""I was quite nervous to start, cautious with strokes and colours and afraid I'd ruin a page. It didn't have the energy of my digital work, but it had something new and I wanted to get to know it. The notebook starts off light, sparse and disjointed," says Harriet."
""It just took practice and learning to trust myself again," she adds."
""The drawing is rough and mostly gestural, but in that moment I felt like I unlocked the sense that things don't have to be picture perfect," Harriet says. "I didn't always get the faces right, but I captured the feeling.""
Harriet began a physical notebook feeling tentative and cautious, fearing she would ruin pages and missing the energy of her digital work. Early pages remained light, sparse and disjointed, but sustained practice led to bolder colour, denser pages and renewed confidence. The notebook contains collected stickers and stamps from travels alongside drawings of Korean beaches, Taiwanese signs and Japanese convenience stores. A memorable metro scene of schoolgirls playing peek-a-boo prompted gestural portraits drawn individually to capture emotion rather than perfect likeness. Layered lines lend energy and motion, and the notebook became a personal visualisation and inward collection.
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