“Hand-drawn geometric stippling artwork titled Echo of Fibonacci by Joanna Potepa

Form. Structure. Consciousness

Short scenes from a life stretched between countries.

Still Frames

Hand-drawn geometry mapping what happens under pressure.

Artworks

Still Frames collected into a compelling book.

Book

Studio & Process

A quiet table, one line at a time.

I draw everything by hand. No generative software, no 3D rendering – just pencil, paper, rulers, compasses and time. The drawings begin as light construction lines and slowly turn into dense systems of curves, circles and grids.

The studio is small and quiet. Most of the work happens at the same table, under the same lamp. The pace is slow on purpose. Every line is a decision you can’t undo with a shortcut.

From there the pieces go through a very simple chain: drawing board, scanner, careful digital cleaning, then fine art prints on archival paper. The prints keep every small imperfection of the original line – proof that a human hand was there first.

This page is not about tools. It is about evidence: that the work was made physically, patiently, one stroke after another.

Below: the studio table, early construction lines, and fragments of the drawings as they grow – all of it made slowly, by hand.

Artist’s studio - Joanna Potepa
Artist’s studio table with compass and geometric drawing in progress
Artist’s studio table with compass and geometric drawing in progress