Walking Like Trees is an exploration of storytelling through the juxtaposition of text and image within the medium of the printed graphic novel. Employing an amalgamation of analog and digital approaches in the creation of artwork, design principles were central to the resolution of aesthetic decisions. Visual and narrative inspiration were drawn from a combination of personal experience with a range of external references both theoretical and creative, giving rise to a story centered on themes of isolation, disillusionment, family and hope. This project targets people who enjoy such narrative-driven art.

Artwork named after Ben Howard’s song, composition inspired by Gregory Euclide.
“It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.”
—Thich Nhat Hanh

“It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.”
—Thich Nhat Hanh