Madalina Andronic - Zana Zorilor

Madalina Andronic is a Romanian illustrator I have recently came across. Her illustrations are very elegant and full of detail and there is an atmosphere of good taste through all that touches her hand. I love the way she employs Romanian folklore through out her artistic work.

In 2012 Vellant Publishing House launched the collection “Pasarea maiastra” (The Magic Bird), where traditional Romanian fairy tales are visually reinterpreted by contemporary Romanian artists. Among the first to appear in this collection is "Zana Zorilor" (The Fairy of Dawn") by Ioan Slavici, which takes place in nearly 80 pages beautifully illustrated by Madalina Andronic.

"Once upon a time something happened. If it hadn't happened,it wouldn't be told. There was once a great and mighty emperor, whose kingdom was so large that no one knew where it began and where it ended. Some believed it was boundless, others said they dimly remembered having heard of old that the emperor had formerly engaged in war with his neighbors, some of whom had proved greater and more powerful, others smaller and weaker. One thing about this emperor everybody agreed upon: that he always laughed with his right eye and wept with his left. People vainly asked the reason why the emperor's eyes could not agree, or why they differed so entirely...."