Hi!
My name is Hanna Sibarani. I am also known with my married name, Hanna Hasibuan. I am a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Canberra, Australia. I love helping people elevate their work and to be fruitful by providing them with the designs and illustrations they need and enjoy. I also love to help them tell their stories with my works.
Find more stories about me and Kerthas below.
My Story
I came from Jakarta, Indonesia. I was formally trained as a Food Technologist and Biotechnologist. I went to Bogor Agricultural University (now IPB University) and RMIT University to do these studies. Drawing was a hobby during my childhood. Although I didn’t draw much since I went to university, I still totally enjoyed illustrations. I absolutely loved it when my science lecturers said that I could answer my exam questions with illustrations! I had my first hands-on experience doing graphic design when I was in university and fell in love with it ever since.
I moved to Canberra late 2010 and being pregnant with my first child, I decided I didn’t want to go to the lab like I used to. Ever since, I had been trying to find a job that I could do at home with my children. In January 2017, I felt God encouraged me to start a new business venture in the creative industry and that’s when Kerthas was born.
Kerthas
Kerthas is a tweaked word taken from the Indonesian word, kertas, which means paper. I personally really enjoy the privilege to write, draw, scribble, doodle and many more on paper. I use it for so many things. I’m not against digital technology (in fact, I do lots of digital art and design) but I think paper is still one of the best inventions in the world, which of course, we need to use wisely.
Thank God for allowing be me to explore the gift of art and design through this channel. I hope that it's a blessing to you also. I am concentrating to operate my Etsy shop at the moment but I am open for reasonable commission if that is something that you need help with. These may be in the form of graphic design, illustration, calligraphy and/or hand lettering. At the moment, I am running Kerthas part-time due to my other work as an educator which I do four days a week. I also serve at my home church at Ginninderra Christian Church by preparing newsletter.
If you have something particular in mind that I can help you with or if you want to know more about me, please feel free to contact me at any time by simply leaving me a message here. You can also call me at (02) 6259 9693 or for international call, that’s +61262599693. Please check my Instagram also to see my current works.
Thanks again for visiting and I hope it’s an enjoyable one 🙂
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