A while back I submitted a short story called "Kisetsu and the Four Seasons Robe" Well, for my last visual narrative assignment before the break I got to illustrate it a bit. Here's the first of two spreads made for the story.

This is my favourite of the two, but here's a link to the second one anyways: [link]

Text:
That very night the fisherman breathed his last. So heartbroken was Kisetsu that she ran from their home. Wandering aimlessly, she eventually found herself on the sea shore. There she sobbed and her sorrow choked all of the green things to death. Even the resilient pine trees found themselves covered with ice and snow.

That evening when the sunset stair appeared over the ocean, Kisetsu’s thoughts returned to her father’s house. Knowing the earth could no longer be a joyful home for her, she slowly stood and began to climb the stairs.

As she traveled high into the sky, she stopped to regard the distant earth once more. As she looked down upon it her eyes caught a glimpse of her once blooming robe, now covered in snow and death. No longer could she bear to wear it. And so, rending it, she removed it from her frame and threw it down to the earth. Wearing only her black kimono, she returned to the sky in tears, but each tear that fell upon her dark robe stained it with a spot of silver.

You can view the full story here: [link]

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Media: Gouache, india ink, technical pen, pencil crayon and chalk pastel on coloured cardstock

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