diff --git a/app/Models/Artwork.php b/app/Models/Artwork.php
index 03d5b62..2872ec3 100644
--- a/app/Models/Artwork.php
+++ b/app/Models/Artwork.php
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public function descriptionHtml(): Attribute
         return Attribute::get(
             fn() => Str::of($this->description)
                 ->replace("\n", "\n\n")
-                ->markdown(),
+                ->airtableMarkdown(),
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index 3bd8b9e..bf1942d 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 use App\Http\Resources\ArtworkMapPointCollection;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Illuminate\Support\Stringable;
 
 class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
@@ -30,5 +32,17 @@ public function boot()
         }
 
         ArtworkMapPointCollection::withoutWrapping();
+
+        Str::macro('airtableMarkdown', function ($value) {
+            return Str::of($value)
+                ->replaceMatches('/\*\*(\s*)(.*?)(\s*)\*\*/', '$1**$2**$3')
+                ->replaceMatches('/_(\s*)(.*?)(\s*)_/', '$1_$2_$3')
+                ->replaceMatches('/~~(\s*)(.*?)(\s*)~~/', '$1~~$2~~$3')
+                ->markdown();
+        });
+
+        Stringable::macro('airtableMarkdown', function () {
+            return Str::airtableMarkdown($this->value);
+        });
     }
 }