Here is the final version of the illustration, number 4. I decided to keep a lot of the energy and lines in this piece to reflect the energy of wasps. The image itself is the two women from the article, as wasps, eating masses of jam on its own.

Two old-women wasps eating at a table out of giant jars of jam

Originally I only posted the image above, but based on my feedback stating that I only posted one concept, I decided to post some of the other sketches (see below). I also have provided brief descriptions incase they are too rough.

Two wasps eating jam outside of cafe

Wasp eating jam on table

Wasp eating jam from table

Old woman showing jar of jam to wasp waitress, asking to be opened.

So here is the final result of the editorial illustration, I think it turned out okay, but not exactly what I was looking for. Maybe also a little time consuming to get to this level, especially if you were working on other projects.

The main reason I think it fails is that it doesnt really take a lot of content from the article, it merely represents the man in the story.