This drawing of a lion wasn’t one of my original favorites, but my family greatly influenced my choice on this piece. In the beginning, I struggled on the proportions.

Everyone has an inner child, hidden behind the guises of their veiling disposition.

Inspired by the Chinese idiom.

This piece is meant to convey the grief of loss as the golden bird waits for colorful friend, while the others leave, knowing he will never get up.

This is a functioning piggy bank that I hand sculpted from clay, bisque-fired, painted with underglazes and a top glaze, and finished with a high-fire.

The piece conveys beauty without a face; it is an ode to the age of social media, where societal standards of “beauty” have become so widely broadcasted.

This piece is part of a larger portfolio celebrating influential female poets and writers.

"In Preparation" portrays how habitual rituals women perform in the mirror spiral into controlling standards to live up to in order to be seen as “enough” within a culture that relentlessly defines and polices beauty.

In the artwork "Evenfall", I aim to depict the aesthetics of twilight, combining this theme with cultural ties.

"No Fucks to Give" is a functional ceramic bowl that is both microwave safe and Dishwasher safe.

This artwork is part of a collection which explores how gender affects opportunity in the jazz world.

When visiting the Maui Marine Center, I was shocked to learn that thousands of whales are killed annually for profit.

I wanted to emulate anxiety through the sensory-focused medium of chewing gum.

This still life combines living and nonliving elements to capture the life and decay of nature.

In this print, I tried to find a way to represent the cultures from both sides of my family — I decided to depict this by showing the way that our culture has transcended maps and mixed together.

This triple overlapping self-portrait uses the colors that make phone screens light up: red, green, and blue(RGB).

This piece reflects on the moment where human instinct meets digital design.

A union between me and my best friend Zola is displayed through the energetic color and silliness of the portrait.

This piece is a vivid illustration of the most diverse environment I myself have encountered: school.

Creating this work required lots of patience and precision.