Studio Notes

Copenhagen is a city that reveals itself slowly. Not necessarily through the famous streets or landmarks, but in smaller details — the pattern of old tiles in a hallway, the glow of a kitchen window on a winter afternoon, or the brief moment when someone pauses by the water. As a Danish illustrator based in Copenhagen, I often begin my drawings with these small observations. I rarely set out to document a place directly. Instead, I notice fragments of a place — a gesture, a p

The coffee had gone cold before I remembered to drink it. I'd made myself a decaf with whole milk before sitting down to finish a drawing I'd started the previous evening. Just as I was getting into bed, I'd had an idea, so I scribbled it in the margin of an old sketchbook, hoping it would still make sense in the morning. It mostly did. Days like this are fairly typical in my Copenhagen studio, where I divide my time between illustration, acting, writing, and the less interes

A Local Artist's Guide Copenhagen is often described through its best-known landmarks — design museums, famous restaurants, and historic squares. But much of the city’s creative atmosphere lives in smaller places that rarely appear in guidebooks. As someone who lives and works here, I’ve found that many of the most inspiring corners of the city are the ones you discover almost by accident: a gallery on a side street, a cemetery path lined with old trees, a café where people s