American Illustration 44 Winners

Emotional Pollutants - Tea connoisseurs

As one of the Emotional Pollutants, the Tea Connoisseurs refer to the kind of people who are obsessed with the gossip of others and enjoy brewing, seasoning, and spreading the tea. Emotional pollutants usually come from different environments and vary in scale and impact. They could be big or small, obvious or subtle, and progressive, which may go unnoticed, gradually overcoming us like a frog in boiling water. An editorial illustration for a mental concept written by me.

Emotional Pollutants - Emotional Blackmail

As one of the Emotional Pollutants, the Emotional Blackmail refers to a relationship full of emotional manipulations/gaslighting is like a proposal with blackmail in the jewelry box. Instead of the ring, the devil’s claw is waiting in it, trying to manipulate and kidnap you with its chain. Emotional pollutants usually come from different environments and vary in scale and impact. They could be big or small, obvious or subtle, and progressive, which may go unnoticed, gradually overcoming us like a frog in boiling water. An editorial illustration for a mental concept written by me.