Ele Willoughby, PhD<p>Still obsessed with the cutest nesting strategy going. The Eastern Snail Shell Mason Bee (Osmia conjuncta) is a small North American blue bee which makes nests in suitable empty snail shells! In my linocut I show this adorable little pollinator with a Cepaea shell. Each print is 8” by 8” on delicate Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linocut</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciart</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/masonBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>masonBee</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Osmia</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/nativeBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nativeBee</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/pollinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinator</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/1401318897" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">minouette.etsy.com/listing/140</span><span class="invisible">1318897</span></a></p>