When approaching science education or conservation efforts it is helpful that an audience values the subject matter. Social engagement, education, and gaining funding can be difficult if the focus - in this case, insects - tends to have neutral to negative connotations amongst the public. Developing a tie between the public and entomology may be achieved through instrumental values or intrinsic merit, but forming relational values or emotional importance to insects is a harder outcome to facilitate as it is the most personal of the three. This talk will approach how art can develop public investment in entomology and how social media can be used as a tool to broaden public interest. The work being discussed incorporates detailed insect figures into functional and decorative ceramic pieces. The goal is to portray species in an aesthetically appealing way while attempting to remain accurate and informative to the species depicted. Social media has allowed the reach of this work to expand to a large international audience. Feedback from individuals interested in the artwork often states shifts in how they perceive real insects as an outcome of the art. This is a promising look at how art can act as an intermediary between goals amongst the scientific community and public interest by opening opportunities to develop and strengthen individuals’ relational value to insects. Â