Margo Consuela Bors
Margo Consuela Bors (born 1942) is an American painter, muralist, photographer and illustrator active in the San Francisco Bay area. She is an activist for protecting native plants and animals is supported by big organizations like the California Native Plant Society. Early life and education. Bors completed her Bachelor's of Art in 1963, at the University of Rochester, New York. In 1992, she attained her foreign studies degree at the University of Mexico, Mexico City. Later she trained in Asian Art and the Asian Art Museum and in the Native Arts of Africa, Oceana and at  the de Young Museum in San Francisco, California. In 1976, Bors began independent studies in fine arts at San Francisco City College. Career. Bors is a muralist, painter and photographer based in Portero Hill, San Francisco, California. Bors has created murals with Precita eyes muralists and has collaborated with artists Luis and Susan Cervantes and Tony Parrinello. Her aesthetic style is based on her knowledge of the native plants and animals of California. Bors used this knowledge to give a presentation at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens. She has studied and showcased her photography. Bors has given tours of Bayview  Hill as well as other national parks. Her photography consists of mostly botanical and native plants and animals primarily from the Bay Area. Bors has illustrated lino prints in the portfolio, "Gardening Out Loud", by Judith S. Offer. Bors has contributed 700 Native plant photos to CalPhotos, which is part of the UC digital library. Artwork. Murals. Bors has created murals all over the San Francisco area. Murals often consists of different artists and not one person is given credit for the whole piece. Bors has helped paint many murals like the murals for the Cesar Chavez School (1995), The  San Francisco State University, The Bryant School, 1989 and The Herrick Hospital in Berkeley, California, 1981. In 1982, she painted a mural that depicted Potrero Hill and its history. This mural was created at the entrance of the Potrero Branch Library. The mural shows hills, trees and houses to show what is around this area. Photography. Most of Bors' photographs are private and only available for CalPhotos. Bors' photographs consist of botanical life and likes to include in her photos images of insects like spiders, butterflies, Damselflies, and bees. Her photos are used by groups like the Sierra Club who  is an organization who tries to help persevere the environment. The intentions of her photographs is to embrace the beauty of nature and express the importance of native plants and animals. Collections. Bor's linocut print, California Poppies, is acquired by Library of Congress. Awards. The California Native Plant Society has awarded Bors with the Certificate of Excellence in botanical art Publications. Bors has illustrated and collaborated with Judith S. Offer to create the 1996 book, "Gardening Out Loud." The book includes various poems written by Offer along with images created by Bors. Bors linoprints in the book include abstract  images of flowers and plants. Some of the poems in Gardening Out Loud are "Purple Iris, Stumped?" and "ARGIOPE TRIFASIATA." These poems are based on Judith S. Offer's experience in gardening and volunteer work with the National Native Plant Society.