For the past few months, contemporary artist Shea Hembrey has traveled eastern Iowa to create colorful images in the ground; a unique, biodegradable art form he calls “landscape painting.” He uses soil supplements he mixes himself, like charcoal, clay, lime and bone meal, as his “paints.” After one or two rains, his creations are fully absorbed into the earth, and he plants trees where they once were to attract songbirds that have been declining due to habitat loss. Visit ipr.org/arts-life to read more. #ipr #iowapublicradio #npr #art #birds #radio #iowacity #cedarrapids #iowa