Name: To Bee or not to Bee
Designed and decorated by: Susan Webber.
Sponsor: Manchester Metropolitan University
This colourful Eliza-bee-than Bee makes links with Manchester’s theatre culture. Many quotations from Shakespeare’s plays contain the word ‘Bee’ (be) or otherwise! The Bard’s works often mention plants and flowers; so vital for the survival of bees. The yellow stockings and cross garters on the Bee’s back legs reference the character Malvolio in Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’.
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Susan is a freelance artist based in Somerset. She studied illustration at the University of the West of England, and after graduating won a gold award from the Association of Illustrators. Susan puts her illustration skills into many art projects, from creating 3D storyboard plaques for public art sculptures and designing and painting many animal sculptures for UK city trails. https://www.behance.net/susanwebber @SusanWebber10