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Telling Ecological Stories Through Stained-Glass Art

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Malory Owen holds a piece of stained glass

Stained glass artist and ecologist Malory Owen (Courtesy of Malory Owen)

Science and art are a lot more intertwined than one might think. After spending some time in academia studying wildlife species, Malory Owen does science communication through an unlikely medium: stained-glass art. Through Little Tiger Glassworks, Owen has made hundreds of pieces from pet portraits to more complex pieces tackling heavier topics like climate change. She feels that connections to the environment and its ecological systems are something deep in all of us in some way.

Bramble Cay Melomys Stained GlassHer piece on an extinct species of mice known as the Bramble Cay Melomys, grapples with the feelings of loss and grief that come when losing species. She’s always felt a strong connection to the natural world, and she hopes her art can make that connection for her audience too.

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