A group exhibition with Angela Knapp and Nina Gronw-Lewis. For this exhibition, I continued my dialogue about our interconnectedness with the natural world. Drawing on my experience as Curator and Lead Artist of FIFTY BEES: The Interconnectedness of All Things, I

deepened my commitment to illuminating the fragile beauty and vital importance of our pollinators.

Through slow, immersive walks, I

observed, listened, and attuned

myself to the landscape, connecting

with the bees and their habitat. I

tucked waste fabrics, treated with

cyanotype inks, into the undergrowth,

letting plants, light, and time imprint their marks. Draping fabrics among wildflowers and grasses, I sought to capture the ephemeral presence of pollinators, their fleeting movements, and their unseen ecologies.

The resulting images, marked by sun

and shadow, were processed using

food waste, creating alchemical

imprints of this vital but often hidden

realm. Pigments drawn from discarded

food plants, teas, coffees, and other

remnants spoke to the cyclical nature

of growth, decay, and regeneration,

echoing the delicate balance pollinators help to maintain. I then stitched into these works with waste and vintage threads, responding to plants included in The Weeds Act 1959, plants demonised but so vital in our British ecosystem. These plants include: Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Broad-leaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius), Curled dock (Rumex crispus), Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare)The bees, the plants, and the discarded materials each tell a story of survival, loss, optimism and renewal.