring this very weird juxtaposition of something delicate and something warlike. As an Eagle Scout, it’s also my tribute to the ingenuity of this great organization’s founder.
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