Insect Pinning: Giant Green Jewel Beetle

Celebrate the beauty of nature by pinning your own specimen of Megaloxantha bicolor assamensis – The Giant Green Jewel Beetle!

Join Domingo Papalotl of RIP Repurposed for this 1.5-hour class where you'll learn how to pin a Giant Green Jewel Beetle! Gain a new appreciation for the beauty and enormity of these natural wonders as you carefully pose and pin them.

All specimens and pinning materials will be provided. Specimens are sustainably sourced from insect suppliers who engage in reciprocal practices with the land, supporting both the indigenous ecosystems and the local communities by providing jobs and security.

Family and Family+ members receive discounted admission to this workshop. Make sure you are logged into your member profile to access your discounted tickets! 

Meet the Instructor

Domingo Papalotl is a Chicanx artist and educator based in Chicago, IL. As the founder of RIP Repurposed & the lead insect pinning educator at The Insect Asylum, they cultivate a deep appreciation for life’s overlooked beauty and ephemeral nature. Through their artistic practice, Domingo transforms sustainably sourced insect specimens and bones into intricate "queer-acions"—artistic offerings that celebrate the cycles of life, death, and eternal transition. They share their insect pinning practice at The Insect Asylum and at pop-up pinning workshops with RIP Repurposed. With each delicate queeracion and insect pinning workshop, they seek to foster a deeper appreciation for the beauty of each insect and animal they are honoring through preservation. In this way, they believe they are honoring the resilience and continual metamorphosis inherent in both the natural world and marginalized communities.