The Bee Effect

Chandra Cerrito / Art Advisors” “Oldham and Coltrin’s artwork, The Bee Effect, is a delightful landmark at the prominent corner of Pringle and North California Boulevard. Visible from nearby streets, sidewalks, and the BART train, this mirror-polished stainless-steel sculpture features monumental poppy flowers, two pollinating bees, and ‘sky tubes’ through which one is invited to view the sky via openings in the flower petals. The artists imagined this dramatic bouquet resulting from a gust of wind that carried a small poppy seed from Mount Diablo to this corner, where it was nurtured and thrived, a metaphor for the positive impact each of us may have on the world when we share ‘sparks of goodness.’”

The Bee Effect artwork by Brad Oldham and Christy Coltrin.

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