BEES 8" x 10" print

“Science asks us to learn about organisms. Traditional knowledge asks us to learn from them”.

-Robin Wall Kimmerer

This artwork is from a 2022 wall calendar project and is exploring how change happens in the more-than-human world. What is the pace? What is the scale? The catalysts, the intelligence, the resources? The plants and animals are powerful teachers and offer abundant examples of how, specifically, to practice a cooperative, interconnected life. Here I explore examples of Pollination (sharing), Metamorphosis (forming), Germination (growing), and Decomposition (Dying). Each monthly page includes a few questions about how these examples might translate to human experiences.

Pollination: MOVEMENT. BEES. Honey bees alone pollinate eighty percent of all flowering plants. When honey bees pollinate they can enhance a plant’s resistance to diseases and adverse climate factors. In your particular place on the planet, what movement of resources and ideas could help enhance your community’s ability to survive climate change and disease?