University of Wisconsin–Madison

The beetle, the fabric, and the seamstress

Episode 21

Transcript

How can art help communicate invasive species science? Today, we’ll meet an artist on a journey to turn some thrifted fabric into a biocontrol bug that is larger than life!

A person standing behind a large insect art piece.
Artist Astrid Hooper Lofton with her art piece, Cella.
A drawing of some trees and a tent next to a river.
Tim Campbell’s art (Crayons, marker; circa 2024).

Thanks to our guests

Astrid Hooper Loften, Artist, UW-Madison’24
Jeanne Scherer, University of Wisconsin-Extension and University of Wisconsin-Madison

Read more

The FLOW Project
Astrid’s Cella Beetle Project
Information about purple loosestrife biocontrol