This short series was inspired by a personal experience in my backyard as a child. I was climbing a favorite tree when my friend noticed a small hole in the side of a hill. His curiosity demanded he poke a stick into the hole. A swarm of yellow jackets came streaming out and attacked my friend who began screaming and running to safety. I panicked and tumbled out of the tree but got my foot temporarily caught so I was of no help. Eventually we both made it inside behind the safety of the sliding glass door. I had a few stings but my friend was covered. My mom soothed our (mainly his) many stings with ice and calamine lotion.

Created using graphite and watercolor on separate sheets of paper and then compiled and edited digitally.