Monumental Beehive,2008;Porcelain, beeswax, gold leaf, resin, collage materials, light & sound;80 x 50 x 32 in.
Beehive II,2008;Porcelain, beeswax, gold leaf, resin, wire, Murano glass, sound;17" x 22" x 15" (my favorite piece)
Queen Bee, the Nuptial Flight;2008;Oil on linen,72" x 80"
"The Philosophy:A great wisdom lives in the beehive. It is not simply an assembly line of bees; the beehive has a very specific soul.The wax represents warmth; gold signifies the precious metal of the sun with its alchemical properties; porcelain embodies the nature of fragility; and resin, a dangerous medium if not used wisely, represents finality. The Bee Series is concerned with the vitality of life and its fragile state.As I continue my work on the hive sculptures, they evolve from chaos to order, undetermined to determined, cold to warm, expansion to contraction, fragile to strong, inanimate to alive, artificial to organic, quiet to noisy and unsettling to comforting—all the while, maintaining a balance and ultimately, an inner beauty and soul."
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I don't remember the artist's name, but a few years ago I saw sculptural work by an artist who puts objects in with bees who then build honeycomb on them. It was pretty cool looking, things like baseballs and high heel shoes!
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