The snowy world of Lofoten where José and I met two years ago cemented something fundamental between us — a love for simplicity and remote places, where life feels a little more like how it was meant to be.
From cozy cafés to delectable pastries, my ferry ride from Tromsø to Lofoten held many wonderful things, not to mention a lesson I still remember: Sometimes it’s the days we plan the least that hold the greatest gifts.
My hope for this new storytelling project is that my complete Instagram gallery will be as fun and inspiring to look at as the posts themselves, and that each story will transport you to another beautiful corner of our globe.
Just like alchemy turns ordinary metal into gold, sketching can transform life’s ephemeral moments into lasting, eternal memories — I’ve come to call this extraordinary process the alchemy of moments.
That was the lesson we carried home from Aiguá: To never be afraid to head somewhere new, and to always — no matter where we find ourselves in the world — search for the beauty in simple things.
Markets have always had a way of drawing me to them. No matter how big or small, each market has a way of unlocking that place for me, letting me get to its very heart as I witness the local community coming together.
I love the experience of sketching a single place from as many angles and perspectives as possible — because the more we sketch a new destination, the deeper our connection with that place seems to grow.
So often in life, change or growth happens intangibly; as artists, I love that we’re blessed to have such a visual record of our evolution. Here’s a look at my own journey over the past six years of growing as a sketch artist.
A love for simplicity is one of the greatest gifts my time in Asia gave me—or as Rilke wisely once said, a love for “the small things…great and immeasurable.” This short story from Nepal is in praise of such simplicity.
The same symbols, the same landscapes and forms—it all keeps returning, doesn’t it? Our only job, then, is to take note, live with intention, and keep searching for the ways that life gives our journeys shape.