I’m interpreting #InsertAnInvert2024 a little loosely again. You won’t necessarily find these bees in leaf litter, though you might as they do make nests in the ground or in hollow twigs, but they definitely can be found near our homes, using leaves, so here we are.

This is one of a series of related prints about leaf cutter bees, each unique. 🧵1/n

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Why enrich a billionaire when you can buy something handmade? I’ll even put things in minouette.etsy.com on sale until November 30!

Like these leaf cutter bees for instance….

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I made 4 more in my series of related prints about leafcutter bees, each unique. Similar to the print in the pollinator garden, but the prints in my shop are on lovely Japanese washi paper & feature different plants. These prints are both about, & a sort of collaboration with leaf cutter bees! These small, but multifarious native bees are important …

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For #PollinatorWeek here’s 1 of a series of my prints about leaf cutter bees, each unique. These prints are both about, & a sort of collaboration with leaf cutter bees! These small, but multifarious native bees are important pollinators, who make nests for their babies using small telltale half-moon pieces they cut from leaves & petals. This work features 2 large linocuts of leaf cutter bees:

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