The Wing Collective

conservation · education · preservation

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Changes!

New and old followers of The Wing Collective: The Wing Collective will be taking a break from Tumblr for an indefinite amount of time. In the time that I’m away I’ll be working in my garden to give our local pollinators/monarch butterflies a larger place to feed, rest, and reproduce(just this morning I saw four monarch caterpillars munching milkweed)! When I’m not in my garden I’ll be working toward designing my wing shop that will be opening online next month. I’ll also be making strides toward developing The Wing Collective into a physical organization that will not only aid in the education and conservation of endangered butterflies worldwide, but preserve monarch migratory routes here at home. 

Although I’ll be leaving Tumblr temporarily, I’ll still be keeping an eye out for graphic designers, illustrators, and branders to help me craft logo and layout designs for my shop and for The Wing Collective!         

~ thank you for following The Wing Collective ~  

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Photograph by artist Redd Walitzki

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~ go visit her portraits of ethereal women and beautiful winged creatures ~

http://www.reddwalitzki.com/

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JOIN THE EFFORT TO HELP SAVE THE MONARCHS

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of course, not everyone can do all these things! but if you are concerned, here is a list of information and resources.

KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT BEE DECLINE: The global and European situation with bees and other pollinators Watch Marla Spivak’s TED talk: Why bees are disappearing

STOP USING INSECTICIDES: Bee declines and the link with pesticides Pesticide toxicity to bees

PLANT BEE-FRIENDLY PLANTS: List of bee plants by category Know your garden store: Don’t poison bees by accident

MAKE A BEE GARDEN: Bee garden facts how-to

SUPPORT LOCAL BEEKEEPERS: how to buy honey get in touch with a beekeeper about urban beekeeping

MAKE A WILD BEE HOUSE: About wild/solitary bees & how to build a bee house more on bee houses

CONSIDER BECOMING A BEEKEEPER: Some US states will pay you to take up beekeeping DIY backyard beekeeping  About commercial beekeeping 

ENCOURAGE YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO DO MORE TO HELP: Bee Health: Background and Issues for Congress (unfortunately, I cannot provide a comprehensive list of how to contact local governments, it would be much easier for you to research this on your own.)

LEARN MORE ABOUT BEES AND EDUCATE OTHERS: Another list of things you can do to help bees (there is some overlap) bee nest 101 Facts about pollination

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(all drawings by mod aliza)

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A POST ABOUT THE BEES

Usually I post flutterby/butterfly/caterpillar/moth material to The Wing Collective’s page here on Tumblr only, but I’m making an exception today. 

The health and survival of our bees is important, without bees there is so much that we would be without because our planet would be without. Bees pollinate our flowers, they help keep our world alive. Without bees there would be little to no pollination, and flowers, trees, seeds, nuts, fruits, and vegetables would all be scarce.     

“Loss of honeybees would mean the collapse of the natural ecosystem, so the value of bees aside from the simple production of honey cannot be underestimated.”

HELP save the bees! JOIN the effort NOW!

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(searching for)graphic designers & branders

I’m looking for a graphic designer + brander! Is there anyone out there that has design experience, knows of anyone that does, or has experienced working with someone that has branding/design/logo/lettering experience? Who would you recommend?

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Upcoming Giveaway

Followers, I may be doing a giveaway/raffle soon! Send in feedback, re-post, or “like” if you’re interested!

RE: Wings & Things

200+ followers? I feel as if I should do a giveaway! Let me know if you’re interested, and if you would like to request a piece of butterfly artwork crafted by me or a specimen!

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Just an update: even though The House of Flutterby has been undergoing some changes and is now The Wing Collective, I’ll still be doing the giveaway that was mentioned before my move! 

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The giveaway is still being held, if you’d like to be included please ♥ this post or re-blog it!

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A *suraka silk moth by by Paula O'Hara

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The chrysalis of the orange-spotted tiger clearwing looks like it’s encased in metal.

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“Silvery blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) taken in Northern Michigan”, via sagittariidae

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https://instagram.com/faunaorflora/

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Photograph by Marco Fischer

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treated myself to Titanium Aura Quartz and butterfly wings; my aura has chunks of smokey beauty in it ❤️

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https://instagram.com/faunaorflora/ 

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Upcoming Giveaway

Followers, I may be doing a giveaway/raffle soon! Send in feedback, re-post, or “like” if you’re interested!

RE: Wings & Things

200+ followers? I feel as if I should do a giveaway! Let me know if you’re interested, and if you would like to request a piece of butterfly artwork crafted by me or a specimen!

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Just an update: even though The House of Flutterby has been undergoing some changes and is now The Wing Collective, I’ll still be doing the giveaway that was mentioned before my move!