Bee Shawl and Drum

The Honeybee and the Drum This piece is my ode to the sweetness of the honeybee. I warped this shawl on my loom on the spring equinox, filled with visions of golden threads and colours in the full range of bee pollen and propolis I saw in my bee hives over the years. - Gold, Yellow, Brown, Black, Orange, Rust and even White all make an appearance in beehives, which are unbelievable places of magic and alchemy unto themselves. - The bee drum was made using a cedar frame and deer hide, which I do not usually use as I often turn to Elk as it is thicker and a bit easier to work with, but I wanted to bring in the gentleness of the deer spirit to match the bee here, and the two seem to fit beautifully together. - The shawl and drum can be chosen together or apart, but I really wanted to create pieces that could be used in the spirit of earth honouring practises. And in celebration of the summer, the bee and the golden threads of protection that we can call on. For as sweet as bees are, we all know that they have a hearty and important defense mechanism, one that they do not pause to think about using if in danger, the sting!

The Honeybee and the Drum This piece is my ode to the sweetness of the honeybee. I warped this shawl on my loom on the spring equinox, filled with visions of golden threads and colours in the full range of bee pollen and propolis I saw in my bee hives over the years. - Gold, Yellow, Brown, Black, Orange, Rust and even White all make an appearance in beehives, which are unbelievable places of magic and alchemy unto themselves. - The bee drum was made using a cedar frame and deer hide, which I do not usually use as I often turn to Elk as it is thicker and a bit easier to work with, but I wanted to bring in the gentleness of the deer spirit to match the bee here, and the two seem to fit beautifully together. - The shawl and drum can be chosen together or apart, but I really wanted to create pieces that could be used in the spirit of earth honouring practises. And in celebration of the summer, the bee and the golden threads of protection that we can call on. For as sweet as bees are, we all know that they have a hearty and important defense mechanism, one that they do not pause to think about using if in danger, the sting!