Whatever you wish to keep: A memoir in pictures

Whatever you wish to keep is a memoir in pictures.

Publisher Marketing: "The grace and beauty herein is from the heart, from the center of the author to the reader to receive like a letter that tells us the whole truth albeit in a way both sublime and dreamlike, as if what we remember is the dream of waking life." - Frank Gaard "A visual narrative that evokes emotion and recognition of not only the author's journey, but also the reader's, in childhood and adolescence. Beautifully illustrated." - ACS NY "A beautiful and richly poignant tribute to a life being lived fully, surrounded by love and family in all its forms Publisher Marketing : Whatever you wish to keep is a memoir in pictures that draws the reader into the sacred inner world of personal memory and mythology. Following the tradition of wordless novels by Frans Masereel, Otto Nückel and Lynd Ward, the book is comprised of 149 allegorical drawings. What unfolds is the memoir of a young woman in pursuit of connection. Hand drawn in richly shaded graphite pencil. Foreword by Frank Gaard (Artpolice Comics). Contributor Bio: Von Sien, Lynn Minnesota writer/artist Lynn Von Sien (she/hers) is an Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Minnesota State Arts Board grant recipient. She has been published in The Nib, Solstice Literary Magazine, Seesawcomics.org, and several Sequential Artists Workshop anthologies. Lynn holds a B.S. in Design from the University of Minnesota ('87), and is an adoptee rights advocate.

Format: Paperback | Pages: 164 | Publication Date: 2025-03-12