Another of my #termsOfVenery print for #PollinatorWeek: The delightful term for a group of moths is an eclipse. This hand-printed lino block print shows 5 of the noctunral moths of Ontario in front of the moon at a lunar eclipse. The 5 moths are: the gorgeous green Luna moth (Actias luna), the yellow and purplish-pink Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis), the Five-spotted Hawk Moth in brown with 🧵1/2

#linocut #printmaking #moths #moon #typography #insects #sciart

Bumblebee on Fireweed at Glacier National Park for #PollinatorWeek.

#insect #wildflowers #NaturePhotography

As a treat for #PollinatorWeek here's a fascinating interview with Lars Chittka, author of The Mind of A Bee. He writes, “Understanding the minds of alien life-forms is not easy, but if you relish the challenge, you don’t have to travel to outer space to find it. Alien minds are right here, all around you.”
https://www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/591-hive-mind

#bees #pollinators

The Pollinator Festival is happening rain or shine—and we’re ready to celebrate! 🐝🌼
Whether it’s sunny or sprinkling, we’ll still have:
🎤 Expert speakers
🌸 Garden tours
🛍️ Nearly 40 amazing vendors

So grab your raincoat, bring your curiosity, and come celebrate pollinators with us! 🌿
🗓️ Saturday, June 21 | 📍 Marshall Park | ⏰ 9am–3pm

#PollinatorFestival #RainOrShine #VancouverWA #PollinatorWeek #BeeCityUSA #SupportPollinators #PNWEvents #CelebrateNature #EcoFriendlyFun

One of my favourite #termsOfVenery prints for #pollinatorWeek:

A kaleidoscope of butterflies!
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There are three each of the orange Isabella’s Longwings (Nymphalidae Eueides isabella), three yellow Eastern tiger swallowtails (Papilio glaucus), and three blue Red-Spotted Purples (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) in this #linocut kaleidoscope.⠀
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#printmaking #sciart #butterflies #typography #mastoart #insect

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For #PollinatorWeek I am sharing the pollinator garden work which I made for my show *next week* about the future of pollination for Manufactured Ecosystems. Using collaged linocut prints I built up this little garden with multiple native wildflowers, bees, moths, butterflies, beetles and a log, complete with some holes as homes for native bees. 🧵1/2

#printmaking #wildflowers #sciart #pollinators #nativeBees #linocut #mastoArt #manufacturedecosystems

It's #PollinatorWeek so here is your regularly scheduled reminder that bees aren't the only pollinators 🤣

(no paywall)
https://vocal.media/earth/a-pollinator-named-polly

#NationalPollinatorWeek #Pollinators #Hummingbirds #Parrots #Birds

Pollinator Week is a great time to share this print, which expresses the central theme of my work about the Future of Pollination for Manufactured Ecosystems. Our food sources & ecosystems around us are dependent on pollinators (mostly bees & other insects, some birds & mammals) but insects populations have lost huge numbers and many species altogether.🧵

#PollinatorWeek #nativeBees #entomology #ecology #sciart #insects #butterflies #beetles #moths #printmaking #linocut #ManufacturedEcosystems