TURIYA LITERARY REVIEW
TLR Issue 2-Summer 2026
Metamorphosis
Artwork by Ember Estridge
Cicada metamorphosis
Frog metamorphosis
Lightning bug metamorphosis
Toad metamorphosis
This series is a mixed media exploration depicting native South Carolina creatures that go through a metamorphosis.
These creatures shed their past selves and become something new, just as our human hardships transform us into something new.
About
I make illustrative art that is explorative and eclectic in nature. Using vivid colors and whimsical themes, I seek to use art as a tool for coping and overcoming the discordant world we live in. Creating both sequential mass consumption pieces as well as stand-alone gallery pieces, I desire my work to captivate a wide audience.
As an art educator in public Title 1 schools, much of my work is inspired and created around the classroom. I tailor projects and lessons to engage and motivate students, impacting my own art making in the process. The resourcefulness and inventiveness of creating art projects accessible to a wide range of students and ages allows me to see multiple possibilities for each art material. You can know more about me at https://linktr.ee/emberkudo
