GRAPHIC NOVELS

Adrift on a Painted Sea

by Tim Bird
Avery Hill. Oct. 2024. 84p. ISBN 9781910395820. pap. $18.99. MEMOIR
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After the death of his mother, Sue Bird, illustrator and comic artist Tim Bird (From the City to the Sea) delves into Sue’s life and searches for more details about the stories she told, sharing the journey in this graphic memoir. He had always been surrounded by his mother’s art, but it’s only after she has gone that he really starts to see it for what it was—her passion. She never sold her paintings or had a gallery show, but she happily displayed them in her home and gave them to friends and family. Bird explores the moments surrounding the loss of his mother, compellingly using his illustrations in tandem with her oil paintings of the sea. He allows readers inside a profound moment of loss while finding a touching way to showcase his mother’s work to the wider world.
VERDICT Simply elegant in its expression of Bird’s grief, this short, poignant read will be welcome on shelves.
Reviewed by Mary E. Butler , Dec 13, 2024
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