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Created
as
part
of
the
'Fifty
Bees'
exhibition
this
work
was
inspired
by
the
bee
'Rophites
Quinquespinosus'
now
regarded
as
extinct
in
the
UK.
Featuring
the
image
of
a
photo
by
...
Created as part of the 'Fifty Bees' exhibition this work was inspired by the bee 'Rophites Quinquespinosus' now regarded as extinct in the UK. Featuring the image of a photo by George Woods taken in approximately 1890 of farm workers at rest, the embroidery explores the decline of nature habitats due to modern farming techniques.
Professionally framed measuring 41cm x 38cm.
Professionally framed measuring 41cm x 38cm.
Frame measures 41cm x 38cm
Image measures 20cm x 16.5cm
Image measures 20cm x 16.5cm
Rophites Quinquespinosus is only classed as a British bee because two females were captured in Guestling, Hasting in 1877 and 1878. This got me wondering, what Hastings was like at the end of the nineteenth century? My curiosity led me to a fascinating photographer called George Woods who lived in Hasting in 1890. His pictures focused on rural life and work in the area and show the astonishing difference in farming compared to today. With the help of the Hastings Museum I found this photo of farm workers at rest and embroidered native wildflowers around the transferred image. Farming has become so industrialised it threatens the survival of so many essential pollinators, but a new focus on more environmentally friendly practises brings hope of real change.