BROADSTONE SKY
Seattle, WA
Exploring the Honey Bee Swarm
This mural is the first (and one of the smallest) of what has become many murals exploring the idea of the honey bee swarm. The swarm is an incredible, natural behavior of a healthy honeybee hive. It is one of the most elegant and sublime experiences in the natural world, and contradictory to what people generally think, honey bees are definitely not at their most aggressive when swarming. It is the natural expansion of a healthy, thriving, hive. It is also a cleansing process and has been known to give the bees enough of a fresh start to cure viruses and even remove a mite problem from a hive. It is one of the best examples of the hive acting as one mind or super-organism. It is a symbol of a new beginning.
The Process
This was yet another evolution from The Good of the Hive being an idea in my mind to reality. Although not entirely public- this mural is in a residential lobby. I was actually there to paint another mural (not about bees), but I convinced the owners to let me paint bees back by the mailboxes. As I painted tiny bees on the wall, (I was so concerned they were going to be freaked out by them) the residents as well as the owners really joined in and got excited about the project.
This mural was inspired by Broadstone Sky being a place of connectivity, togetherness, and new beginnings. Thank you to everyone at Broadstone Sky!
