rosie, 2025
rosie is a handmade mixed-media storybook following a small rabbit as she moves through a quiet, ruined world, listening for danger and seeking soft grass, clover, and other small living things.
hazyn forsythe
poet, storyteller, & multidisciplinary artist
about the book
built first as a one-of-a-kind handmade object, rosie is a mixed-media picture story in which every page is assembled from reclaimed paper, blue gingham tape, and graphite drawings. each word is handwritten; the ghosts of old receipts, labels, and packaging show faintly through the paper, hinting at the lives and objects that came before.
the book follows rosie—a small rabbit—as she searches for safety in a quiet, ruined landscape. she moves through soft grass and weeds, listens to strange groans on the wind, hides between roots and stones, and watches huge, uncanny shapes pass overhead. the world feels eerie yet gentle, held together by silence, clover, and dusty light.
this edition brings the original handmade pages into a hardback landscape volume, preserving the taped spine, uneven edges, and textured graphite as part of the reading experience.
what to expect
rosie reads like a lyrical picture-book for adults and older teens. the text is spare and line-broken—closer to prose–poetry than to traditional prose—and each spread pairs short handwritten lines with quiet, graphite illustrations.
the tone is softly dystopian: there are broken fences, empty fields, and large shambling figures that move beyond the grass. there is no graphic violence, but there is unease—the smell of rot, strange sounds, and hints of what once lived here. against this, rosie’s instincts, small body, and stubborn gentleness become a kind of survival spell.
readers who enjoy quiet apocalypse stories, eerie-cute folk art, and hybrid works that sit between art-book, storybook, and poetry will likely feel at home in rosie’s world.
format & details
format: full-colour hardback, case laminate, landscape orientation.
dimensions: 11 × 8.5 in / 216 × 280 mm.
purchase link
‘rosie’, an illustrated object-poem by hazyn forsythe
when you order through this link, you’re purchasing straight from the source.
most retailers get copies at a 50% wholesale discount; as a result, i receive a much smaller fraction of the profits.
here, i receive £12.83 per copy. the print cost is £9.17.
‘rosie’ is £24.99 at most retailers, but i discount it to £22.00 on my site—so you’re already getting £2.99 off just by using this link.
no cuts, no storefront mark-ups—just you, me, and the bunny who survived the end of the world.
contact & credits
business enquiries: [email protected]
copyright: © 2022–25 hazyn forsythe, all rights reserved.
some visuals (background images, logos) were shaped through ai-assisted design, utilising a layered approach to develop style, palette, and refinement.