There is a certain kind of girl who never gets over the first time she reads Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar — a sensitive, intellectual girl, with one eyebrow raised. This is also the kind of girl who will love the work of New York City-based illustrator Jensine Eckwall. In one of her projects, which we spotted over at This Isn’t Happiness, Eckwall illustrated Plath’s novel in etching and aquatint with hand-applied watercolor, to gorgeous results. Click through to see Eckwall’s Plath series, and then be sure to head on over to her website for much more of her work.
“I Was Supposed to be Having the Time of My Life.” Image Credit: Jensine Eckwall
“I Am Horribly Limited.” Image Credit: Jensine Eckwall
“I Am, I Am, I Am.” Image Credit: Jensine Eckwall
“I Didn’t Want Any Flowers.” Image Credit: Jensine Eckwall
“We’ll Act as if This Were a Bad Dream.” Image Credit: Jensine Eckwall
“I Was Open to the Circulating Air.” Image Credit: Jensine Eckwall