sketches & field notes

my urban sketchbook

hello! welcome to my little digital journal—a glimpse of life through my eyes, told in images, moving moments, and words collected along the way. a place to linger over small wonders, play with unfinished thoughts, and see where a thread of curiosity might lead.

Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: public seating at parklab, with handwritten observations.
public seating at parklab
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: parklab social space, with handwritten observations.
parklab social space
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: toward new mission rock, with handwritten observations.
toward new mission rock
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: pierpoint & uber hq plaza, with handwritten observations.
pierpoint & uber hq plaza
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: the graduate hotel, with handwritten observations.
the graduate hotel
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: caffè strada — axonometric study, with handwritten observations.
caffè strada — axonometric study
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: an oakland street corner, with handwritten observations.
an oakland street corner
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: a house along van ness street, with handwritten observations.
a house along van ness street
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: st. paul’s church, with handwritten observations.
st. paul’s church
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: hearst memorial mining hall, with handwritten observations.
hearst memorial mining hall
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: strawberry creek, with handwritten observations.
strawberry creek
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: oakland’s ninth street, with handwritten observations.
oakland’s ninth street
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: high horse alleyway, with handwritten observations.
high horse alleyway
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: the embarcadero, with handwritten observations.
the embarcadero
Katie Xiao’s hand-drawn field study: a moment at caffè strada, with handwritten observations.
a moment at caffè strada