Saudade (The Fatherline)

Saudade is a Portuguese word with no direct equivalent in English. It's widely considered one of the most culturally unique words in the language. I found it through research, trying to explain the feeling I wanted to communicate in both The Motherline and The Fatherline.

It describes feeling the heavy emotional weight of something or someone who's missing, the way a simple memory becomes a felt absence. That's exactly what I've felt standing at each of my parents' grave sites.

This reimagining of the original drawing speaks less to what I struggled with after their passing. Instead, I tried to capture the essence of what I felt dealing with the aftermath.