My paintings explore the natural world—along the edges where perceptions of outer phenomena mingle with intuitive listening.

The Eleusinian Mysteries arose from readings and thoughts on honeybees and the myriad explanations for the recent honeybee collapse disorder. Apple blossoms from trees in my home inspired the abstracted forms.

While researching theories addressing the honeybee collapse disorder I came upon the work of Quantum mathematical theorist, Barbara Shipman. Shipman discovered that a sixth dimensional formula, when translated onto a two dimensional surface, created the same pattern as the honeybee “waggle dance,” one of two patterns honeybees display to direct their fellow colonists to a specific supply of honey. Shipman’s controversial position postulates that the honeybee perceives and interacts at a quantum level in order to communicate the location of food. I saw this painting process as a celebration of this stunning notion.