Description of the Work

This book is a visual diary, a conversation about my own life experiences, my shadows and my light.

The first story entry documents a single beautiful day. Each new story will capture a different day — a series of snapshots that capture me, my life, my place, my friends and the little things that, together, bring me back to peace and joy. Each drawn step in the journey is accompanied by written descriptions of the way ritual, action, connection and belonging shift the ways we feel.

The Story Behind It

While I was studying, I found myself stuck working on my large visual narrative project ‘Throwback’. My professors suggested I give myself some breathing space and just play. One of the best ways to keep being creative is to create without pressure. Building on my earlier comic experiment, A Modern Full Moon Tale, I decided to use comic drawing to journal my journey from stuck back to joy and clarity. I discovered that it is the strange and beautiful ordinary things that help us find our way.