Cover illustration, hand lettering, design for a short story, “Consolata,”
written by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse.

A moving story of an old woman reckoning with memories - both cherished and heartbreaking - of her past, from French Rwandan author Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, winner of the 2020 Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie.

Spider web represents the protagonist as she relates herself to a spider throughout the story. Spiderwort flowers allude to the setting of a Rwandan village where the protagonist reminisces about her childhood.