The Salem-artist Christopher Marley transforms dead things into art. We’re not talking butterfly boxes or your favorite hipster bar taxidermy here. Marley preserves exotic birds, insects, snakes, and even octopi using state of the art techniques and then composes them in frames. They’re so exquisite, they’ve ended up on the walls of museums, high-end galleries, fancy furniture stores, and Beyonce herself has one! Producer Aaron Scott has this bug tale.

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