Paintbrushes, plants and Pieris rapae

Combining art and science through mural painting at Kellogg Bird Sanctuary

KBS mural Stephanie Clark

Stephanie Clark, a Ph.D. student at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, created a mural at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary featuring native Michigan species, including the Red Spotted Purple butterfly, Purple Coneflower and a Great Blue Heron. Clark completed the mural after roughly 104 hours and more than 20 small tubs of paint, finding inspiration and education from her dissertation research and the challenges of working outdoors.

Read more about the project in Stephanie's own words: https://www.kbs.msu.edu/2025/02/stephanie-clark-mural/

KBS mural before
Before
KBS mural after
After
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