Watercolor illustration for the short story A Planta that makes up the Márcia Feijó's book Nove Histórias Errantes, released by Estúdio Sem Prelo in 2021.
The short story tells the story of Akilembé, a woman who throughout her life manages to transform a trauma suffered in childhood into a source of generosity and empathy. The story can be read both as a legend passed down through generations of women and as something current that happens every day.
I feel like I met many Akilembé in real life. Women who managed to transform suffering/difficulty into love and generosity.
Details of Akilembé's emotional transformation.
A little bit of the illustration development process.
The illustration was used in the core, accompanying the tale, and also on the book's cover.
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