Nicola Arkell Reed

The Busy Bee Has no Time for Sorrow,   Animated projection, bees wax flower paintings.

Mdina Biennale, Malta, 2020

Nicola is a beekeeper and has ten hives in Wiltshire.   Her latest body of work is "Regaining a Paradise lost” ,  paintings celebrating bees and their incredible work ethic.

Bees are such remarkable creatures, they pollinate plants, helping ecosystems to thrive, yet they don’t take more than they need. They leave the flowers and the environment in a better state, ensuring the continued survival of the plants they visit. It’s a kind of quiet, unselfish harmony with the world, which contrasts sharply with human impact, often leaving behind a trail of destruction. There is so much that we can learn from how they work in sync with nature.