Opportunity Knocks - Buzzes??

One of the first prints I pulled of the bee was actually a layered printing that began with a monoprint on a gelly plate.  The honeycomb pattern in the background is the first print layer from the gelly plate.

First Pull - "Bee" - Gelly plate and relief print in two layers.  Acrylic paint, and black Daniel Smith relief ink.

I really like the texture this image creates.  It is created primarily with the gelly print and not the relief print.  As you can see in the carved block below, the main texture of the body of the bee is actually created with the individual hairs across the body.

Relief carving - Bee.  Speedball softcut, inked with Daniel Smith black relief ink.