ASK THE WILD BEE print

Ask the wild bee
about the dance upon the petal.

Ask the wild bee
how the constellations rise
from the flowers of the mountain.

Ask the wild bee
where to find the amber necklace
and the golden circle.

Ask the wild bee
about the roots beneath the earth
and the solitary heart.

Ask the wild bee
What the Wise Ones knew.

This painting is the front cover of The Bee and the Sun: A Calendar of Paintings by Catherine Hyde — winner of the Holyer an Gof Poetry Award 2022.

The Bee and the Sun follows the journey of the bee and the sun through a calendar of glorious paintings that celebrate the sensory delights of herbs, seasoned with bee and plant lore. From the rising and setting of the Pleiades, from sunrise to sunset, the bee and the sun work in harmony — a miracle of nature, growth and new life. Beneath the shifting constellations, equinoxes and solstice markers, snippets of ancient bee beliefs and plant folklore are complemented by paintings of wild thyme, saffron, meadowsweet, basil, mallow, lavender and many more.

The original painting is acrylic on canvas with copper leaf.

ASK THE WILD BEE — Fine Art Print
Front cover from The Bee and the Sun: A Calendar of Paintings
Reproduction from the original painting by Catherine Hyde
Acrylic on canvas with copper leaf

Museum-quality archival print with light-fast pigmented inks
Signed, titled, and numbered beneath the image — Limited Edition of 250
Unmounted, presented flat with a backing board and protective cover