Seri Robinson creates art through spalting—the coloration of wood caused by fungi. They are a professor of wood anatomy at Oregon State University and the lead researcher in the development of wood spalting. Blurring the lines between science and art, they are also an avid woodturner and sculptor. They have contributed numerous articles to Fine Woodworking and American Woodturner, as well as numerous scientific publications. Seri’s book on spalting, Spalted Wood: The History, Science, & Art of a Unique Material, traces the history of spalted wood from the 1400s to the modern day.