Illustrated haiku
Extended length illustrated haiku

Illustrated Haikus

This series of illustrated haikus served as mental medicine - creative philosophical explorations - for Ioana while was she recovering from injuries which kept her immobile. The short poems were able to be written and reworked on a phone while laying down, leaving room for the experimental illustrations to be drawn/painted upright, very quickly.
While Ioana has been sketch writing poetry on and off since the mid 90s, this was the first time she ever put anything up in the public realm. Doing so forced her to really rethink and rework the content; she also used the opportunity to challenge herself to stick with a particular poetic form: the haiku, its 5-7-5 syllable count (challenging like a puzzle), and surprise ending/last line (most of the time).
The majority of the illustrations were painted with big acrylic paint markers, a new medium/tool she wanted to explore. As poems are somewhat abstract, and cannot be illustrated precisely, it was difficult to figure out what to draw. The book Epica Magna, by one of her favorite poets - Nichita Stanescu - served as inspiration.

POEMS & PAINTINGS

Digital form (Instagram)

For

Psychological well-being (while injured)
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
This series of illustrated haikus served as mental medicine - creative philosophical explorations - for Ioana while was she recovering from injuries which kept her immobile. The short poems were able to be written and reworked on a phone while laying down, leaving room for the experimental illustrations to be drawn/painted upright, very quickly.
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
While Ioana has been sketch writing poetry on and off since the mid 90s, this was the first time she ever put anything up in the public realm. Doing so forced her to really rethink and rework the content; she also used the opportunity to challenge herself to stick with a particular poetic form: the haiku, its 5-7-5 syllable count (challenging like a puzzle), and surprise ending/last line (most of the time).
The majority of the illustrations were painted with big acrylic paint markers, a new medium/tool she wanted to explore. As poems are somewhat abstract, and cannot be illustrated precisely, it was difficult to figure out what to draw. The book Epica Magna, by one of her favorite poets - Nichita Stanescu - served as inspiration.
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku
Illustrated haiku

Work/Credits

Poems, Drawing/Painting & Digital Manipulation: Ioana Urma.