Collapse

Collapse. Living in a semi-rural area I think about colony collapse a lot when I see Spring waking up all the sleepy blooms.  In Collapse we find the Queen Bee desperate to escape the toxicity of her rapidly declining domain. The queen is a separate element from her hive and is soldered onto it rather than being incorporated into it. The panel measures approximately 12.5"x16" and is custom framed in pine with a deep cherry stain.

This piece is a little different from many stained glass panels because it is mainly comprised of opaque and semi-opaque glass with some small windows of transparent glass to make it glow. 

Honey Bee

Honey Bee is made of 46 individual pieces and measures 9 x 11 inches and is finished with zinc came.  

A range of glass was used including opaque, transparent, semi-transparent, artique, water glass, and deeply textured glass. 

I found this sweet poem by Emily Dickinson which I think perfectly suits it: 

"The Bee is Not Afraid of Me"

The Bee is not afraid of me,

I know the Butterfly -

The pretty people in the Woods

Receive me cordially -

The Brooks laugh louder

When I come -

The Breezes madder play;

Wherefore mine eye thy silver mists,

Wherefore, Oh Summer’s Day?