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Darian Lajoie. Hive in Provence; 5x7 inches (5.75 x 7.75 framed); 2014; paper, wasp nest. $45 This is another of my pieces made with wasp nest. I have created a hive, which is overlaid on handmade mulberry paper and a woven mat of torn up pages in French. I imagine the bees that built this nest are living near the eaves of a house on the outskirts of Paris, where French words are the background noise of the hive’s existence. I also imagine the language, the geography, the plants, flavours, the music, and the culture of different places to have an influence on the things and creatures of that area. These bees gather nectar from nearby lavender fields and they definitely buzz in French.