About This Listing This listing is for an original watercolor illustration on cold-pressed Arches watercolor paper. Signed and labelled by the artist in pencil in the margin. This is an unframed original painting, not a print. It is an illustration for Bryana's 100 Word Story "The Termites" and will be shipped with an accompanying printed version of the story. (You can read the full micro-fiction story in the listing photos and below. It also appears in the illustrated zine "The Man Who Could Not Die & Other Stories.")
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THE TERMITES Termites don't know how terrified they make us. Like most settlers, they are simply looking out for their civilization. Go into any termite home and you'll hear an old story: tough times, knowing our history, hard work. “Heritage” Mama Termite tells the public radio man tartly, “is something our people take pride in.” She excuses herself to stir cotton ball soup and put a hot paper pie on the table. Papa Termite points. “Build this house with our blood,” he says. “Young folks ain't got a clue.” Mama pats his shoulder. “But they're good kids,” she says. “Awful good kids.”
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