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The Ink Forest

'The Ink Forest' is a series of ink illustrations (using 0.5mm Sakura Micron pens) that began in a small sketchbook (3x5 inch Stillman & Birn Zeta sketchbooks) as a way to keep drawing while working as a labourer in various industries while living in Sydney, Australia. These sketchbooks are small enough to fit into my pocket, enabling me to draw on the train, during my breaks, at cafes and whenever else I have free time. I have taken them around the world with me and documented this with photographs as I have continued to work and add new species to the Ink Forest.

This project started unassumingly with no grand plan but 5 years later and with over 70 completed trees there seems to be no slowing down the inspiration in creating new trees and trying out different inking techniques.


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The Ink Forest

‘The Ink Forest’ is a series of ink illustrations (using 0.5mm Sakura Micron pens) that began in a small sketchbook (3×5 inch Stillman & Birn Zeta sketchbooks) as a way to keep drawing while working as a labourer in various industries while living in Sydney, Australia. These sketchbooks are small enough to fit into my pocket, enabling me to draw on the train, during my breaks, at cafes and whenever else I have free time. I have taken them around the world with me and documented this with photographs as I have continued to work and add new species to the Ink Forest.

This project started unassumingly with no grand plan but 5 years later and with over 70 completed trees there seems to be no slowing down the inspiration in creating new trees and trying out different inking techniques.