Picea Pungens, 2023, mixed media, 22 x 30 in. / 55.88 x 76.2 cm.

Picea Pungens, Katie Simmons, 2023, mixed media, 22 x 30 in. / 55.88 x 76.2 cm.

A representation of a blue spruce (Picea pungens) ecosystem: Paper was stained with dye made from blue spruce needles. A spruce ecosystem fed by a decomposing human form was drawn using black ballpoint pen. All fungi, birds, and insects depicted are species that live on and around blue spruce trees.