{"title":"Art from the Apiary","description":"Award-winning Kona artist Andrea Pro handcrafted three woodcut prints  exclusively for Big Island Bees. Each illustrates the story of honeybees producing exquisite honeys from three of Hawaii island's most nectar-rich trees.","products":[{"product_id":"macadamia-tote-bag","title":"Macadamia Buzz Tote Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese strong, eco-organic, cotton bags are imprinted with a woodcut print designed exclusively for Big Island Bees by\u003c\/span\u003e award-winning artist, \u003cspan\u003eAndrea Pro. \u003c\/span\u003eThis print \u003cspan\u003edepicts the muted atmosphere of a macadamia nut orchard with a Pueo, the native Hawaiian owl, as the sentinal. The life of honeybees in the hive along with the queen and drones are also depicted in the scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Island Bees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8286384554071,"sku":"AP-ToteMacadamia","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/0157\/products\/Andrea-Pro-Macadamia-Tote-Bag.jpg?v=1586919913"},{"product_id":"beekeepers-woodcut-print-tote-bag","title":"The Beekeepers Tote Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese eco-organic, cotton bags are imprinted with a woodcut print designed exclusively for Big Island Bees by\u003c\/span\u003e award-winning artist, \u003cspan\u003eAndrea Pro. \u003c\/span\u003eThis print is in homage to the 1568 drawing by Dutch artist, Pieter Bruegel. In this Hawaiian version, modern day implements and technology were added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThese strong bags fit nicely over the shoulder and can hold plenty. Perfect for a day at the farmer's market!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Island Bees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8286491934807,"sku":"AP-ToteBeekeepers","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/0157\/products\/Andrea-Pro-Beekeeper-Tote-Bag.jpg?v=1586919956"},{"product_id":"puna-fundraiser-lehua-tote-bag","title":"Lehua Tote Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese eco-organic, cotton bags are imprinted with a woodcut print designed exclusively for Big Island Bees by award-winning artist Andrea Pro. This print is an image of the i'wi honeycreeper sipping nectar from a yellow blossomed lehua while honeybees gather nectar from the red blossoms. In the print, all phases of the lehua flower are shown - buds, full flower, the seed pod after the flower wilt and also the tiny 'ohi'a seeds scattering in the wind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Island Bees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8315319615575,"sku":"AP-ToteLehua","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/0157\/products\/Andrea-Pro-Lehua-Tote-Bag.jpg?v=1586919879"},{"product_id":"macadamia-buzz-giclee","title":"'Macadamia Buzz' Giclee","description":"\u003cp\u003eWalking through my macadamia orchard during flowering season, hearing the humming buzz of thousands of honeybees gathering nectar to deliver to their hives is one of my favorite seasonal experiences. This original woodcut print captures the muted atmosphere of the orchard with the Pueo as quiet sentinel. Pueo is the Hawaiian native owl that hunts and nests in a variety of ecosystems ranging from forests to grasslands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe life of honeybees is depicted in the hive with the female workers attending the large queen alongside the larvae growing inside the cells. The male drone's purpose is to mate with the queen once, which ends his life. Until that fateful moment he can often be found in the hive, but the worker bees will force him to leave if resources get low.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the Hawaiian Honeybee Woodcut Print Series designed exclusively for Big Island Bees by award-winning artist Andrea Pro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\" x 12\"\u003cbr\u003e Digital Reproduction printed with archival ink and paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese reproductions (giclees) of Andrea’s original art are printed with the highest quality archival inks on beautiful paper, and will last a lifetime when framed with UV protected glass and displayed away from direct sunlight\u003c\/p\u003e\n[split]\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndrea Pro is an artist on the Island of Hawaii whose passion for preserving native Hawaiian plant and bird species inspires her handcrafted woodblock art. Her beautiful original woodblock prints convey the essence of a special part of Hawaii that often goes unnoticed. To learn more about Andrea and see more of her art visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/andreapro.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"andreapro.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ewww.andreapro.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Island Bees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12749340966999,"sku":"MacadamiaBuzzPrintGiclee","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/0157\/products\/hawaii-local-made-products-art-woodcut-print-macadamia-buzz-pueo-hawaiian-native-owl-honey-bee-glicee-andrea-pro.jpg?v=1540868752"},{"product_id":"the-beekeepers-giclee","title":"'The Beekeepers' Giclee","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this woodcut print the beekeepers tending their hives in the wilelaiki thickets of Kohala go about the routine activities involved in maintaining healthy honeybee colonies. The second beekeeper from left is smoking a hive to calm the bees so he can open the hive without getting stung. The third beekeeper has just pried the lid off a hive and will lift out the frames examining development of the honeycomb, the location and state of the queen and looking for the myriad of subtle clues that tell the story of how the hive is functioning. The first beekeeper is carrying a hive loaded with honey to the truck, where they will transport them to the warehouse for harvesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Beekeeper\" is a homage to the 1568 drawing of the same title by Dutch artist Pieter Bruegel. Scholars have analyzed this mysterious drawing of three beekeepers and a boy in a tree, indicating that it refers to the conflict between the Catholic and Protestant churches. In this Hawaiian version I recreated Bruegel's distinct composition and added modern day implements and technology. The tree is modified slightly to evoke the wilelaiki tree. Some scholars believe the foreground plant in Bruegel's image is an indigenous plantain, which I transformed into the endemic Hawaiian plantain, kuahiwi laukahi, which is endangered. The palms in the upper left corner are a feature of the Kohala wilelaiki bee yard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the Hawaiian Honeybee Woodcut Print Series designed exclusively for Big Island Bees by award-winning artist Andrea Pro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17\" x 12\"\u003cbr\u003e Digital Reproduction printed with archival ink and paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese reproductions (giclees) of Andrea’s original art are printed with the highest quality archival inks on beautiful paper, and will last a lifetime when framed with UV protected glass and displayed away from direct sunlight\u003c\/p\u003e\n[split]\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndrea Pro is an artist on the Island of Hawaii whose passion for preserving native Hawaiian plant and bird species inspires her handcrafted woodblock art. 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