James Ojascastro is an ethnobotanist, papermaker, and origamist who blends science and art to inform his research and inspire his creative practice. He completed his Ph.D. in 2023

at Washington University in St. Louis in partnership with the Missouri Botanical Garden, where he studied the ecological connections between plants and people through the lens of artisanal

papermaking. Currently, James lives in Georgia, where he manages field botany and plant conservation programs for the Atlanta Botanical Garden.