The Winner's Trilogy, Marie Rutkoski

🔹Books: The Winner's Trilogy (Marie Rutkoski)

🔹Title: The Winner's Melody🎹💛

🔹Date created: May 2026

🔹Medium: Gouache watercolors, hardcover books, matt varnish sealant

🔹Description: 

This hand-painted edition is inspired by the romance and haunting emotional atmosphere of The Winner’s Trilogy. The main edge features a warm, candlelit nighttime scene centered around a piano, with Arin and Kestrel. 

The top edge depicts a cold prison camp, and the barren tundra and muted yellow tones emphasize the heartbreak of the scene. Kestrel is kneeling beside a basket of yellow sulfur blocks. The bottom edge features a tile-like arrangement of six Bite and Sting cards, with soft white moths and gold details.

🔹Social Media Post: Instagram Reel and Post

📌NOTE: This artwork was created exclusively as a custom commission. If this design is requested in the future, it will be recreated with a thoughtfully adapted variation.