Artist Statement

This work explores the relationship between bees and humans, while using perspective, illusion, and interaction to illuminate the self in our fleeting delicate world.
I dug deep into the fascinating world of bees. I became filled with admiration, and fascination. Bees pollinate most of the fruits and vegetables we eat. Their hard work and dedication to the hive is inspiring.
There are many Depictions and myths about bees throughout history. Early African cave drawings depict harvesters climbing cliffs to reach the sweet honey. In Egyptian lore the human sprit leaves in the form of a bee. The Greeks thought mead was the drink of the gods. Napoleon wrapped himself in a robe embroidered with golden bees.
Honeybees are attracted to light. A bee will only leave the hive during the day and, if trapped in a person’s home, will faithfully pursue the light; with no understanding of the barrier we call glass. In addition to using light sensitive materials in this portfolio I am also using light as the subject matter. The boxes I have made are little worlds of life and energy.
As a child I read everything I could on black holes, planets, gravity, and the speed of light. I figured out that the universe was too big to understand how big it was. The stars we see today are only an illusion of space, time, and light. As I look at myself and I look at our world I wonder what a larger being would think of our society. Would it look with wonder as we look at bees?