Description
The Bee and The Sun: book
Winner of the Holyer an Gof award for poetry 2022
“In her delightful and winsome book, artist Catherine Hyde follows the journey of the buff-tailed bee and the golden sun through the seasons. Blending beautifully vibrant paintings with the written word, this gorgeous calendar of art celebrates the magic of nature, as well as the sensory delights and etymology of herbs.”
Picture This, Daily Mail 27 January 2022: Lilly Subbotin
‘My deep love for the cycles of the seasons inspires all my paintings and this book is a celebration of the profound importance of the bee as a pollinator in our world’
‘Catherine Hyde follows the journey of the bee and the sun in a calendar of glorious full colour 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, as the bee progresses from plant to flower, acclaimed artist Catherine Hyde pays tribute to the magic and mystery of nature.
Snippets of ancient bee beliefs and plant folklore are complemented by paintings of wild thyme, saffron, meadow sweet, basil, mallow, lavender and many more delights. A book to treasure, and an ode to the wonder of nature.’
Catherine Hyde –
Wish I could give this more than five stars.
When I turned a page and saw the foxglove painting for “June” I almost cried- I don’t know why, that’s the first time I’ve had such an emotional response to art.
The artwork throughout is phenomenal, as is the plant lore, and the poetry:
“The trees stand, dark gods of the fields,
listening to the molten pulse of the nest.”
And later:
“Twilight nets the setting sun,
an amber necklace among the singing stars.”
A flawless book.
Emily May: Goodreads
Catherine Hyde –
This book is an exquisite little treasure, following a bumble bee through the months of the year. The artist and author, Catherine Hyde, lives in Cornwall and her paintings of the flowers in her garden are stunning. Packed with folk-lore on many common flowers, plus poetry and bee facts, this book will have a wide appeal.
Simply stunning.
Jo: Goodreads
Pam (verified owner) –
Looks absolutely delightful on glancing through it. As it is a gift I couldn’t read it as much I would have liked. What a great and very thoughtful artist.