Welcome to my open studio. This notebook captures the ongoing development of my work, pairing finished series with the early sketches and reflections that shaped them.

While the digital archives are currently being built, new data is on the way.

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Material and technical studies for the Topographies series

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Formation | Echo | 219281, 2026
Indian ink and charcoal on handmade, recycled cotton rag
21.5 x 28 cm

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Topography | 278218, 2026
Indian ink and charcoal on handmade, recycled cotton rag
21.5 x 28 cm

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Topography | 282221, 2026
Indian ink and charcoal on handmade, recycled cotton rag
21.5 x 28 cm

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Topography | 282221, 2026
Indian ink and charcoal on handmade, recycled cotton rag
21.5 x 28 cm

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Topography | 279219, 2026
Indian ink and charcoal on handmade, recycled cotton rag
21.5 x 28 cm

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Material and technical studies for the Twin Studies series

In Coral, I experimented with deckle-edge cotton rag, using Prussian blue instead of Indigo. As well as the materials and the line technique, it was an experiment on my abilities for continuous, performative drawing.

Coral, 2026
Liquid watercolor and Indian ink on handmade recycled cotton rag
Diptych, 9 x 12 cm (each)

The title, Coral, references the organic structure of the image. To mirror the growth of a reef, I created it in a single five-hour “continuum” without interruption. The two halves share an identical material composition, having been torn from the same original sheet of paper.

Instrument: A single nib used for the 5-hour drawing session on Coral.

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This monochromatic Indigo study tests mark-making and wash directions that look like a strait, which I kept for The Strait in the final series, even though I ultimately changed the color to Indian ink.

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From sketch to canvas: the evolution of a sketch

This sketch is a recurring motif in my work, and I am inclined to revisit it once more with a dip pen and Indian ink. I love the sea and diving; drawing her waving hair underwater is how I stay connected to the water, or at least my longing for it.