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Letters from the Other Side

Some bonds don’t end; they just change sides.

A boy in a grey hat and yellow scarf rides his bike through a snowy park, followed by a dog drawn in red line; a golden dog watches from a balcony

A visual story about absence.

Inspired by Pep Puig’s story “Letters from the Other Side”, the images build a different story: a boy who loses his dog. The dog is gone, yet he keeps appearing in every scene as a red line by the boy’s side. The illustrations don’t speak about death, but about what remains: the habit of looking for him, the thread that never breaks, grief as another way of staying together.

Format
visual story, illustrated story
Text
inspired by a story by Pep Puig
Readers
young adult
Role
illustrator
Technique
analog + digital: hand-made watercolor textures and brushes

Developed at EINA, Barcelona

Seen from above: the boy climbs a white staircase while a red-line dog runs ahead, leaving red paw prints
A grey-haired grandmother with a cane and yellow shawl opens a white door as a golden dog walks in

Process

The dog appears only as a red line, a thread that runs through every scene and keeps him present. The title lettering carries the same idea home, turning each A into a house.

Pencil sketch: two hands drawing on paper as a dog emerges from the drawing Pencil sketch: a boy lying on a pillow with a red-line dog and a red ball of yarn Pencil sketch: a grandmother walks down the stairs while a little dog waits below
Title lettering “Cartas del otro lado”: the letters A are little houses with a balcony and stairs
Title lettering (Spanish edition)