Eric Millikin

Butterfly Effects

Tribute portraits made of butterflies.

In chaos theory, "the butterfly effect" holds that the flapping of the wings of a distant butterfly can change the outcome of a hurricane. If a butterfly can affect a hurricane, then imagine how great of an effect the life these people can have on the world, or that you or I can.



Debbie Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – Dec. 28, 2016)


Carrie Fisher (Oct. 21, 1956 – Dec. 27, 2016)


George Michael (June 25, 1963 – Dec. 25, 2016) 


Zsa Zsa Gabor (Feb. 6, 1917 – Dec. 18, 2016)


John Glenn (July 18, 1921 – Dec. 8, 2016)


Fidel Castro (Aug. 13, 1926 – Nov. 25, 2016)


Leonard Cohen  (Sept. 21, 1934 – Nov. 7, 2016)


Gene Wilder (June 11, 1933 – Aug. 29, 2016)


Muhammad Ali (Jan. 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) 


David Bowie (Jan. 8, 1947 - Jan. 10, 2016)


Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016)

Buy a print of "Butterfly Effect: Prince"


Alan Rickman (Feb. 21, 1946 - Jan. 14, 2016)


B.B. King (Sept. 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015)


Natalie Cole (Feb. 6, 1950 – Dec. 31, 2015)


Mail art project I did with the Long Island Arts Alliance, shortly after the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris.




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