honeybee
This is a linocut with two sorts of (collaged) chine collé Japanese papers (a patterned pale yellow, and a translucent Mizutama tissue for the wings) on Japanese kozo (or mulberry), 9.25" by 8.25" or 23.5 cm by 21 cm. There are 12 prints in the edition.
The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is one of the most widely recognized bees. It's the bee we think about when we say bee; we are all familiar with its pollen gspreading and nectar-gathering, hive-building and honey-making habits. In fact, the honey bees in North America are not native and were introduced from Europe, in the early 1600s. They may be one of the most popular introduced insect species ever. Today they are responsible for the pollination of much of the foods we grow to eat, so their future is tied to ours. The abrupt disappearance of worker bees and loss of many colonies, known as Colony Collapse Disorder has been a real cause for concern. I hope there is a long future for the honey bee.
honeybee
This is a linocut with two sorts of (collaged) chine collé Japanese papers (a patterned pale yellow, and a translucent Mizutama tissue for the wings) on Japanese kozo (or mulberry), 9.25" by 8.25" or 23.5 cm by 21 cm. There are 12 prints in the edition.
The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is one of the most widely recognized bees. It's the bee we think about when we say bee; we are all familiar with its pollen gspreading and nectar-gathering, hive-building and honey-making habits. In fact, the honey bees in North America are not native and were introduced from Europe, in the early 1600s. They may be one of the most popular introduced insect species ever. Today they are responsible for the pollination of much of the foods we grow to eat, so their future is tied to ours. The abrupt disappearance of worker bees and loss of many colonies, known as Colony Collapse Disorder has been a real cause for concern. I hope there is a long future for the honey bee.