Collection: Expansive Narratives
Something Familiar Yet Unknown
Expansive Narratives is a series of ink-and-pen abstract landscapes.
They feel familiar yet resist definition, like memories from a dream you can almost place.
Every Mark Matters
My need to draw in the moment is what inspired this collection. I began using materials that didn’t let me erase. Once a mark was down, it was there for good. I had to figure out how to work around it and keep moving forward.
To make it simple, I gave myself two restrictions: a fine black ink pen and a few ink colors. Limiting the materials made starting easy, I could sit down for ten minutes or get lost for hours. Over time, I started bringing in a little colored pencil, sometimes even a touch of gouache.
Memories Of Travel
This collection draws from the memories of travel and adventure. I’ve always loved exploring the world in ways that feel a little less conventional. It’s the unknown that sparks me: the desert, a rocky stretch of land in the Middle East, an ancient temple.
Inspired By Nature
My inspiration for this collection are the rock formations I saw on a trip to Jordan. I’ve always loved rocks. I don’t reference them directly while I draw, but I like to look at certain images beforehand to get a sense of their composition and feel.
This was actually the first collection I started after taking a few years away from making work. Having that clear source of inspiration helped ground me and open the path to creating larger, more abstract pieces in my Beautiful Chaos collection.
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About Jalena
Jalena Hay's process is immediate, embodied, and unrepeatable: each piece emerges from a single moment of presence, a real-time response to memory, sensation, and inner atmosphere.
Her work lives in the in-between: between abstraction and representation, between what is seen and what is deeply felt. Every mark is a pulse of presence; nothing is pre-planned. The result is a body of work that invites contemplation, not just consumption.
Color and line are not used merely for form, but as a felt language, a way of resonating with the nervous system. Rather than explain, her compositions resonate, vibrating with quiet energy and inviting repeated, deeper encounters.