Illustrator Andrew Hou had trouble expressing his love for his wife with words, so he decided to do it through art instead.
HJ-Story
Andrew is Chinese, but he
was born in Canada. His wife Kate (a.k.a HJ) is Korean. The
pair, married for five years, lives together in Seoul, South Korea.
"Korean not being my native tongue didn't help either," he told The Huffington Post. "So making silly, sappy doodles was my workaround for the problem."
"Korean not being my native tongue didn't help either," he told The Huffington Post. "So making silly, sappy doodles was my workaround for the problem."
HJ-Story
HJ-Story
Andrew started the series, titled "HJ-Story" after the initials of his wife's Korean name, in 2010. It began as a personal blog but ended up gaining a large fanbase along the way.
HJ-Story
HJ-Story
Earlier in their relationship, Andrew and Kate used the illustrations as a way to stay connected.
"[Kate] was busy with school and I was busy with work, so we didn't have a lot of time to meet up or even talk on the phone," he said. "So during work, I'd pretend to be 'working' and create these tiny doodles and send it to her on her cellphone."
"[Kate] was busy with school and I was busy with work, so we didn't have a lot of time to meet up or even talk on the phone," he said. "So during work, I'd pretend to be 'working' and create these tiny doodles and send it to her on her cellphone."
HJ-Story
Once he had accumulated
enough doodles, Andrew started posting them online. As the site got more
popular, he turned the rough sketches into the more polished drawings
you see today.
HJ-Story
HJ-Story
"We're all so busy and caught up in everything that we forget about
the little moments that are important -- myself included," he said.
"Drawing HJ-Story for me is not only to capture the moments of a
relationship, but to remind me of the little moments that are easily
forgotten."
For more of the artist's work, visit his Facebook, Instagram or purchase his book
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