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Is there Honey still for Tea?, celebrating the British Bees, Handmade Linocut

Is there Honey still for Tea?, celebrating the British Bees, Handmade Linocut

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In this original design, I used the map of Great Britain as the base layer overlapping it with the hexagonal bee hive structure to give this distinctive image. I have incorporated several flowers and plants that bees thrive on in different seasons around the year, such as Rose, Daffodils, Ivy, Thistle and Foxgloves, while loosely anchoring them in their usual geographical locations and habitats around the country. I have also used four different kinds of bees here in my design to demonstrate the diversity of bees. There are several hundreds bee species with many different kinds of bumble bees, and only one of honey bee, and wing and band patterns differ.

I have used subtle colours such as light moss green and pale lavender for the base layers (also with reference to Britain being the 'Green and Pleasant land'), and golden and black in bees making them the star of the show, as they deserve to be!

The title of this print is taken from the Poem 'The Old Vicarage, Grantchester' and makes reference to the depletion of bees, and running out of honey, and life as we know it! Tea in the title of course refers to our favourite pastime, and thereby indicating that bees are really critical to running and survival of our island nation.

This is a limited edition signed handmade linocut print. It will be sent unframed in a protective packaging so that it arrives in perfect condition.

30 cm x 36 cm (unframed) / 20cm x 30 cm (actual image size)

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This is a linocut made for the launch of the Great British Bee Count, in partnership with the Friends of the Earth.

This cause is very close to my heart and I have been involved with local charities to promote an awareness and understanding of the significance of Bees in our lives.

I wanted to create a design that demonstrated, first, the huge diversity of bees in Britain, something which many are not aware of, and second, the role of these humble creatures in building Britain.

This item will be posted to you by Hedge and Hog Prints within 3 days of receiving payment.

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