When you fuse art with science--or science with art--the end results can be stunning.
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Diane Ullman
ENTOMOLOGIST-ARTIST Diane Ullman served as a juror for "The Consilience of Art and Science Exhibit," to run Jan. 14-Feb. 27 at the Pence Gallery, Davis. Ullman and Davis artist Donna Billick co-founded and co-direct the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
James Housefield
PROFESSOR OF DESIGN James Housefield of UC Davis juried the art show with entomologist-artist Diane Ullman. (Photo by Taylor Lahey)
Specimens
'SPECIMENS' by artist Johanna Kidd of Davis is comprised of three wall cases and a floor case. Specimens are small human sculptures, all pinned and displayed as they would be in an insect collection. (Photo provided by Johanna Kidd)
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at
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A gigantic bee sculpture and bee hive columns are major attractions at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee...
Bee Sculpture
BEE SCULPTURE, titled "Miss Bee Haven," graces the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. It is the work of noted artist Donna Billick. The ceramic tiles on the bench and the bee hive columns (back) are the work of the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Side View
SIDE VIEW of the bee sculpture shows the names of major donors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee Hive Column
CLOSE-UP of one of the bee hive columns at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. The garden is open year-around. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, October 28, 2010 at
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Diane Ullman, Donna Billick and Sarah Dalrymple (Sarah is shown at right) are used to thinking...
Intricate Work
THE TWO BEEHIVE columns installed at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven involved intricate work. Here Diane Ullman, Eric Mussen and Donna Billick adjust the structure. Ullman and Billick are the co-founders and co-directors of the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program that created the art for the haven. Mussen is an Extension apiculturist and a member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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INSTALLING a beehive column in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven are Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen and UC Davis entomology professor Diane Ullman, associate dean for undergraduate academic programs at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Raising the Box
TWO SETS of hands raise a bee box at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. The trio of Eric Mussen, Diane Ullman and Donna Billick installed the two beehive columns, which grace the entrance to the bee friendly garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, September 9, 2010 at
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Undergraduate degree in genetics? Check.
Master’s degree in fine arts? Check.Scientist and artist?...
Rock Artist
SELF-DESCRIBED rock artist Donna Billick with her sculpture, "Miss Bee Haven," at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-Up
BEE SCULPTURE created by Donna Billick is morphologically correct, says Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen. Below the bee is ceramic art by Davis artist Sarah Rizzo of a purple dome aster. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The End
BUSINESS END of the honey bee. Donna Billick created this six-foot long bee sculpture, funded by Wells Fargo, for the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at
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The honey bee sculpture that graces the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr....
Bee Sculpture
THIS HUGE BEE sculpture at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven is the work of nationally renowned artist Donna Billick, based in Davis. Those who donate $1000 to the honey bee haven will have their names placed on ceramic art tile below the sculpture. The deadline to pledge is July 20. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Donna Billick
NATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTIST Donna Billick of Davis created the bee sculpture at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. Here she shows some of the ceramic art work for the haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Diane Ullman
DIANE ULLMAN, an artist and an entomologist, shows the beehive sculptures created by the UC Davis Art Science Fusion Program. Ullman and Billick founded and direct the program. Ullman is an entomology professor at UC Davis and the associate dean for undergraduate academic programs at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at
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