September 2019's Theme: Bees!

"You voluble
Velvety
Vehement fellows
That play on your
Flying and
Musical cellos"

~Norman Rowland Gale, Bees

Art by Christine E. S. Code

 

The start of our next round of Nibblefest begins on Friday, September 20th! 

 

This month's theme is...

~ Bees ~

Art by Betsy Christman

"Come out of my foxglove
Come out of my roses
You bees with the
Plushy and
Plausible noses!"

~Norman Rowland Gale, Bees

Art by Sue Perez

"You passionate,
Powdery
Pastoral bandits,
Who gave you your
Roaming and
Rollicking mandates?"

~Norman Rowland Gale, Bees

Art by Tammy Gulat

  

 

 

"Like trains of cars on tracks of plush
I hear the level bee:
A jar across the flower goes,
Their velvet masonry"

~Emily Dickinson, The Bee

Art by Monique Morin Matson

 

 

 

"How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey all the day
From every shining flower!"

~Isaac Watts

Art by Christine E. S. Code

"The pedigree of honey
Does not concern the bee;
A clover, any time, to him
Is aristocracy."

~Emily Dickinson, The Pedigree of Honey

 

Art by Vicky Knowles

"Bees do have a smell, you know,
and if they don't they should,
for their feet are dusted with spices
from a million flowers."

~Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

"And pray, who are you?
Said the violet blue
To the bee, with surprise
At his wonderful size,
In her eye-glass of dew."

~John B. Tabb, The Tax-Gatherer

Art by Monique Morin Matson

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
This is the song of the bee.
His legs are of yellow;
A jolly, good fellow,
And yet a great worker is he."

~Marian Douglas, The Song of the Bee

Art by Lynn Dobbins

"Poets share, and poets do
Like busy bees,
They make honey out of words,
Sometimes
But never money.

~Sandra Feldman, Honey Bees and Money

Art by Penny Stewart

"Come here, little bee
There are fresh flowers by me;
Come, and just let me see
How your honey is made!
'I can't, for I fear
That, for coming too near,
I should pay very dear,
So I can't - I'm afraid!'"

~Hannah Flagg Gould, The Bee and the Child

Art by Vicky Knowles

So won't you join us for this month's Nibblefest Art Contest?

Art by Penny Stewart

 

 

When starting on September 20th, artists near and far will gather on eBay to present their unique and one-of-a-kind interpretations of the theme: 

 

~ Bees ~

Art by Patience Anders

All Nibblefest art auctions will have a starting bid of 99 cents!

 

Art by Monique Morin Matson

 

Please visit our Nibblefest Facebook Page for more information
or check out the info on the right side of this blog.

 

Art by Theresa Taylor Bayer

 

(Please note: the art featured in this post may represent past portfolio works and not necessarily current Nibblefest entries).

Art by Jenny Luan Frye

Happy Nibblefesting!