Eleanor Q. C. Olson, Basement Buds

2021

Oil on board

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Basement Buds depicts a variety of insects common to eastern American basements, a thriving ecosystem within our own homes. This work is inspired by the research presented in “The Habitats Humans Provide: Factors affecting the diversity and composition of arthropods in houses” by Misha Leong et. al.