Jul 16, 2024
Sadness: English yew (Taxus baccata)
Parallel post to my previous one! Yew will always remind me of the The Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd) which was illustrated by Jim Kay. In modern literature, I really do think this is one of the best stories that uses the symbolism of yew for grief and sorrow. The story follows 14-year old Conor O'Malley who is trying to come to terms with his mother's fight with cancer and it's SO beautifully illustrated.
Source: Ildrewe. (1865). The Language of Flowers. De Vries, Ibarra, and Company.
#digital art#artists on tumblr#illustration#art#botanical art#botanical illustration#floriography#irusol floriography#digital illustration#thought abt calling this card sorrow but then I wanted it to match the happiness card so yeah#the monster calls is the only book that has won both the Carnegie Medal and the Greenaway Medal#and I think that just shows how phenomenal the writing and the illustration are for this book#one of the most beautiful tributes that you could make to the memory of Siobhan Dowd#who was also taking Taxol (chemotherapy drug) (originally made from Taxus trees) and battling cancer as well#I feel like reading this when I wasn't much older than Conor rewired my circuits in a Good Way#read the book!!! cry and let it metamorphasize u!!#more gold!! :^] the gilder fr#irusol
