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Happy holidays microbial art

Holiday petri-art from Stephanie Mounaud at JCVI. [h/t] to Rob Cramer and Stephanie for sending along.

2009 Eyes, Mouth, Buttons: Aspergillus niger Arms:A. nidulans Nose: A. terreus with Penicillium marneffei Body: Neosartorya fischeri

2008 Top: Talaromyces stipitatusTree: A. nidulans Ornaments: P. marneffei Trunk: [...]

Art with Fungi

Ganoderma
I had the pleasure of meeting Phil Ross, a SF area artist, last night at the BABS Darwin Day Celebration. He has been growing fungi in a variety of different ways to make living art in an project called ‘Pure Culture‘. He is using Ganoderma lucidum (a Polyporales fungus, which is being

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