I am very happy to share with you that I am publishing a zine about my 5-mm sketchbook together with Chemistry Publishing. If you follow my work online, you may have noticed that I have been drawing more and more freely over the last year. This happens a lot in simple (HEMA) maths notebooks. I indulge in the vertical and horizontal chequered grid, trying to challenge myself in limitation. I can tell you that it continues to amuse me amazingly. I see it as a dual thing: on the one hand, it's a comfort zone that feels safe etc. on the other, it's a confrontational and challenging mirror I hold up to myself. This contrast is (hopefully) visible in the (some) drawings and in the bits I occasionally write about it while drawing in my studio. Reason enough to release, I thought. Fortunately, Roald from Chemistry Publishing thought so too, and so it happened. The booklet has been designed (by my intern Amy-Lynn Vreman) and produced, and is ready for you to order. Of course, you, the news letter subscribers, are a day ahead of the rest of the internet. Only 150 were made so don't be too late.

‍Roald of Chemistry Publishing says about the project:‍“Guido's 5-mm-grid notebooks expanding his comfort zone from the inside out. It’s a space where he draws without pressure-no need for greatness or fear of failure. Following simple rules-verticals and horizontals only-it becomes a meditative exercise, reflecting his thoughts, feelings, and growth. Each page mirrors a moment, like a walk or a quiet gaze at shadows. It’s both comforting and confronting, revealing critical thoughts about routine and creativity, yet he keeps drawing, expanding his comfort zone. These sketches balance contrasts-black and white, routine and spontaneity-reminding why he creates: to connect personal exploration with a wider, meaningful audience.”