“Bearing Fruit”, 12 editions, 2019; 11” x 17” copper plate etched print with hard line etch and aquatint, oil-based ink printed on warm cream German Etching paper, size 16” x 22” paper

In the literal appreciation for bees, I began thinking of their life-cycle and how they pollinate and create life. By the time that the flowers have bloomed or flowers mature into fruit, the bee has already moved on or died, not around to see the fruits of their labor.

Sometimes you put in work and invest into people and may not see the fruit of your labor until after you are already gone. You spread pollen—light and life— and an orchard blooms after you have already moved on. You may not see all the flowers or fruit right in front of you, because you are a busy bee building the Kingdom of the Lord.