Mushrooms, the fruit of the fungi that grow in the ground below us, are practically a work of art by themselves. They can come in a wide variety of shapes and colors; some mushrooms are even bioluminescent. However, we humans have found a way of turning Mother Nature’s gift into something even more. How, you may ask? Mycosculpting.

I was driving home with my dad recently, and we ended up stopping for gas. When we did, he got out to fill the car and I walked around, having seen the pay phone above. Most people would look at it with aversion, seeing an outdated piece of trash, and a vandalized one at that.

Graffiti is one of many controversies in the art community. Is it a valid form of expression, done with technique and therefore art? Or is it crude, mindless vandalism from the younger generation?