Physical Version
Pages 1-2
Una transferring farms is an allegory to me moving from high school to college. Nervewrecking at first, but it prompts us to a new adventure than what we are used to.
Pages 3-4
Page 3
Una pulling a farmer’s cart is an allegory for me first learning to drive a car. There were struggles, but with the help of others, we eventually became skilled.
Page 4
Una would not be considered a sheep if she did not have the real-life job of providing wool. But being a lamb means she can still provide so little, so it leads to insecurities of inadequacy, an allegory that I tend to compare myself to others and get insecure too. However, Una getting rewarded with hay reminds me that no matter how big or small my work is, as long as it was completed with hard work, it will be rewarded.
Pages 5-6
Una enjoys painting with mud just like how I enjoy drawing. This part of the Zine plays on the idea of the “Black Sheep,” as Una is ostracized because the other sheep in her flock do not enjoy the hobby as much as she did. Her “Black Sheep” moment is an allegory for my real-life struggles of fitting in my grade school because of my own “nerdy” or “childish” interests. But soon, like Una, I found myself making true friends in school and university who accept me just the way I am, and some that I also found also shared a love of art.