Blessed, Beautiful Bee
With the permission of another co-creative artist, Patricia Patrick, here is a piece of mixed media artwork inspired by one of my Everyday Co-Creativity photographs. To me, this is a mandalic meditation on the power of the bee and its relationship to the marigold. The piece is so full of joy, honor, respect, and possibility. At some point, I’m going to pull myself away from my computer and get on with other things. But for now, I’ll focus just a little longer on that spot on the bee’s head (inviting me into focus and stillness), or on the gentle curve of its left leg (poised to make a move of one kind or another), or on the rhythmic patterning in its wings (that speak to me of both structure and freedom). What a blessed, beautiful bee…
"Bee," Patricia Patrick; graphite, colored pencil, ink on canvas (copyright the artist)
Thank you, Anne and Patricia for sharing this beautiful work of art. I have been talking and thinking about bees a great deal these past few days, especially as I recently met someone who plans to start a beehive in her Montclair, NJ yard. Some people consider the beehive the most complex living organization on Earth, next to the human nervous system! Last year, 2009, on February 11, it was very warm and I saw a bee while waiting for a train at Walnut Station, Montclair, NJ.
Beautiful artwork, Pat!