Nemesis Rising
Charlotte Bird
10.5 x 6 x 32 inches
2024
ARTIST STATEMENT
Climate change has increased the average annual temperature in many places. Higher temperatures in combination with reduced rainfall stresses many species of trees making them prey to bark beetles. Bark beetle infestations inevitably weaken and often kill their host species. In Alaskan spruce forests the spruce bark beetle is the culprit; in Southern California it is the pine bark beetle–same outcome, slightly different species…devastation.
Beetle images courtesy of Ree Nancarrow.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
Mixed media