Eighteen of my latest found object assemblages will be on display and (most) for sale at the Oliver Center for the Arts July 28 - September 8, 2017 as part of an exhibition, "Bugs, Birds and Beasts." This one is a beneficial fly.
Bombylius major: Celero
$395
Assemblage
Materials: vintage oil cans, kitchen tools, antique buttons, wood, machine parts, recycled jewelry, fasteners, wire, wool, acetate, paint.
Dimensions: 13" x 9" x 14"
Celero, a bee fly, might be mistaken for a large, fuzzy mosquito because of the long proboscis, but it is for sipping nectar, not blood. These flies are very good at hovering, which reinforces their resemblance to bees. They forage on spring flowers, such as lilac and plum blossoms, and help control wasp and solitary bee populations by laying their eggs at the entrance of underground nests. After hatching, the larvae find their way into the nests to feed on the wasp larvae.
Bombylius major: Celero
$395
Assemblage
Materials: vintage oil cans, kitchen tools, antique buttons, wood, machine parts, recycled jewelry, fasteners, wire, wool, acetate, paint.
Dimensions: 13" x 9" x 14"
Celero, a bee fly, might be mistaken for a large, fuzzy mosquito because of the long proboscis, but it is for sipping nectar, not blood. These flies are very good at hovering, which reinforces their resemblance to bees. They forage on spring flowers, such as lilac and plum blossoms, and help control wasp and solitary bee populations by laying their eggs at the entrance of underground nests. After hatching, the larvae find their way into the nests to feed on the wasp larvae.
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