Dena Bees

In gardens across Altadena, CA, Maria Brunner Ventura connects with the camera as a dancer, a feeler, and an experimenter.  In this series of notecards, the artist follows their flight across gardens in Altadena, CA. In this series of notecards, the artist follows their flight and shares remarkable moments of bee observation and connection. Residing in Altadena, since 2014, the artist, her husband, and their four-leggeds, look forward to rebuilding and returning to Altadena. All images captured prior to the Eaton Fire.