From buzzing streets to the quiet shadows of concrete towers, Hey Mady! captures the true pulse of big-city life through her latest collection: Around the World. Her signature intricate linework brings forth many layers of urban life. From striking architecture to overlooked corners and everyday moments, she transforms eight global cities into personal landscapes of memory, rhythm, and everyday life. Eight cities. Countless ways to see them.
Inspiration comes from being present. I have learnt to slow down, take in the moment and observe the world around me more closely. And that's when the illustration process begins to unfold, line by line, every little detail reveals itself.
I always ask myself, ‘What story do I want to tell?’ What starts as my own experience can hold someone else's story too. And in the coming together of these stories, we find something universal.
