3. The idea was not to use any pencil, since there's a very Zen thing about trusting yourself and letting whatever happens to stay on the paper as an honest part of expression. Then one day I doodled a girl and it struck a cord.

4. It quickly developed into a study not only in form and execution, but in economy of resources and spaces. It helped me explore negative space and the boundaries of suggestion. What are the boundaries between drawing and symbol?

5. I'm no longer making them and work schedule makes it very hard today for me to reserve time off just for practicing, but I always find ways to include some of this visual language into my everyday work. People usually enjoy very much how I ink. This is (partly) the story.

Tetsuoo! #akira

Lourdes.