Graphite and Colored Pencil on Paper by James Edward Scherbarth: Titled: Chrysalis

Something red is wrapped up inside a nest of graphite lines, hanging from a single thread.

Chrysalis is a drawing in hand colored graphite and pencil on paper by James Edward Scherbarth, dated 2020 and signed and dated 09-20-2020 on the verso. A chrysalis is the casing in which a caterpillar transforms, and it has long served artists as a figure for change. Here a long oval form hangs from a fine line at the top. Loose graphite strokes wind around and around it, with patches of red pencil and soft pink showing through the gaps. The lines fray and trail off at the bottom. It is 7 inches wide and 10 high.

Do not disturb, it seems to say, work in progress.