A Painter Uses her Backyard Bees as Art
Nassikas shows off the tools of her trade: beeswax and pigments
Photography and Text by Jonna McKone
At first glance, the old house and barn on a cul-de-sac in McLean look like the quiet home of any Virginia gardener. Walk past the tangle of kumquats and asparagus, beside the deep greens of forest that creep the length of the yard, along the bright blue of a swimming pool to the muted tones of an old barn, and you’ll find a large, open studio where Georgia Nassikas produces her paintings. Her portfolio consists














