Honeyscribe was founded by artist Amy Shelton in 2011 as an artistic investigation interrogating the relationship between bee health, human health, the environment and the arts (funded by the Wellcome Trust). Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs document the role of a Honey Scribe tasked to record every drop of honey produced. Shelton has assumed the role of a contemporary honeyscribe, charting current threats to the health of pollinators and the landscapes that support them, and attuning to what the natural world might have to tell us about our own health and wellbeing. 

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Shelton has created a celebrated body of work which interrogates the fault lines ravaging the natural world with a quiet documentary methodology. Her meticulously crafted artworks have been exhibited at galleries and public venues across the UK and abroad, bringing compelling and pertinent environmental stories to light. Through collaborations with leading scientists, writers and researchers across disciplines, Shelton’s artistic practise focuses on and celebrates the interconnectedness of unseen ecosystems and their delicately adjusted interweaving relationships.

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Shelton has an MA in Fine Art and has accrued a repertoire of finely-honed skills through training in ceramics and letterpress studios and stints working with bookbinders, botanists, sculptors and beekeepers. Her work is underpinned by a knowledge of traditional materials and techniques, and infused with a spirit of exploratory and innovative experimentation. 

 

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