Other Illustrations

An assortment of digitally illustrated pieces used to explore character, story, background and patterning.

Date

Varied

Artist(s)

Tatiana Isabella

Industry

Personal Work

Medium

Digital

This is the Fevered Sleeper, which is based on the story, The Fliers of Gy by Ursula K Le Guin, “It was hard, though. And long, and dull, and strange. Lying there. But not on my back. you can’t lie on your back, ever, you know. Hard to sleep at night. When it hurt, it always hurt most at night. Always a little fevery, thinking strange thoughts, having funny ideas. And never able to think a thought through, never quite able to hold onto an idea. I felt as if I myself could not think anymore. Thoughts just came into me and went through me and I watched them.”

This is the Fevered Sleeper, which is based on the Fliers of Gy by Ursula K Le Guin. “It was hard, though. And long, and dull, and strange. Lying there. But not on my back. you can’t lie on your back, ever, you know. Hard to sleep at night. When it hurt, it always hurt most at night. Always a little fevery, thinking strange thoughts, having funny ideas. And never able to think a thought through, never quite able to hold onto an idea. I felt as if I myself could not think anymore. Thoughts just came into me and went through me and I watched them.”

I wanted to capture the desolation and loneliness that I felt that scene evoked, while also feeling the weight of a fever on sleep.

My favourite fairytale is Cinderella. The next three illustrations are meant to be a take on or derivative of that well known story. What if Cinderella ran away from her Step-Mothers grasp to live in the woods? What if Cinderella trained with mystical beasts to hope to one day take back her fathers house? What if Cinderella went to the ball as herself? These are the ideas I like to explore.