‘A Slow Fall’

This is the final illustration I’ve used in my books so far. It is entitled ‘A Slow Fall’ and it was created by Red Tweny (@red.tweny.art). I used it after a poem titled ‘Icarus’ in the book, describing a person’s attempt to ascend higher than where they’re supposed to reach, and the inevitable fall that always comes with it, from which we learn, in order to attempt again. In the illustration, the person is sinking in what appears to be human skin (there’s a hint of female genitalia at the b...