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Curtis Labelle, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/68842e17-1833-430b-b876-eb00441d5d74/gallery2.png Harold P. Curtis Labelle, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/74c80252-b516-4e56-b7aa-eca148270976/Gallery3.png Harold P. Curtis Labelle, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/d13788f2-4275-442f-b5ba-5343f8bb0549/Gallery4.png Harold P. Curtis Labelle, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/23841d9c-3d6b-47ad-a0a8-5de67c601c12/Gallery5.png Harold P. Curtis Labelle, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634245491767-AXYAPKUCD3UWEA4XKS21/Labelle.jpg Harold P. Curtis Labelle, FL - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634245532209-YCLX2E1GV6JREZB2LS0H/Unknown-1+copy.jpeg Harold P. Curtis Labelle, FL - The Process This mural was painted over the course of ten weeks (often in sweltering heat). The entrance to the shop’s observation hive is in the middle of the wall being painted, so I was working for hours with busy honey bees flying all around me. Not only did I not get stung once—I came to enjoy their company! By the time the mural was complete the idea of The Good of the Hive was born, but maybe more importantly, I met a lot of living thriving bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634245552001-WYNQBH5X47V83PIQYPLT/Unknown-2+copy.jpeg Harold P. Curtis Labelle, FL - The Community This mural, as well as every other pollinator I have painted, is not just about bees. When I approached this family about the project, murals were illegal in the town, so the people of the town came together to change the law. This mural is about bees, but it is also about what can happen when people connect for a common purpose. It is about the people of LaBelle coming together to breathe new life into their town. It is about taking a leap toward something in service and finding a sense of purpose when I got there. It is about a family that has been in the business of caring for honey bees for over 60 years. In the end, this mural that started as a painting about honey bees ended up being more than that. It became a story about the beauty of the human spirit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Harold P. 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Curtis Labelle, FL - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/douglas-schantz daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/6946ae82-9e5f-4154-a2d3-065d9fb5a0fe/IMG_4777.JPG Mural for Douglas Schantz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/3f09b6c7-0a9c-44b2-ac8e-6de2a7af60d1/IMG_4779.JPG Mural for Douglas Schantz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/561cbc1d-0f40-4074-9de0-87f64d7c1389/IMG_4776.JPG Mural for Douglas Schantz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634244525756-HQGZGYSY4RNVEM45UIF3/IMG_4778.JPG Mural for Douglas Schantz Behind every successful artist, there are patrons that support their work throughout their careers with a type of enthusiasm that fuels the artist in mind, body and spirit to continue. Simply put, these people make us feel safe and supported. Douglas Schantz is one of those patrons for me. 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the Hive - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/broadstone-sky daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/3ebe507a-c018-4aef-9268-83fc71e4fb9a/Gallery1.png Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/0f2d52cf-20c2-4bbf-b282-c426c538bbcd/Gallery2.png Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/33aaacc1-4b1a-4b0e-9ac2-7f70044d8c65/Gallery3.png Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/715c6818-cae0-4eb5-9533-22b15080cdbf/Gallery4.png Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634246059779-Y1QK83XDX9AQDM59LQV6/IMG_4881.jpg Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634246081427-E0ALS2WLN0VOW8C9FLVD/download+%2823%29.jpg Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA - The Process This was yet another evolution from The Good of the Hive being an idea in my mind to reality. Although not entirely public- this mural is in a residential lobby. I was actually there to paint another mural (not about bees), but I convinced the owners to let me paint bees back by the mailboxes. As I painted tiny bees on the wall, (I was so concerned they were going to be freaked out by them) the residents as well as the owners really joined in and got excited about the project. This mural was inspired by Broadstone Sky being a place of connectivity, togetherness, and new beginnings. Thank you to everyone at Broadstone Sky! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Broadstone Sky Mural in Seattle, WA - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/estes-hills-elementary daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/8354288a-dfbb-49ec-8782-ba825076ce93/Gallery1.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/3232041b-907e-4e72-bc15-1c0d7d393376/Gallery2.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/281066f9-42c0-4e27-b4a1-80ef3723d5b8/Gallery3.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/7530b2a7-1f2a-4fce-87d2-0f1f88452699/Gallery4.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/4c150a73-50ac-4282-9d7f-8c36abd6b5c3/Gallery5.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/70e50a93-55ca-443c-b08a-dec955c0cdfc/Gallery6.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/144dda52-3659-4ca8-9080-8c6ca27a551e/Gallery7.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/00c63471-7b03-4926-83f6-eff091de4ab1/Gallery8.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634246408051-QXMB8YBOABNB1ZWJBUNL/Header.jpg Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634246437096-MAFZBUH89ZJLSZEYOMP8/MattatEstes.jpg Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC - Massive Change Sustainability coordinator, Dan Schnitzer for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School System (at the time) said it best. “Massive change usually does not happen by tsunami. It usually happens when each individual does their part to create a ripple of change within their own life, home or community. When these ripples collide, they shift the glassy stillness of the water of the status quo in new ways. When each individual pebble splashes a ripple of change, their energy combines to create a wave, a wave of change. Education is the epitome of this. Every day, students are learning facts and skills that they filter through their personal lens and act as the pebble in the waters of the world. When we inspire students to each do their part to better the world, their individual impact may just be a ripple, but the combined ripple effect creates the waves of massive change. Bees are this massive change. Bees need massive change.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Estes Hills Elementary School Mural in Chapel Hill, NC - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/burners-bbq-asheville-nc daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/5fa546d3-9495-41cb-bfbf-22d6e3778ffd/Gallery1.png Burners & BBQ Mural in Asheville, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/61be85cd-49eb-4ebe-b657-eaffa8b86a30/Gallery2.png Burners & BBQ Mural in Asheville, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/81c84f38-7ed2-4041-97d2-d91c0c85b3a1/Gallery3.png Burners & BBQ Mural in Asheville, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1bbea5d6-1ec2-465e-9856-ca62585eec51/Gallery4.png Burners & BBQ Mural in Asheville, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634314935780-5XO263YZ660VF8JK5AUB/download+%2819%29.jpg Burners & BBQ Mural in Asheville, NC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Burners & BBQ Mural in Asheville, NC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Burners & BBQ Mural in Asheville, NC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Burners & BBQ Mural in Asheville, NC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Burners & BBQ Mural in Asheville, NC - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Burners & BBQ Mural in Asheville, NC - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Burners & BBQ Mural in Asheville, NC - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Burners & BBQ Mural in Asheville, NC - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/burts-bees daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/488b3d40-b13c-4c35-afff-759cf30b74fb/Gallery2.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/54eea763-8863-4d27-bb30-e86caee7e3d7/Gallery3.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/74b01a10-e615-4390-a32e-fcee60102d41/Gallery4.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/f5555358-c45d-4a8d-a3a5-41c8a6a109cb/Gallery5.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/b97167bb-d340-4ee6-bb4a-9550c4fc7323/Gallery6.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/d75aacd9-3fc2-4351-a9eb-5864f76febb4/Gallery7.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/590aec19-b285-43fb-bd0d-c65fe5e4074a/Gallery8.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/3e32a43f-208c-495b-a414-e78f5250ccd9/Gallery1.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/88e22c72-9283-4d0f-8fcd-faa3f1ea1abe/Gallery9.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/191a8d0d-5fa9-4a92-b821-ca93c993a6c8/Gallery10.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/59f96b68-322c-4e6f-9a8e-4865436a758f/Gallery11.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/5f7fd134-8a5f-499a-892e-fb3e9fd2f0ba/Gallery12.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/d483893f-4e3a-458d-a29c-dddc92856f04/Gallery13.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c6c42aef-c684-44d6-aa16-607a542fdece/Gallery14.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/8f7d5459-60cf-47cd-b615-f5f5318dd9bf/Gallery15.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/250bba3e-aa6b-4d9e-965d-5b11a78dc59c/Gallery16.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/0f0dbb69-e078-472b-91ad-72ad645a2766/Gallery17.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/5024a070-9fba-4eea-ad66-af2c012e4412/Gallery18.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/cc4d4082-81cd-4cbd-b51e-6665e5893713/Gallery19.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1632949036495-VN4GW9CTCISBNXNK69K2/HeaderAnd1.jpg Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1632949131682-YHQUX8ICTI587AAODFAV/BurtsWeb3.jpeg Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC - The Process During Burt’s Bees annual Culture Day, four hundred Burt’s Bees employees from the factory workers to the General Manager, painted a petal of one of the flowers. The whole day was about coming together. Thank you to The Goodmon Family for allowing us to paint on their beautiful building. The mural is one of several in the series that will be about the swarm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1632949161639-2LHI6XK33L8DS83K9FPK/IMG_0106.jpg Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC - The Swarm The swarm is an incredible, natural behavior of a healthy honeybee hive. It is often perceived as something aggressive and terrifying, but nothing could be further from the truth. In actuality, it is one of the most elegant and sublime experiences in the natural world. The bees place themselves and their precious queen in an extremely vulnerable position for the possibility of growth. It is the natural expansion of a healthy, thriving, hive. It is an amazing example of the bees acting as one mind or super-organism. The swarm is also a symbol of a new beginning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1632949192211-XMJZ4VPSB7J9VUSKCXQQ/IMG_0100.jpg Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC - A New Beginning Burt Schavitz’s first bees were ones he collected from a swarm that landed in his yard in Maine. By simply appearing, the bees inspired a business. Burt is quoted as saying, “It wasn’t as if I’d summoned these bees down, or gone looking for them. It was an act of God. It was a no-brainer. Now I had a way of making some money. I had all of the tools and the knowledge, the literature, the ability to do just as my guru had done.” An age-old relationship of man to bee was honored. He had done the work to learn how to keep bees, and then the bees appeared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1632949220203-FW7DTHHZKQORP0Q0MSK2/Matt-BurtsBeesMural.jpg Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC - Bees to the Minds of Millions The Good of the Hive is never about any one man or woman. It is about all of us connecting around the issue of a declining bee population and doing what we can to heal our relationship with pollinators and the world around us. But with that said, there are few people that have done what Burt Schavitz did in his lifetime. In his humble and peculiar way, he brought honey bees directly into the minds and homes of millions of people around the world… and that is a very good thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Burt's Bees Global HQ Mural in Durham, NC - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1629338906910-CR7NVCCFN6NKAFITBXT1/Gallery3.png BEe Healing Guild Bee Bed in Asheville, NC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png BEe Healing Guild Bee Bed in Asheville, NC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png BEe Healing Guild Bee Bed in Asheville, NC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png BEe Healing Guild Bee Bed in Asheville, NC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png BEe Healing Guild Bee Bed in Asheville, NC - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png BEe Healing Guild Bee Bed in Asheville, NC - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png BEe Healing Guild Bee Bed in Asheville, NC - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png BEe Healing Guild Bee Bed in Asheville, NC - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/adam-kantor daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634315542531-ZP8SD87YTH5AV0O1WIQ1/ToLife.jpg Adam Kantor—Fiddler on the Roof, Broadway NYC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634315562495-741A9FJBPEQL8IW5NUA9/CRAWeb.jpg Adam Kantor—Fiddler on the Roof, Broadway NYC - Radical Awe As we walked around Times Square it seemed like we were in a bubble talking about bees and life and faith. He told me a story about the first day of rehearsals for the new cast. The actors came from varying levels of relationship to faith and Judaism, so the producers brought in a rabbi to talk with them about it. And the rabbi described faith as "radical awe." As soon as Adam said those words, it hit me as exactly what I feel when I am standing in the presence of an active beehive. I told Adam a little more about my journey and he generously offered the walls of his dressing room as a canvas. We later had to modify that and paint on canvas because the theater has pretty strict rules about painting on the walls. But no matter, I was certain our piece was going to “Cultivate Radical Awe.” After seeing the show I couldn’t stop thinking about “To Life!” The song rang deeply, so I made two paintings in the end. Both are a celebration in their own way and both speak to the deepest human desire to live and celebrate faith and life even in the face of tremendous adversity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Adam Kantor—Fiddler on the Roof, Broadway NYC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Adam Kantor—Fiddler on the Roof, Broadway NYC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Adam Kantor—Fiddler on the Roof, Broadway NYC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Adam Kantor—Fiddler on the Roof, Broadway NYC - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Foundation Skate Park Mural in Asheville, NC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Foundation Skate Park Mural in Asheville, NC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Foundation Skate Park Mural in Asheville, NC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Foundation Skate Park Mural in Asheville, NC - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Raleigh NC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Raleigh NC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Raleigh NC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Raleigh NC - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634316569609-LX42P1RLUPRC0F2FNS39/loop72.jpg Fire Station Mural in Carrboro, NC - The Location After exploring all options, I felt that the fire station was the perfect place for the mural because a fire station is a natural metaphor for a hive. This station even had a female Chief at the helm like the Queen bee! Every town’s fire station is the heart of the community. It is a job that values the community as much as it does the individual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634316617867-HLXA4VJLCTYNFR50KVG8/Screen+Shot+2020-06-20+at+2.30.51+PM.png Fire Station Mural in Carrboro, NC - The Community We had a great day where the fire fighters helped paint flower petals as I painted bees. Based on this experience and something similar at Burt’s Bees. I honor and respect the work these guys do so much. They fight fires, but they are also the guys that are trained to make sure your child’s safety seat is installed properly in your car. They teach school kids and get them excited about being of service. And they have incredibly cool trucks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634316645875-5VJDTC3K6LNDRMDLN2GM/IMG_0603.jpg Fire Station Mural in Carrboro, NC - The Design This design started as one thing and ended up being modified as I was doing it. Sometimes something changes in my mind along the way as I am doing this work. My original design didn’t have any flowers in it. But as the year was progressing, my understanding of the inextricable connection between bees and flowers was coming into focus. So when I got to Carrboro, I couldn’t stop seeing the bees intertwining with the flowers on the upper right—and that was a thread on a sweater for shifting other parts of the design as well. I am forever in gratitude for the city council for affording me the freedom to let things shift as I saw the need. This, to me, is a perfect example of how the world will heal. We aim toward a goal but remain flexible enough to let things shift as more information comes in… which is happening every day with the environment, the bees, and even The Good of the Hive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Fire Station Mural in Carrboro, NC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Fire Station Mural in Carrboro, NC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Fire Station Mural in Carrboro, NC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Fire Station Mural in Carrboro, NC - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Fire Station Mural in Carrboro, NC - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Fire Station Mural in Carrboro, NC - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Fire Station Mural in Carrboro, NC - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/gastonia daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/7b21918b-e59c-4156-80b2-0f3a96edfdf0/Gallery1.png Mural in Gastonia, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/8140c96b-b5c7-4959-8aa4-c00dafbea12f/Gallery2.png Mural in Gastonia, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634322515013-L45R2T92DASBWL67QGAG/MattWithHiveNC.jpg Mural in Gastonia, NC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634322363332-NZNG09WU64VMCS1X3RH5/BuyaBee2-2.jpg Mural in Gastonia, NC - Kindred Spirits This brave woman invited me to live with her while I was creating the mural and we became fast friends. The timing of our bee-awakening experiences is very similar and there is something about me and Merryman that (although we look quite different on the outside) is kindred in spirit. She has become one of my greatest friends and trusted advisors. She was instrumental in The Good of the Hive’s participation in the Burning Man piece and is just, well, a gift that I could not be more grateful for. The town of Gastonia, just outside Charlotte is a special little place with an amazing history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Mural in Gastonia, NC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Mural in Gastonia, NC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Mural in Gastonia, NC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Mural in Gastonia, NC - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Mural in Gastonia, NC - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Mural in Gastonia, NC - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Mural in Gastonia, NC - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/bee-barn-lyons-nebraska daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c9b3118f-d10a-4c7e-8b87-15e5821a47a2/Gallery1.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/328e7a3b-a206-476f-94b4-5219f6b0b80d/Gallery2.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/a1e62603-8505-4dbe-bb2d-322416062a35/Gallery3.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/8c7524ae-1c3c-48a2-b431-b8ef3e3cd45b/Gallery4.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/fea6ebd6-82c9-41d8-b2a8-f7cccb48ff3c/Gallery5.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c13674e5-bc18-42c3-bb1b-5c08ae31ad18/Gallery6.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/fd22afae-e711-4236-8b64-1e7a3168b3fc/Gallery7.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/d0034ee5-cde9-42d0-abbf-86c9f782371f/Gallery8.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/3d9af720-1c26-4bbd-b7b0-20a840d3e6da/Gallery10.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/77fe7115-5b0f-417e-9ed1-e8d6abcda0a9/Gallery11.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/f027b785-b1b4-4467-84e6-7aacd9a0cabe/Gallery12.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/ea5b53d8-e020-4e93-8442-0d453e83d5b0/Gallery9.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634322695181-ICV660MFDA0557WZVQKB/BeeBarnWebPage.JPG Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634322721570-AG2KUR882CWUBX74T7CG/IMG_8148.JPG Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska - The Process This project, like so many others, started out with a clear intention that revealed something entirely different. I was well on my way to painting bees big enough to be seen from the sky (each bee is over 22 feet in length) when I started learning about seeds, seed production, and eventually systemic pesticides. Systemic pesticides are any pesticide that is absorbed into a plant and distributed throughout its tissues, reaching the plant's stem, leaves, roots, and any fruits or flowers. Systemic pesticides are water-soluble, so they easily move throughout a plant as it absorbs water and transports it to its tissues. Fun fact… water-soluble DOES NOT mean the pesticide suddenly disappears in the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634322747294-RHJMRIJVFRZ6M2MMYDMV/IMG_8346.JPG Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska - Seeds and Hope I then found out that 90% of the seeds in the world’s food systems are owned and controlled by companies. For me, as an artist and storyteller, this rang as terribly bad. There are only two symbols in the history of storytelling that are consistently used as symbols of hope and possibility. Babies and seeds. I immediately thought, “What does it mean when a few giant companies control hope?” This changed everything for me in terms of the way I see the bees and my work with them. The visual element of this piece has become a symbol of my work in and of itself. It is an echo of that moment on the floor with the bee in 2008. Something tiny became big for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Bee Barn in Lyons, Nebraska - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/xanders-bee daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634245049405-GTVTY0T51V0FV1LAQR34/Xander1.jpg Xander's Bee - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Xander's Bee - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Xander's Bee - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Xander's Bee - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Xander's Bee - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Xander's Bee - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Xander's Bee - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Xander's Bee - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/janney-elementary daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/e656e365-f79e-4a1d-a08e-46e33b42aec3/Gallery1.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/f0bf3937-8226-42c7-95f9-bcce09859053/Gallery2.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/9d5e2705-7fb5-41ba-9b05-50f09ab0e5c6/Gallery3.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/a695a705-8b36-432a-b044-718517f44cf5/Gallery4.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/f6c23dbb-7fdd-4ac4-9534-b71f8d6152cb/Gallery5.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/919213be-fb20-4bf2-9926-c80649f2014e/Gallery6.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/a3ac9c28-0135-42cf-b17b-657f89080454/gallery7.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/ecb6d09d-49f3-485e-8ffc-c859b6ec3fee/Gallery8.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/fa302345-bf59-4cf6-9da7-ac6473f99ad9/Gallery9.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634323638398-YGBBQIHHXEJPLWZ1M38A/JanneyMural2-Web-3.jpg Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634323197951-59DP52VL9XVLHHZI7PJY/MattThomasElementary.jpg Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC - Kids and Global Policy What I didn’t expect was how much I would learn on this project about everything from kids (over 700 interacting with the mural daily) to global policy. I was invited to join in a round table discussion at the Food and Agriculture Organization for the UN and met people working all over the world toward solving the issues facing pollinators. It became abundantly clear to me that all of our parts are important. Policy is key, but communicating it to the local level is essential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634323220736-Z4826PXOMGIHKZOXXGJS/JaneChu.jpg Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC - Serving Communities Jane Chu, Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts at the time visited the mural site during the project as we did a drawing exercise with the kids. I spoke alongside city council members at community panel discussions. I did several living room talks about the project and why it is important to go to the local level when facing environmental issues. This particular project opened my eyes to the fact that there are very few effective ways of communicating knowledge about issues like pollination. It is necessary to create change at a local level. But the data and clear understanding of the issues often stay at the policy level. It was on this project that I really began to play with the idea of scaling The Good of the Hive to serve more communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634323260588-WSP78XFH2HMQQA1ZQ3IS/IMG_9930.jpg Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC - A Visit from The Second Lady The crescendo of the project was a ribbon-cutting event attended by the entire school and many people from the community. The former Second Lady of the United States, Karen Pence, who is a beekeeper and was an elementary art teacher for many years, joined us. This created some tension with some teachers and students. Some of the students even had a small protest about her presence at the event. My thinking at the time was that we need spaces to come together around. Any problem that is bigger than one party. If we play ping pong back and forth between parties the pollinators lose. The fact of the matter is that Karen Pence talking about the need to help bees is more credible with certain groups than if the chief science officer of the US says it. So, I welcomed her at the event. We had dignitaries attend along with representation and a letter from the mayor’s office. Even the former President of Malawi attended the event. It was an opportunity for very different people with very different ideas to come together for an afternoon to agree about one thing, the bees. I believe fully that the bees are offering us an opportunity to set aside our differences and work together for something greater than us all, the environment. I really do believe that it is possible to find joy in repairing our relationship with the earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634323311775-3TFB2FXXOGSYKO23HJFH/IMG_9933.jpg Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC - A Birthday & A Ribbon-Cutting I was blown away at the ribbon-cutting (it happened to coincide with my birthday) when they surprised me with 1000 people singing me happy birthday. I’m not usually big into birthday stuff, but this was very sweet because I had gotten to know so many of the kids. This was also the day I decided never to write a speech down again. As I walked to the podium, a wind gust came and blew the notes I had written out into the abyss. At the moment it felt a bit terrifying, but It forced me to simply get really present and speak from my heart about this work I have dedicated a huge part of my life to. And since doing that, I have really come to understand that the words do not mean one-tenth of what the heart is capable of communicating with some honest stories about a simple journey with the bees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Janney Elementary Mural in Washington, DC - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/mural-in-lake-city-sc daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/ba917daa-fc6d-4c6e-b37f-c4a19759b400/Gallery2.png Mural in Lake City, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/21d65a7f-78e4-443a-8c54-10604d94bd88/Gallery3.png Mural in Lake City, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c37587a0-f9fa-4705-86d4-9ac1c3fad4c3/Gallery4.png Mural in Lake City, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/f50d15f7-0338-4406-9f8a-0156a65a0fed/Gallery5.png Mural in Lake City, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1763903e-1e3e-4c00-99fb-4f1a89243119/Gallery6.png Mural in Lake City, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/146b5975-c8d9-4d88-b6f4-562f3dd8efa4/Gallery1.png Mural in Lake City, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/2fec10e3-bb9b-4df6-9f2c-92abf57fff74/Gallery7.png Mural in Lake City, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/4160cf31-e049-4ffc-a401-43b126e4be90/Gallery8.png Mural in Lake City, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/13aef52a-0d5b-4baa-b9b5-cc8b35404ef1/Gallery9.png Mural in Lake City, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/84fd5666-0882-429b-9e37-858b3e8f28f7/Gallery10.png Mural in Lake City, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634660651805-H8PWIPRE44U4NHF6SKU9/Image1.jpg Mural in Lake City, SC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634660685090-3I7PU1JSKC9I9WOYT8DS/IMG_0631.jpg Mural in Lake City, SC - The Process This mural started with little to no interaction. Snow was still falling as the first bees landed on the wall and there were three people staying in the hotel downtown. By the time it was done it was over 90 degrees and I had spoken to over 2,000 kids and thousands of adults about bees, pollination, art, and the power of human connection. This small town is reinventing itself around the idea of art and community and The Good of the Hive was blessed to become a part of it. It became one of the most powerful examples of the project’s ability to carry a message, all because the community showed up to engage in the story we are sharing around the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Mural in Lake City, SC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Mural in Lake City, SC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Mural in Lake City, SC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Mural in Lake City, SC - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Mural in Lake City, SC - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Mural in Lake City, SC - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Mural in Lake City, SC - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/the-rockaways daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/faa61be5-c8da-4c71-b6d2-34d77a9378ae/gallery1.png Installation at The Rockaways New York City, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/fbef86f0-1133-41f2-bdca-60a1b37749b7/Gallery2.png Installation at The Rockaways New York City, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1a018a2f-6d08-4a0f-a2be-875d1996abcc/Gallery3.png Installation at The Rockaways New York City, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/91d3461f-7b93-4c91-8efc-0b7fc9a9e62c/Gallery4.png Installation at The Rockaways New York City, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634156682973-WCC5AE9Z4HDP55TV7J7T/P1010438.JPG Installation at The Rockaways New York City, NY - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Installation at The Rockaways New York City, NY - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Installation at The Rockaways New York City, NY - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Installation at The Rockaways New York City, NY - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Installation at The Rockaways New York City, NY - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Installation at The Rockaways New York City, NY - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Installation at The Rockaways New York City, NY - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Installation at The Rockaways New York City, NY - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/honey-the-hive-mural-in-weaverville-nc daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/39b4dbd5-acaf-414c-9ae2-93f7253c51a0/Gallery1.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/bceb8615-d6b3-4ff8-a934-3625d1748879/Gallery2.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/989154b5-2a50-447b-b74b-60d6c63ce2d8/Gallery3.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/ead5277d-8552-45e6-8df9-528eb160bb9c/Gallery4.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/253fce96-7775-423a-979f-bc330bb1ee89/Gallery5.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/79bb2bec-827b-4325-810d-75f9ac2e3097/Gallery6.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/79d9db2e-a710-4a0e-9cd9-7b15e9f54b6b/Gallery7.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/9c7124e1-9035-4b0f-92cf-d7f0b18085b3/Gallery8.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634661128642-G0IVMP8ENV3SFIT0MOOV/_DSC9114.jpg Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634661352974-6WBV3FT4EGDF82F8TWQ5/IMG_8945.JPG Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC - The Process They had reached out to me and said that if I ever had time, they would love to be part of the project… and they meant it. I called them out of the blue because a big project I had been planning on had to be postponed by a year or more at the last minute. The Good of the Hive is a small business and when 6 weeks of painting work evaporates, it is a big deal. When I called, they moved with the speed of a bee to keep things buzzing! We had movie nights out in the grass, evenings with art and music in the store. I have never felt more appreciated and cared for. They truly are a hive operating as a business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634661196617-F0DNTK44SVRQMNQ6ZMG2/IMG_1447.JPG Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC - In Memory of Sarah Sadly, last year, Sarah, the founder of Honey & the Hive (and the champion on the mural project) died in a car crash. She was a light to us all. She gave me confidence. She taught so many people about bees and beekeeping. People always say this stuff, but Sarah really was beyond something special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Honey & The Hive Mural in Weaverville, NC - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/colony-expanse-installation-at-dag-hammarskjold-plaza-nyc daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/d3e1a400-5815-4e22-8938-4c62b0231dee/Gallery2.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/98e22cdc-4eb0-4199-9a0e-8c2bceccc9df/Gallery1.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1f968cff-cc80-4d96-b3af-9b5811839e7f/Gallery3.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/7c5bdf3d-c67f-464e-afcb-cc765d8fe9e5/Gallery4.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/91fcb10a-d2bc-4406-a1af-1bab396d26d5/Gallery5.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/696346f8-f967-4cfe-a1e2-b76b37bbe080/Gallery6.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/2280bc60-0b05-493f-9f97-d2706f7fb187/Gallery7.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/dffb669d-b720-4039-9b91-15cb1139b736/Gallery8.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/36b07c50-7f97-4894-900a-ec9c40ed570c/Gallery9.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1f1d224c-231d-4c59-a8d0-4722e4639597/Gallery10.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/bd2a1395-4802-4c66-a437-bf8da54d51e6/Gallery11.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/3a51d460-5601-4196-a04b-93507272221f/Gallery12.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/20f39cff-209c-4def-8911-349a4b8d286f/Gallery13.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634157770476-E3SH5XR5UX4KP0UDFF6Q/HeaderImageandImage1.jpg Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634157836438-Z6FN7N3QLL29ALBR6V6Y/IMG_1111.jpg Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC - Engaging the Masses This piece started out as an attempt to engage the masses in an altruistic vision. It is shifting over time as a piece reflecting the current ‘climate’ on all fronts. Part of the key to effective conservation is becoming more comfortable with change and fragility—to lean into elements of connectivity, no matter how uncomfortable, rather than that which divides us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634157864622-HG1LR59ZD0WFHZD40HD7/IMG_2770.jpg Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC - Traveling Installation This piece was installed summer of 2018 in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in Manhattan. It was a collaboration between The Good of the Hive, the World Council of Peoples for the United Nations, NYC Parks Art in the Parks Program and Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. The piece traveled to Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the fall of 2018. After being on display for six months, I brought the pieces back to the studio and cleaned them up and worked with them to secure them. As the installation awaits its next location, the individual bees are for sale through my studio. Contact me if you are interested in collecting a bee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Colony Expanse Installation at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/mural-in-peterborough-nh daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/efc2836e-4c78-4972-af02-a8b21f4945f0/gallery1.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1723c21e-dad2-4583-bc19-ddb137858681/Gallery2.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/35c1a57c-b867-49c6-811f-50b365326d84/Gallery3.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/25b4a155-934a-48ec-9762-a42ab8adee1c/Gallery4.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/589830c4-7d88-4390-a3a3-a502a43db893/gallery5.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/624fc61b-abdc-4091-a0cd-620f83623132/Gallery6.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/fb4feace-dc51-4735-a584-109c9bd01c9c/Gallery8.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/4c3062e1-a0fe-4da7-a9cb-9f4fdb7f52e0/gallery9.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/316ba04b-9467-4df3-8f9d-bb8231862e19/Gallery10.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/cb43c70c-5c8f-4fd6-ac9a-690175a02d2f/gallery11.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/41cbbad1-8f0e-461f-8277-6f48287db8af/gallery12.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/f5ace2a0-7b89-43a1-a932-2e81e2e08b21/gallery13.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/b3627587-fed9-4958-8726-b91b73b53a45/gallery14.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/adae0d86-7c2f-47e3-8bab-cf7f8d0945a9/gallery15.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/8379e85f-de55-41a0-a5f0-489951795c33/Galler7.png Mural in Peterborough, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634661883428-WYKH0UQE7VYCOE27HDG5/PeterboroughHeader.jpg Mural in Peterborough, NH - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634661920756-R7E6BB81UFNOG7N1JSE3/IMG_2049.jpg Mural in Peterborough, NH - The Community We had a community dinner, I did various speaking engagements around town and we even threw the first-ever World Bees Concert. It is a dream of mine to get people dancing and singing with (and for) the bees. Maeko, an artist from Boston, had reached out to me the year before because he was recording an album of songs about the hive as a metaphor for life. He and his band called Winona and the Riders came and performed on National Honey Bee Day! (I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried!) Wild Eyes Band, an amazing trio out of Nashville happened to have a cancelation and jumped in as well. I fully plan to expand on this idea in the future and create a series of small concerts around conservation and environmental issues. This was a beautiful beginning. My philosophy is that if we are going to have to work hard to repair the environment, we are going to need to do a lot of dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Mural in Peterborough, NH - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Mural in Peterborough, NH - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Mural in Peterborough, NH - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Mural in Peterborough, NH - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Mural in Peterborough, NH - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Mural in Peterborough, NH - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Mural in Peterborough, NH - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/smithsonian-national-zoo-mural daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/8950c321-83c3-4d5a-bb6d-cc59cc686688/Gallery1.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/69f4dbce-8173-4693-bb33-7fe29ba9075e/Gallery2.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/e8dc0c04-f253-4fee-b0b7-60e6c7cf9324/Gallery3.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/dfaaa7fe-143d-4e0d-a9b5-07660d06ba56/Gallery4.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/256412e2-e190-4952-a2ca-f8f6c070388b/Gallery5.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/3e403d86-0e9d-42e5-903a-2b7eae5b68db/Gallery6.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/4187d078-aab6-455e-bac8-86155af1a308/Gallery7.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/a6694ce8-700b-4ddd-8ed5-66056e726bbc/Gallery8.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/fade5f1f-3b9c-4c9e-9c35-2437a5b3f346/Gallery12.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/213b827d-b0e6-4e2c-be21-ea4a7a024f8f/Gallery13.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c62d8feb-7461-4525-a265-3dee75557775/Gallery14.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/9a76e76d-cc44-4f16-a508-e189ae924e90/Gallery15.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/0661586c-934e-48af-8f30-e0760e25b9dd/Gallery16.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/9ad2388b-f342-4a17-894b-d8f53fb1c218/Gallery17.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/16a0b28c-3bdb-4b0e-adfa-b3b5e80f385a/Gallery18.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/a1a7eda3-0e06-457a-a833-07727ca24f6f/Gallery19.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/91b7ffc3-5ae1-461e-8762-5b0e4efe0800/Gallery20.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/ab806eef-c2dc-4301-827c-899f1fd666b4/Gallery21.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/e0c5736a-e37e-4a51-bb54-639f6709a3f6/Gallery22.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/a2638e4c-27c3-496a-896e-c52a426ad6af/Gallery23.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/d65ce1a2-b88d-4196-baff-26e7e9709313/Gallery24.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/b099efdd-638d-42a4-99f2-6ea8f0b06600/Gallery25.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/33727e00-9562-4f48-919b-2672c3888ac5/Gallery26.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/6467b406-9ecb-4118-aa2c-f1acd65ddc34/Gallery27.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1632947077502-0JF9UC33HCVF04KYFS7A/MainPhoto.jpg Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1632947432082-TFP0RO18UP9A81GZ0D5V/Smith.jpg Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural - The Process I could stop there, but, as I ruminated on these two species further, I was brought to more modern relationships. All creatures great and small have specific reputations that affect their conservation and preservation. Is something cute, scary, useful, or repellant to humans? Tales such as King Kong – the (sadly) iconic (and too often repeated) fear-based story of the human tendency to try to squash whatever we do not understand come to mind. A honey bee can bring up misdirected fear for people as well – not just through sensationalized film, but in our own backyard. People let their fear inform their behavior far too often. And those fears are more often than not, based on perceptions, not reality. They imagine the bees will at some point decide to attack—so, once again, we start squishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1632947462312-OM75E1TC2XSAPEKM34XJ/GreatApeHouse.jpg Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural - Apes & Bees Apes are very strong but relatively gentle. Bees are as well. When a hive of bees takes that incredible leap and swarms, they are at their most calm, it just doesn’t look like it to most human eyes. A swarm is the expansion of a healthy, thriving hive and one of the most sublime experiences in the natural world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1632947492775-BEF1YHFV3S7LTEFDQR93/BeesTouchWide.jpg Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural - This Will Change the World This mural highlights the mission of an expanding need for understanding and conservation. We must always look closer at what we think we see in order to know what is really there. By seeing something in a different way, we can inspire people to see other things in a new light. This can and will change the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Smithsonian's National Zoo Mural - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/world-bees daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/e2c85344-899c-4446-98b0-5d25e746612f/Gallery1.png World Bees by The Good of the Hive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/e27ed257-fc7b-42d2-b078-609a090ed818/Gallery2.png World Bees by The Good of the Hive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634244268583-BV1SK3WGHAYWCZ6O80HO/WorldBees3.jpg World Bees by The Good of the Hive - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png World Bees by The Good of the Hive - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png World Bees by The Good of the Hive - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png World Bees by The Good of the Hive - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png World Bees by The Good of the Hive - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png World Bees by The Good of the Hive - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png World Bees by The Good of the Hive - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png World Bees by The Good of the Hive - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/narrowsburg-ny daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c8ae13bf-e9b4-4d1f-a75f-741da984a824/Gallery4.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/ba9786ba-2604-4fc6-ad09-d1a6a51c17bc/Gallery9.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/beb870f2-be2f-40eb-b90d-e86ee299cd2e/Gallery5.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/9842e137-5300-4f4b-8742-af3d55794a6d/Gallery6.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/27840f1d-c2f6-4862-95d9-400dd64e99d3/Gallery1.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/66918c97-bda4-4677-a85f-1c72ca1232b0/Gallery7.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634667571196-E6LJGSU0APTGQUFAVQN1/Narrowsburg300.jpg Mural in Narrowsburg, NY - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634667605331-NAJJD71LUI4702EMSV4T/MattNarrowsburg.jpg Mural in Narrowsburg, NY - Moving to Narrowsburg Bald Eagles are a regular visual on the river. There is a vitality and an openness about this place that caused me to relocate here permanently. It just seemed like a great place to come home to after painting a mural. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Mural in Narrowsburg, NY - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/bending-hives daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/7eddb319-b2dc-433a-b6f5-f3c3abe646e4/Gallery1.png Bending Hives at Smithsonian National Zoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/efbc822b-2ef8-43a2-8200-bdbca933d165/Gallery2.png Bending Hives at Smithsonian National Zoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/ad98dfd3-2ad9-4c24-97b9-6b30bc6306f7/Gallery3.png Bending Hives at Smithsonian National Zoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634158634030-H6JG7NUGFNUP1WYVJPN9/IMG_2758.jpg Bending Hives at Smithsonian National Zoo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634158719541-X3D98DYEF5FFU5Z3OD32/IMG_2759.jpg Bending Hives at Smithsonian National Zoo - Look Closer The Bending Hives invite your curiosity and imagination. Look closer – from different angles – at the world we share with bees. The work that The Good of the Hive produces all harkens back to the moment I spent with a honey bee on the floor of my apartment in NYC in 2008. In a matter of a couple of hours I realized I had never really ‘seen’ a bee. When I did look closer, I found a beauty there that I’d never imagined. Inspiring people to look closer is the essence of what The Good of the Hive is about. Beekeeping is a bridge to the natural world for the simple fact that although we ‘keep’ bees, they are forever wild. We are limiting ourselves when we only see what they offer us, rather than seeing them as a species of animal working tirelessly to support all life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Bending Hives at Smithsonian National Zoo - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Bending Hives at Smithsonian National Zoo - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Bending Hives at Smithsonian National Zoo - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Bending Hives at Smithsonian National Zoo - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Bending Hives at Smithsonian National Zoo - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Bending Hives at Smithsonian National Zoo - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Bending Hives at Smithsonian National Zoo - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/mural-in-manchester-tn daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/500c4c8d-1399-4ffc-a417-6d86a9649b84/Gallery1.png Mural in Manchester, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/318f8315-936c-41af-83fb-370d498b0053/Gallery2.png Mural in Manchester, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/9971e3e9-dbee-4544-a795-34c136fec2a0/Gallery3.png Mural in Manchester, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/7caea195-6c8b-4578-963c-022cc0c5a860/Gallery4.png Mural in Manchester, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/31661c3a-3c95-45bd-ad9e-16897e88ba35/Gallery5.png Mural in Manchester, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/202708c7-6a03-48e7-ade3-05e20ba2c220/Gallery6.png Mural in Manchester, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/b1f31075-ec36-454c-a55c-31de9631eb84/Gallery7.png Mural in Manchester, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/8d9fe321-11b5-48bb-977c-f0ac5f751008/Gallery8.png Mural in Manchester, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/dc6441b2-cbc4-493f-95fc-a326773cefee/Gallery9.png Mural in Manchester, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634668094437-9VAH0CG2Q6MKYTBV23QL/IMG_5339.jpg Mural in Manchester, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634668174822-QDF8QD1PR53QWYGGNWON/GOTH-13.jpg Mural in Manchester, TN - The Process This mural is one of the smaller pieces I’ve painted in the last 6 years, but there was something really sweet about it. Partly because I got to spend a lot of time with Scott and Kristin. But also because it was filled with passion and enthusiasm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Mural in Manchester, TN - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Mural in Manchester, TN - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Mural in Manchester, TN - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Mural in Manchester, TN - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Mural in Manchester, TN - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Mural in Manchester, TN - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Mural in Manchester, TN - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/flower-child-charlotte daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/d91c0219-0d03-40bf-b93a-6a122dc1c744/Gallery1.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/3bcc2658-b4db-4ae6-b176-7552333b8867/Gallery2.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/0836e175-4cd7-4206-8f96-504fec23ba0c/Gallery3.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/02fb8235-2e27-4396-87c9-40d1d1fb2300/Gallery4.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/af4a20e2-853c-4cbd-b79c-c0a86e32d5a5/Gallery5.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/cfec7c62-4d03-455f-b08e-0647e93cd30f/Gallery6.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/405dae79-ff16-4b55-b5da-9bdbc636ef54/Gallery7.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/5c8857a1-20d8-48ed-a002-3df9b76b959d/Gallery8.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/b61f03dc-6db5-4931-b07f-8e10e250980f/gallery9.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/180e5258-8ac2-4bc5-a2b1-138e57b54b4a/Gallery10.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/cda8cc65-1682-45a4-bd26-2ad3233a108c/Gallery11.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1694fbf6-fa8a-4587-9b83-193543e2bb88/Gallery12.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634673701098-W1GB37ARLCGS8TRPZPG0/Charlotte.jpg Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634673726242-3XJMTI8VK8XCBHX63FII/_DSC5169.jpg Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC - The Community From the beginning, I knew this project would focus on food and the importance of the bees. The Flower Child team cares about bees and understands their importance. Because the mural would be on a restaurant, I saw this partnership as a great way to talk to people about the connection between pollination and food systems and everyone at Flower Child was as excited as I was about it. The team put little bee magnets next to the dishes on the menu that pollinators played the largest part in making possible. We had an awesome event with kids where they got to participate in creating two versions of menu items with Chef Eddie, one with the items that required pollination and one without. It was immediately obvious how much better food is with pollinators and the kids had a blast! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634673754314-N0WGEYE2G62NZQLV79ZU/_DSC4351.jpg Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC - The Process The twist in this project was a personal one around the activism aspect. When the project first came to my awareness, I initially started thinking about this project I focused on the visuals. I was imagining wild psychedelic bees and flowers. But somewhere along the way, I started researching the Flower Child movement of the late 60s and their incredibly gentle activism based on flowers. The radical, awe-inspiring, paradigm-shifting idea of offering someone a flower in order to change the world came into focus for me. It occurred to me that this is what I am trying to do with my bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634673775633-YL1KNTOCGL7GM48APGZ5/_DSC5486.jpg Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC - Peaceful Activism Until now, I’ve never really identified with the hippie culture. I was raised in the 1980s. Hippie culture was something from my aunt and uncle’s youth. Something that had been left behind long ago. But it occurred to me that whether I identify as a hippie or not, I am, on a daily basis, creating a peaceful activist movement… Ever since I had that gentle connective moment with one tiny honey bee on the floor of my apartment in Manhattan many years ago, I had been echoing that experience with painted bees. That bee offered me her life and I accepted it. The flowers the flower children gave out were symbols just like the bees I paint. In the end, I decided that the most ‘flower child-like mural I could create would be one that continued the simple I idea I have been pulsing for 5250-something bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634673793291-X76B8S12B2GENQYL6RGW/_DSC5043.jpg Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC - What it Means to be an Activist As I said before, I am still learning what it means to be an activist. I am still learning that there are many different ways to raise awareness and I am still learning what type of activism I think serves this movement. This mural at Flower Child has reinforced the power in gentle activism based on connection and love. Flower Child restaurant is all about aiming at happiness. I try my hardest to simply let the beauty of the bees and their hives carry a message to instigate curiosity and change… at least until I see that something else works better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Flower Child Mural in Charlotte, NC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634161076209-2GQBCBTBBB5RQ3BCY0PA/_DSC9640.jpg Installation at Burning Man - The Project When I was first asked to collaborate on a temple to the divine feminine centering around the honey bee and her hive at Burning Man, all I had to hear was Burning Man and I was in. This festival in Black Rock City, an 80,000 person ‘city’ that is built and disappears without a trace in a matter of weeks… is something I never thought I would do. But I had seen the exhibit at the Renwick Gallery in DC about it and have had the image of the chapel tilted on its side in my mind for a year. I had no idea what would unfold in the dusty desert for The Good of the Hive. But anyone who has followed along with the last 25 murals and 5250 bees knows this journey has been built on leaps into the unknown. All I knew was that this was potential for a unique view of what the bees mean to different people. The bee, for me, is a symbol and a muse. But like a painting there is what I see, then there are thousands of other interpretations. That is what enticed me about this project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634161003180-77WIAE8HNX74QM1BDAV6/_DSC1148-1.jpg Installation at Burning Man - The Journey The journey started like one of those old movies where people race across the country to get there. It felt like chaos. Everyone was two days late and everything seemed like it was rushed. I wasn’t even sure we had tickets until we got to the counter at Will Call at the festival. I even got a cold… and I never get colds. It all felt like too much. I had painted for 8 weeks non-stop in 95-degree heat leading up to this and had gone straight from one mural to the next with zero time for recuperation. Four days to rest and pack for Burning Man at home was not enough. Luckily, I had attended several of the Bee Divine Hive Temple’s zoom calls and heard the wisdom of past burners. I mean, I’ve not even gone camping since I was 14. Much less, 16 days in extreme conditions. But as with so much of this madcap, profound adventure that is The Good of the Hive, I knew there was something in that desert that was worth some sleepless nights and spending some money we didn’t have to go experience… and after 37 hours of driving in a cargo van… after the initiatory naked hug and roll in the sand with the greeters, this amazing team of collaborators we had only just met spent several hours building our camp and then, when the air cooled, we erected the walls of a tiny temple in the desert together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1630264875872-FNAXDBNTR40UPKPJDZ50/TheProcess.png Installation at Burning Man - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634161162477-Y3V1H1YVJEMZF0Z9RMKF/_DSC2252.jpg Installation at Burning Man - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1630264969363-023PMU1ZI26VEA4U3396/NewWay.png Installation at Burning Man - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1630264995581-8LF2VR4A6OIFRHSMPK14/WhereIWanttoBe.png Installation at Burning Man - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Installation at Burning Man - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Installation at Burning Man - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Installation at Burning Man - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Installation at Burning Man - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Installation at Burning Man - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Installation at Burning Man - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Installation at Burning Man - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/cradle-genomics daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/6e068735-0ac5-400f-9b1f-846eb658ffd8/Gallery2.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/4f25f1ff-7660-4588-bde4-dc7ac68ae60e/Gallery1.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/a35d3ee0-6857-4e34-9864-ee4f1edd0d70/Gallery3.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/f97dd726-574d-4eda-ad38-2ec7768ef7fc/Gallery4.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/75d5a1d4-23fd-4b2c-a129-fc58e998a693/Gallery5.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/925eb92b-c640-4e06-ac2f-dd60a2d8c86d/Gallery6.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/e65a41c5-a383-4434-babd-09d451ac93c6/Gallery7.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/5133f7fb-60ae-4187-a680-b1dcd9ee7e84/Gallery8.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/ce8fc86c-1e7b-49db-8603-ce1db8701cbc/Gallery9.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/3dc797f0-44b2-4260-a1c9-aedb3d001b3a/Gallery10.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/b74181ab-cb7d-47ff-9d73-d60d0373909b/Gallery11.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/acbf9667-2a84-4c7f-afd2-6763f863e1d7/Gallery12.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634674270975-QQXB1M3BG262SP8EVXJE/Cradle1-300.jpg Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634674312720-9TNYF9OJLQ65LNQV1NTN/IMG_7943.jpg Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA - The Birds & The Bees The connection beyond the birds and the bees theme is prevalent in the culture of the company. They have beehives on the roof (which I, of course, got to visit) and you can watch a live video feed of the bees in the lobby. The CEO Tristan Orpin is a long-time beekeeper and advocate. They work with Bee Leaf USA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634674419725-UQRWD3UCZYMH5WBWV3DK/Matt300-1.jpg Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA - The Process I was drawn to the project for many reasons, but probably the strongest was the connection between the bees and science. I do not have a scientist’s brain, but I am fascinated with how science is changing the world at a faster rate than ever before in history. I was originally going to do something a bit more edgy with the DNA strand running through the mural, but as I thought about the people coming into the space with hopes, dreams, and anxieties about their unborn children, I decided to lean into the simple (and complex) beauty of the hive and the pollinators. I was drawn to helping create a beautiful and calming atmosphere in a situation that could be quite upsetting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634674439854-VYUNGPT9OKPY0LUTHSST/IMG_7720.jpg Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA - Moving Forward The idea with The Good of the Hive was once meant to be an artistic challenge. I thought I would be reinventing constantly. But it is consistency that I am finding to be the most powerful element of the project. I believe in moving forward but I also believe in having stable elements to move forward from. This never felt more true for me than when the pandemic began at the tail end of painting this mural. Who knew at the time what a mind-bending experience the rest of 2020 would be! I feel in many ways that it is only now- a year later- that my brain is catching up. The year that I set out to have from this point forward was very different than the one that ended up happening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634674463657-N798XE2LT9FOZPKVCBG8/IMG_8023.jpg Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA - The Community Highlights, both wonderful and ominous, were meeting some incredible people doing amazing work in the world. I also took a long walk along the landscape that supposedly influenced Dr. Suess to write his incredible book The Lorax. This was a frightening but fascinating book for me as a child. Dr. Suess was a true activist as well as an advocate for broadening the minds of even the smallest children with line, color, and story. I am writing this one year after leaving to go paint it… but it feels more like three years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Cradle Genomics Mural in San Diego, CA - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/woodstock daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/dbe25009-12b3-4378-8029-e917dd3ba390/Gallery2.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/33ebab30-a8f6-4d0b-8197-4f14a445ff2b/Gallery3.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/cbcc4bfd-1077-4246-a94b-240b5eabc6f4/Gallery4.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/2b45e43d-e8d0-4459-aec7-b33dbef74b18/Gallery5.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c91b7a67-fd8c-45a8-ad26-0937f2592cb3/Gallery6.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/0a967bb8-bc23-4cf6-b320-0cf89b9ac806/Gallery7.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/cb560e01-e84b-4ef5-9144-a655ec0960f3/Gallery8.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/11f146b4-1454-4150-8b65-0141a0d9e6a3/Gallery1.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/af2fe86b-0086-462e-b62d-4daf3ee67463/Process.jpg Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634160099072-6KSJLZ2TLW4CP5J3SYXV/Peace.JPG Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634160416134-LWZG552J27J7PV2IKXP8/Process.jpg Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY - The Process With literally zero budget and no income to speak of, I looked to what I had on hand and decided a Swarm installation was the way to go. It was such an honor to be even a tiny moment at this consciousness-shifting place. I believe that what happened there can happen anywhere. It is nothing more than a choice. Do we open to the possibilities and step into the unknown or do we let the past inform the future? If we do let the past inform… which parts do we bring forward? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Woodstock Monument in Bethel, NY - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Mural in Wendell, NC - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Mural in Wendell, NC - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Mural in Wendell, NC - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Mural in Wendell, NC - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Mural in Wendell, NC - 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Work Ethic of Bees Maddie, a student at Pipers Corner School in Buckinghamshire, High Wycombe, UK was 15 years old when she emailed me about a project she was doing for school. She and her classmates had to do a report on ‘work.’ The way she explained it to me, she was interested in finding a person doing work out in the world that was uplifting and positive where most of her classmates were reporting on terrible factory conditions or the industrial revolution. Her dad is into bees, so randomly as she was researching the work ethic of bees she found me. We hopped on a call and she interviewed me for about an hour. At the end, she said, “I am going to bring you to my school.” I told her I was in if she was in. She then proceeded to speak with the headmistress, the bursar and even took the initiative to do an assembly about her intentions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1632950193492-HPZ37MACM8TISTXI6QBI/IMG_0824.jpg Mural at Pipers Corner School, UK - The Community To top it off and seal the deal, I happened to be in London in November of 2019 and I paid the school a visit. Done deal. We were supposed to be doing the mural in the spring of 2020, but because of Covid, we postponed it. But it was the amazing Headmistress Helen Van Ness that figured out how to get me there for the fall of 2020. It was not easy, but as she put it, “Matt, your work is essential.” She also believed strongly that having me there working while the girls were in school made the pandemic somehow more palatable. Plus, if I didn’t go then, Maddie was going to graduate the following spring. So off I went. I had to get fingerprinted by the FBI to be able to work at the school during Covid. It was really quite harrowing and exciting at the same time. When I got there, I was quarantined on campus for two weeks only going out at night when everyone was gone. The grounds are spectacular and I was in a near dream state those first couple of weeks walking and jogging around in the evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1632950287396-IW0FTS1NCNFCUY81ZJXF/IMG_1045.jpg Mural at Pipers Corner School, UK - A Transformative Experience People complain about the weather, but for someone that spends way too much time baking in the hot sun, the overcast skies were a welcome change. Despite restrictions (I only saw my friends in London once when they came out to High Wycombe to see me), it was a transformative, beautiful experience. Pipers Corner School has an in-house sustainability coordinator and these girls are being raised understanding the environment. I was truly proud to have one of my murals on their campus. Maddie and I are now lifelong friends and I am most certainly going to campaign for her when she runs for Prime Minister someday. One 15-year-old girl (with the help of a few of us adults) took my project international, a dream I have had since I painted the first bee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Mural at Pipers Corner School, UK - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Mural at Pipers Corner School, UK - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Mural at Pipers Corner School, UK - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Mural at Pipers Corner School, UK - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Mural at Pipers Corner School, UK - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Mural at Pipers Corner School, UK - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Mural at Pipers Corner School, UK - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/hands-on-childrens-museum daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/f24d6bda-3acd-4a16-993d-592d78b15c23/Gallery2.png Mural at Hands On! 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The fact of the matter is that this project would not have happened without the steadfast perseverance of Kim. She is an extraordinary person with a heart that is truly committed to pollinator and environmental health. Her role in raising awareness during this project was arguably more effective than my own. I made the piece of art, but Kim got an entire community engaged and aware of issues around pollinators way before I even got there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1634694697590-HQ5K8I7TSKWKCXXH5RHT/IMG_0690.jpeg Mural at Hands On! Children's Museum in Hendersonville, NC - The Process This mural ended up being one of the projects that I grossly underestimated the scale. I originally was planning on doing a mural that was much more. Simplistic in design. But then I got there and decided to just go for it with my usual detail. This turned out to be a crowd favorite (and mine, too) but it took nearly twice the amount of time I had planned on. 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The Process This mural was painted over the course of ten weeks (often in sweltering heat). The entrance to the shop’s observation hive is in the middle of the wall being painted, so I was working for hours with busy honey bees flying all around me. Not only did I not get stung once—I came to enjoy their company! By the time the mural was complete the idea of The Good of the Hive was born, but maybe more importantly, I met a lot of living thriving bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627595019038-6XDC893D6NM5V4C5XCMV/TGH-CPCommunity.png TUTORIAL PAGE - The Community This mural, as well as every other pollinator I have painted, is not just about bees. When I approached this family about the project, murals were illegal in the town, so the people of the town came together to change the law. This mural is about bees, but it is also about what can happen when people connect for a common purpose. It is about the people of LaBelle coming together to breathe new life into their town. It is about taking a leap toward something in service and finding a sense of purpose when I got there. It is about a family that has been in the business of caring for honey bees for over 60 years. In the end, this mural that started as a painting about honey bees ended up being more than that. It became a story about the beauty of the human spirit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png TUTORIAL PAGE - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png TUTORIAL PAGE - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png TUTORIAL PAGE - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png TUTORIAL PAGE - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png TUTORIAL PAGE - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png TUTORIAL PAGE - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png TUTORIAL PAGE - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/earth-to-sky-planetarium daily 0.75 2022-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c3a07f45-5936-4498-8f54-3f718c31e404/IMG_5731.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/6b109e2b-fdf0-425a-9c31-e905e56c98fe/IMG_5748.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/f254b5f3-7ec4-4e1b-a830-38eb1d7bfc3f/IMG_5769.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c0889106-6e53-42c0-a1dd-da802b35db8b/IMG_5780.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/3df1ebb7-321a-41b6-82ec-4062b05a1fb3/EF1D21C8-29C8-4C43-A96B-EBC922D9AF46.JPG Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/234c8d2a-ecd6-49fa-8f34-aaad5b992862/IMG_5782.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/268fdd2d-4cb4-47c7-8a8a-baf4457be4be/68313139965__109E803F-83E0-4D34-BFC5-2CE5BFD4B739.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/cf8ca539-e5e9-443b-9745-af20bf23ead3/IMG_9188.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/8311e7b5-accd-4385-8802-200b9683a1d8/Screen+Shot+2022-09-03+at+12.47.20+PM.png Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/bb221743-6f3f-40b8-806e-ff808d229c15/IMG_9239.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/e3a1dad6-39ff-4c12-b773-1246e0d522aa/IMG_8922.JPG Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/29e2c71c-5604-454e-8610-3466c7b95645/2D172FF3-2E2C-4473-97EC-F62E12BFE871.JPG Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c196a746-961d-4611-a2c0-046aff89427d/3FC31300-246E-4F42-B6D2-91F07B273181.JPG Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/93d2798a-cd45-48da-8f83-8668b0e3ec99/68255618542__783C70B4-10D6-486D-9C4C-385233379719.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/7c7074a5-1c5a-4887-bc29-bf881868de7b/IMG_9188.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/b3922d17-5185-4624-8def-140699dfefbc/IMG_5724.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium - The Process Each mural becomes a collaborative experience in that I do my best to combine the story of the bees and The Good of the Hive with aspects of the location where the mural will live. Earth to Sky is a perfect example of how this happens. Most of what happens at the park is based on the stars and the night sky. It seemed only natural to depict nocturnal pollinators along with the bees. (Sketch for a Rosy Maple Moth) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c82c1cc0-a03b-4e45-bd5a-b05efc825c85/IMG_5782.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium - The Community This mural, as well as every other pollinator I have painted, is not just about bees. It is also about the people and the place. Earth to Sky Park is a part of Mayland Community College and is becoming a beloved reason to travel to the Blue Ridge Mountain region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/358ae161-8721-4ff4-976d-652cfaae0d1a/MaylandEarthToSkyPark-CMLautumn21.jpg Earth to Sky Planetarium - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Earth to Sky Planetarium - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Earth to Sky Planetarium - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Earth to Sky Planetarium - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Earth to Sky Planetarium - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Earth to Sky Planetarium - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Earth to Sky Planetarium - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Earth to Sky Planetarium - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/scrantonpa daily 0.75 2023-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/bf738fb5-31ad-4f54-8656-2c43f4b83f5d/tempImageS83xUA.png Scranton Ballet Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/a119ebf3-bee9-4b09-82ad-b3afee76eb17/tempImager6Q8cy.png Scranton Ballet Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/9ba28957-fbef-4587-9cc0-1f357f7fcd11/tempImagenzWTfC.png Scranton Ballet Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/d6d851f4-720c-43f6-93bd-c14c518620c9/tempImagegzAv3b.png Scranton Ballet Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/0778e9bf-d2f7-4376-bb03-5b70eb39114f/C37E0BEA-1925-4E7B-8F00-13B81339F1EB.JPG Scranton Ballet Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/6cf07491-755c-4893-82bc-be77e65e3a3a/tempImage2tgJwJ.png Scranton Ballet Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/117da540-3862-4377-a3fa-00370b8cc00a/3972B95F-23C8-4B0B-A472-481846598F7B.JPG Scranton Ballet Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/72772b0e-21ab-4a1e-9e6a-1377e2b2bc1a/283A2C79-9463-474C-8366-ED565F2D7991.JPG Scranton Ballet Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/e590d7b2-d2df-497a-92f4-c011bba5e201/EE4A8A23-9480-430F-972A-5E05132A3645.JPG Scranton Ballet Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/a361522b-1526-4ac8-af72-f0a9bf31d123/tempImageTLQhWz.png Scranton Ballet Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c292196c-de57-4564-bdc7-72334bcbaf35/tempImage0oPg1J.png Scranton Ballet Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/850d61a9-59e4-47dc-8067-8c0dfc0404b9/tempImageeCHSAZ.jpg Scranton Ballet Company - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/19980a3e-c6c9-4e58-9b28-7d4d8cbbf65f/295B14BE-4AA6-4DAA-BF1A-A08842B11B25.JPG Scranton Ballet Company - The Process This mural was painted over the course of six weeks in the fall of 2022. Because the location is only about one hour from my home, I had the rare luxury of being able to sleep in my own bed some nights! I loved walking through the ballet school each day. Not a lot of people know my dream as a kid was to be a dancer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/cde89d59-7624-4e20-9df0-782d2391ef25/tempImagegUE8Xo.jpg Scranton Ballet Company - The Community This mural, as well as every other pollinator I have painted, is not just about bees. The people in each community where I paint are what make the projects so powerful. Scranton is not like any other small city I know. It isn’t a city of skyscrapers and flashiness that grabs you the moment you are downtown. It is the people of this city that bring it to life. Honestly, these folks are some of the best I’ve met throughout the entire project. I was BLOWN AWAY with a choreographed performance by the ballet company at the dedication ceremony! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006060295-4CPOWU9IUKVQAWIMGKQI/Buzzfeed%402x.png Scranton Ballet Company - 15 Great Contemporary Artists Deeply Committed to Nature Preservation and Not Only Greenwashing Read More > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006100777-AUHZP5AEZRUSNEUQLFR3/Reuters%402x.png Scranton Ballet Company - One Artists’ Global Mission to Paint 50,000 Bees Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006122722-XJLJ99WJ72GNGWU8C1UA/TodayShow%402x.png Scranton Ballet Company - Meet the Artist Who is Painting 50,000 Bees to Raise Awareness of Their Plight Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1628006136676-PIXVD630N1DE7TQ83K49/Tedx%402x.png Scranton Ballet Company - 50,000 Quick & Easy Steps to Global Change Watch > https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596931918-YBSYB91XV3QOFWU941H9/FPOImage1%402x.png Scranton Ballet Company - Murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596957929-GLAL325VL5V5Q47EVDQV/FPOImage2.png Scranton Ballet Company - The Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1627596980235-33ITWN2HWBK5BEYU8UFF/FPOImage3.png Scranton Ballet Company - Installations https://www.thegoodofthehive.com/bangor daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/ca264b1b-4615-4cae-8121-8565359f98f7/71216316800__46F1FE21-B8FA-42FB-808A-C8402434E7DC.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/ad9f9bcb-2d38-4c5a-96f8-508a884e278d/IMG_3078.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/c5557663-e0d4-45dd-8ee8-e660a447fe2d/IMG_3080.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/12368665-b30e-4a55-ba3b-107ce29cf298/IMG_3107.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/bc4ee17d-4a22-484b-96af-96d453aaed96/IMG_3110.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/1e89db82-3c3a-485c-b7c8-736fb11cf197/IMG_3121.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/77e5e12e-8063-41d1-a6cb-68cf418f71dd/IMG_3929.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/3b1e0c29-8e4a-4b95-ba1c-25c55f5a5108/IMG_3931.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/9f81d73a-cb70-442d-93dc-4d0f600844d8/IMG_2927.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/e9daa045-3f9d-4224-a98b-e8b47f3bd696/IMG_2885.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/41c58004-7d77-4094-b63d-f60721e353ec/IMG_2906.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/b24dfc7d-255b-451d-92ef-fadf27acb3f0/IMG_2840.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/bec27d36-1d06-4dee-b2b2-de1b8204f6b8/IMG_2957.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/962d76d0-872e-463b-9570-3aad4dfe30c9/IMG_2962.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/baf14339-59dc-4129-8d8b-f5fa69263837/IMG_2981.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/134184f3-7317-4b5d-ae5e-a6fe595d6b02/IMG_2909.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/f0ab6a03-4f49-4e2a-baa7-69f088bc5abf/IMG_2913.jpg Bangor Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/f4a5b086-181e-4c01-a2e0-806222e69abc/Painting1.jpg Bangor Maine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610309d58d05e55598c54ae4/4196c455-2e67-43b7-ab2e-663e070533b6/IMG_3006.jpg Bangor Maine - The Community With all of that said, this quirky community known for being Stephen King’s hometown, was as warm and inviting as I have ever experienced. They are a relatively small town, but have the incredible Zillman Art Museum, an over the top library supported by Mr. King and amazing restaurants. The way the river runs through town is beyond charming. But it is the people that make this place so awesome. I don’t think I met an unkind person the entire time I was there. I went to a dance party at the museum, they held a super cool celebration of the project when it was complete. Since the mural was painted Bangor Beautiful has continued the mission of their commitment to pollinators becoming a Bee City USA member and planting trees and pollinator friendly plants all over the city. And of course, their mission of creating public art has continued abundantly! Along with the mural, I installed the Swarm Installation at Zillman Art Museum while I was there. I also want to add a special “thank you!” to 11 year-old beekeeper Elizabeth Downs, Maine’s most celebrated beekeeper. She raised over $3500 toward the mural project and even came and painted with me! Never underestimate the power of this young generation coming up. They are doing things we never dreamed of when we were kids! One of the most heartwarming parts of the project has been watching the town take their pollinator game to the next level when they became a Bee City certified city and started planting pollinator gardens and trees throughout Bangor. Go team! 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