The
massive Death Cloud from the Yellowstone
explosion sends
volcanic ash into the jet stream, which then begins to carry the heavy ash south across Wyoming, over Denver until it catches up with a low pressure system advancing across Texas.
Soemantoro's lithographs convey her reaction to the various stages of
volcanic eruptions, from the initial rumblings and steam
explosions, through the
massive explosive eruptions of magma, lava flows, and, finally, the silence after the chaos subsides.