Monthly Archives: May 2013

045 – a crab or a stone

045 - a crab or a stone. Collage by David Smith

045 – a crab or a stone
Paper and watercolour 227mm x 152mm

This is linked to my current abiding interest in the relationship between chaos and control.

044 – yes I cried but falling stars veiled my tears

044 - yes I cried but falling stars veiled my tears. Collage by David Smith

044 – yes I cried but falling stars veiled my tears
Paper, manually-manipulated photographic self portrait and fabric 227mm x 152mm

039 – kissed by a thousand honey bees

039 - kissed by a thousand honey bees. Collage by David Smith

039 – kissed by a thousand honey bees
Wood, paper, beeswax, propolis and pencil 227mm x 152mm

Bees create wonderful textures, structures and colours. I am often amazed at the range of colours in the pollen stores of honeybees, for example, or the blends of propolis hues from the different resins they collect. Here the honeybees have sealed and disinfected a piece of wood placed over a hole in their crownboard, the ceiling of their hive.

Mason bees also create beautifully coloured cells for their offspring, with soft muted tones that vary according the available earth and pollens.