I studied Entomology and Botany at Michigan State University (after obtaining a degree in horticulture from State University of New York), where I created insect displays for education and museum displays. I worked at the Bug House, a university outreach center to teach children and young minds about insects. I lived and worked in Costa Rica for 2 years studying the insects, biodiversity, and ecol
ogy. I have been working with insects for over 12 years and care deeply about nature and the insect world, which is why I donate to conservation. I work full time with Greenhouse soil media as a consultant. I use my artist eye to create displays, jewelry and one of a kind Winged Art (from abstracts to dresses made from wings), Custom Orders are always welcome, and often they act as fuel for my creative engine. Can I work with other insects? Butterflies just seem to speak to people the most but I have the ability to work with many other species, contact me if you have a vision! About the Butterflies:
The Butterflies used to create these pieces are bred on farms all over the world; I legally purchase them creating revenue for the farms and protecting the ecology by only using clean specimens. The specimens are exported in a preserved manner to generate some of the financial resources required to maintain and protect conserved land. I receive them un-spread and un-mounted, I do that work myself. Relaxing, spreading, and mounting the insects takes days. Not all of the butterflies bred on these farms are sold as specimens many are released into the wild to mate and maintain healthy species populations
