In August 2026, Laura Shape partnered with Island Conservation for a month-long collaboration connecting fine art made from invasive-species leather with support for global island restoration.
Island Conservation restores islands for nature and people worldwide. Laura Shape creates paintings on leather made from invasive species removed from threatened ecosystems.
The materials don't come from Island Conservation projects, but the connection is rooted in the same hopeful idea: remove what is causing damage, and give nature a chance to recover.
The collaboration generated a documented $550 donation to Island Conservation through the sale of Migration, a painting on invasive carp leather.
The collaboration began with the work itself: tactile, materially distinctive paintings shaped by invasive-species leather.
Both the artwork and Island Conservation's restoration work begin with removal—and with the possibility of renewal.
The sale of Migration translated the collaboration into direct financial support for Island Conservation's restoration work.
Explore Laura Shape's body of work and learn more about the materials behind the paintings.
