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The Global Bee Project – Jessie Jowers and Carlo Montesanti

Disciplines

Linking natural history (biology and ecology) to sculpture, drawing, costume making, design technology and dance

Workshops for Ages

5 -16 + adults

Workshops Offered

• Learn how and why bees communicate through movement and dance

• Understand and learn about the incredible structural designs of plants, flowers and insects through observation, drawing and making.

• Design and build (or decorate) bee houses to study and attract (non-aggressive) bees and insects that pollinate, into the garden, to become “Bee Guardians”.

• With costume making and performance, learn about the story of how and why flowers have evolved to attract the attention of bees.

Artist Statement

The Global Bee Project

The Global Bee Project is an organisation that unites Scientists and Artists to raise awareness within communities about the importance of bees and their vital role as the pollinators at the base of the food chain. The Project shows how people of all ages can make a difference to the future survival of bees, that actually pollinate one third of all the food we eat. There are more than 250 species of bee in the UK alone, not just the honeybee, over 90% are non-aggressive, safe and will not sting.

Jessie Jowers

Since an early age Jessie assisted her family in growing plants, keeping bees and observing nature, in doing so she received an education that added immensely to her formal studies. The knowledge she obtained has been a source of inspiration and happiness that has infused her life. The value of experiencing and learning from the natural world is something that she wants to share with others.
Jessie studied BA Fine Art Sculpture at Central Saint Martins, London. Through her practice she combined scientific studies of the natural world, with her artistic expression. She gathered scientific data and translated it into a visual language. Since graduating Jessie’s love of making and aquiring skills expanded as she went on to work for fashion designers, training as a traditional leatherworker. For the last eight years Jessie has worked as a Production Designer and Art Director for the BBC. Jessie believes that there is so much to learn by really looking and observing the fascinating plants and creatures with whom we share this world.

Carlo Montesanti

Carlo grew up in Siracusa, Italy. He spent a lot of time out of the city with his grandfather who kept honeybees on his lemon farm, it is from here that Carlo’s passion for bees and entemology emerged.
Carlo trained to be a Master in the Italian Merchant Navy, learning a wide range of technical, meteorological and scientific skills, but Carlo’s passion for dance, performance and the natural world led him to change his career and, together with Jessie, set up The Global Bee Project. Carlo is a well known breakdancer in Italy and he has danced professionally in many competitions around Europe. He has taught dance to young people, since he was fourteen years old and he is currently teaching dance to both children and adults in the UK.