Monterey Bay: The Magazine of CSU Monterey Bay Spring/Summer 2014, Vol. VII, No. I | Page 16

Jane Kim

“Honeycreepers”
Previous pages: “Wild Roses;”
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, detail
of a mural at the Bishop Gun Club in
Bishop, CA. (Photo Cody Tuttle)

All illustrations by Jane Kim; Photo Kelly Hsaio

A four-month residency at the San Francisco dump
changed the direction of Jane Kim’s work.
There, the graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design
used construction scrap to investigate how walls – and the
way we decorate them – can have damaging environmental
impacts.
That gave her a purpose, she said, “beyond art for art’s
sake.” Inspired by science and the natural world, Kim decided to pursue a certificate from CSU Monterey Bay’s graduatelevel science illustration program.
Today, Kim is working on a series called “Migrating Mural,” a collection of images painted along migration corridors
of endangered species. Through the murals, she said, the
transient life of these animals can easily be seen, and more
importantly, appreciated.
“Jane