[Pollinator] Flying Flowers

[Ladadams at aol.com]

Sent to NAPPC by Kenna MacKenzie, Ph.  D. 
Press release  
Kennebunkport, Maine, June 7,  2009 
Butterflies made from collages of plant material  will be displayed in 
Kennebunkport, Maine at the Gallery on Chase Hill in the  annual “>From the Garden
” show.  The  works, part of Daphne Boyer’s garden-inspired art, will be 
exhibited from June  27 – July 16. 
Daphne has drawn on her plant science and  entomology studies, as well as 
her renowned garden in the Eastern Townships of  Quebec, to  create 
breathtaking paper mobile sculptures. It is through the simple elegance  of these 
hand-crafted paper butterflies that she conveys her sense of wonder  about 
plant – insect symbiosis, and her concern for plant pollinators. “We can  thank 
pollinators for one of every three mouthfuls of food we eat,” she says.  
An organic gardener for 30 years, Daphne has  vast experience collaborating 
with the bug world. The insect population is just  one of the environmental 
issues she addresses in her work. While the observer  might be drawn in by 
the beauty and simplicity of her pieces, for Daphne the  works form part of 
her social commentary.   
A student of textile design, Daphne had to abandon  all art-making in 1990s 
when she became ill from the chemicals used in fabric  dyeing, painting and 
sculpture. She retreated to her garden, and it not only  healed her, but 
opened the door to a new way of creating using inert materials  in her 
low-chem studio in Sutton, Quebec. 
Daphne considers her latest sculptures a  tribute to the fragile power of 
pollinators.  “My garden is home to beautiful plants,  but they wouldn’t be 
here without pollinating insects. I hope my art offers  others the 
opportunity to realize their beauty, and feel encouraged to maintain  the habitat 
necessary for their survival,” says Boyer.   
Boyer’s self-produced creations marry good design,  digital imaging and 
hand-made craftsmanship in limited-edition sculptures.  The complicated 
production process (she  creates designs from plant leaves, flowers and stems which 
she then prints onto  paper and sculpts into insect shapes) results in the 
creation of sculptures that  are true to the collection’s name – Flying 
Flowers.  She says she hopes her clients will love  her work and wonder what 
she is commenting on when they buy  it. 
www.daphneboyer.com
 





Laurie Davies Adams
Executive  Director
Pollinator Partnership 
423 Washington Street, 5th  floor
San Francisco, CA  94111
415-362-1137
LDA at pollinator.org

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