Bee Bed

Observation hive 'Bee Bed'; cherry wood, linen, goose down, honeybees. Bees enter through pvc tube to window. For contemplating honeybee biology and hive architecture thru reverie

Bee Bed

Headboard hive opened to view queen and nest conditions; would over-populate quickly; very difficult to maintain .
Orientation: 1

Colony

2006; Harvester Ant Colony, Mahogany, glass, sand; 45" w x 3"d x 12"h

Cricket Silo

2014; Crickets; Alfalfa, pine, cotton canvas; 12' h x 39"w


Orientation: 1

Swarm Catcher

Cladded habitat for attracting feral honeybees; front entry cloomed with sedimentary clays/portland cement; re-located outdoors.

This work leads to an up-coming project (summer 2022) called 'What's Inside?" Many ceramic 'Moon Pots' will be hidden throughout a meadow in my bee yard, to be opened later, revealing any evidence of occupation. Each finding will be photo documented.

2019; 37"h x 45"w x 12"d; pine, beeswax, sedimentary clays, wisteria limb (support)