For a big fat lovely album of photographs of the exhibition see here!
As soon as I saw Yume Martin’s jewellery featuring dragonflies and sweet little flowers, I knew she would be a good fit for Urban Bees: Working together. And indeed when I approached her with the proposition, her response was say that it was already in her mind to include bees in her current range of individually hand crafted designs. Read More
The third Devon Guild member taking part in this project I would like to introduce you to is Helen Edwards. Based in South Devon, Helen uses her skills in ceramics, metals and textiles to construct intricate and unique Mixed Media artwork with visual and tactile appeal. Photography, printing and etching, stitching, weaving and dyeing are some of the many processes Helen uses to give her work its characteristic texture, pattern and colour. Read More
The second Devon Guild member taking part in this project I would like to introduce you to is Philippa de Burlet. A one-time keeper in the insect house at London Zoo, Philippa has a long standing fascination for all things small and winged and has relished meeting the roof top bees. Read More
Working towards an exhibition.
As you probably know, bees are under threat like never before. In response to this and the inspirational example of the rooftop bee hives on Princesshay shopping centre in Exeter, I have enlisted the help of five other members of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen Read More