Digital, 9” x 5”
Come one come all! Bring a full heart and an empty stomach to the hot pot gathering.
Digital, 8” x 10”
A boy finds a secret portal that takes him to a new enchanting world where he finds a friend in an unexpected creature, helping us remember to not judge a book (or a fish!) by its cover.
Find the full comic here: New World, New Friend
Color Wood Block Print, 6’ x 3’
The body of work created during this semester explored concepts of personal identity, race, and gender and how those ideas relate to an alter ego and terra nullius (no man’s land). Through these more abstract concepts, I explored multi-block-multi-color prints, laser engraved prints, and reduction prints.
Full process here: The Space Between Two Women
Watercolor, 12” x 9”
Floating in the safe space between your arms, I can let it all out.
Watercolor, 22” x 8.5”
Illustration from my book, Our Wonderful Becoming.
Hanako’s mother begins telling the story of her journey to Earth.
Graphite, 16” x 24”
This graphite illustration on paper is a busy town full of childhood memories and visual representations on my reflections of my upbringing and transition into adulthood.
Detail images here: Origins
Digital illustration print on accordion binding with handmade archival box.
5” x 9.5” x 2”
Detail shots here: The Underground River
Digital, 13” x 10”
One summer day, three friends go hunting for some… interesting creatures.
Screen Print + Embroidery on Cotton, 1 yard
This piece combines illustration, hand embroidery, shibori dying techniques, and screen printing on cotton. The concept started with the phrase: Silence is.
Full process documentation: The Worlds We Create
A lost traveler tries to make their way home. But what if you don’t know who or where your home is? And what if you’re not the only one who’s just as lost?
Adobe Animate
Watercolor, 11” x 8.5”
Illustration from my book, Our Wonderful Becoming.
Hanako deep in conversation with a flower, trying to make sense of her life after her mother dies.
Digital, 8.5” x 11”
I Feel It Too is an interactive and educational tool for young learners, specifically kindergarten age, in order to identify, explore, process, and learn about more complex emotions that kids encounter as they develop more intellectual and social skills.
Full story-workbook here: I Feel It Too
Watercolor, 8” x 20”
A mishmash of the visual musings that float through my mind.
Digital Story-Workbook, 8.5” x 11”
I Feel It Too is an interactive and educational tool for young learners, specifically kindergarten age, in order to identify, explore, process, and learn about more complex emotions that kids encounter as they develop more intellectual and social skills.
Full process and PDF here: I Feel It Too
Gouache on Cold Press. 7” x 7”
Digital, 13” x 10”
Confidence, care, and compassion are keys to becoming a ladybug!
Oil on Canvas, 10” x 16”
Digital, 3182 px × 1787 px
Digital Illustration
Fairies and Whiteclaws, oh what happy times,
Digital, 6952 px × 1888 px
Risograph, 8.5” x 11”
Digital, 23” x 9”
My own loving re-imagining of The Little Prince cover.
You can find the full process and detail pics of the book jacket here: The Little Prince
Oil on Canvas, 24” x 12”
Digital, 8” x 10”
Digital Illustration
Screen Print on Cotton, 1 yard
This illustrative screen print was made during quarantine and I had a lot of time to reflect on what it means to be alone in a home. I felt a stillness and peace that I never had the time for before COVID. In this piece, I wanted to depict a world that reflected that comfort I felt in the loneliness.
Full process documentation: The Warmth of Loneliness