art for a cover

[asakiyume]

I'm slowly getting ready to self-publish a longish short story, "The Bee Wife," about a bereaved beekeeper and the swarm of bees that loves him. I've made some cover art for it. Let me show you in four steps, broadening out to the whole picture:

Step 1:



Step 2:



Step 3:



Step 4--the complete image:



It may still be a while before it's out in the world, but I hope when the time comes, people will enjoy Florian, his many children, and his bee wife.

Comments

[wayfaringwordhack]

Hooray for cover art and stories, my many-talented friend! I am looking forward to reading it. Art geekery: What media did you use? (ETA appropriate user icon!)

[asakiyume]

Thank you for asking! I used mainly oil pastels, but collage for the bee wife's profile: for her, I printed out photos of swarms of bees (color-printed), then cut them and pasted them to fill the profile space. (And I love your appropriate icon!)

[wayfaringwordhack]

Ah, I spotted the collage, but I couldn't quite put my finger on the rest. It looked like paint but not quite and now I understand why. Lovely!

[asakiyume]

I've always loved oil pastels--the vibrancy of the colors!