How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers and Other Woodcuts · Concept
Evolution and Connection
References to Darwin and 'missing links' (e.g., Bee, Beet, Beetle) subtly engage with evolutionary theory, suggesting playful connections between disparate life forms.
References to Darwin and 'missing links' (e.g., Bee, Beet, Beetle) subtly engage with evolutionary theory, suggesting playful connections between disparate life forms.
References Darwin's theory of descent, playfully proposing a lineage from bees to beetles via the beet.
Evolution and Connection is one of the patterns How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers and Other Woodcuts by Robert Williams Wood returns to. The chapter notes above are from this edition’s companions — open those chapters to see how the book stages the idea rather than treating the theme as a slogan.