Murex/Woodpecker, 2023, mixed media on wood, 24 x 19 in. / 60.96 x 48.26 cm.

Murex/Woodpecker, Catie Michel, 2023, mixed media on wood, 24 x 19 in. / 60.96 x 48.26 cm.

Ladder-backed woodpecker on a Northern radix murex shell. One of three pieces exploring pairs of organisms that curiously resemble one another but would likely never interact in nature. Color, pattern, and connections meet at delightful coincidences of kinship.