Rosemary Mosco’s “Bird and Moon” is a short graphic novella of sorts: it tells a dramatic story through gorgeous pen and ink illustrations. But is the story I read in her zine, the same tale the author had originally intended to tell? A bird falls in love with the moon and goes on a magical journey-the adventure of a lifetime … It is too good to be true, romantic and tragic, and by morning, normal life resumes and Mosco’s lyrical illustrations, the delightful line drawings that gave birth to a bird, a moon, a city by a large lake … fade into obscurity. Mosco brings her characters to life with a few decisive strokes of the pen, engaging the reader’s eyes, mind, and soul. “To help city birds,” the author urges, in the book’s end pages, click through www.flap.org. To start caring, check out Rosemary Mosco’s work. (Andree Lachapelle)
Rosemary Mosco, art zine, free, [email protected]