GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — If you ask her what her favorite insect is, Bette Carlson will show you all of them at her ArtPrize exhibit.
“This is a twig praying mantis, a stick praying mantis, and a flower praying mantis,” Carlson said as she pointed to some of her ArtPrize paintings.
For the past nine months, Carlson has been working on Insects of the World, a collection of canvas paintings that feature a giant praying mantis at the top of her entry…