OMPA enamel pin design
Collaboration with Leafly, 2021. I created a design inspired by our state motto “Alis volat propriis”, which translates to “she flies with her own wings,” centering femmes + cannabis. The design was used on a promotional rolling tray distributed by Leafly.
My contribution to a collaborative exquisite scroll project raising funds for BIPOC equity scholarship at PNCA. Gouache on paper.
Artist Statement:
“not today, not ever.
dear karen/kevin: i am not ur model minority. i am not ur confidant. i am not ur accomplice. i am not “one of the good ones.” i am not subordinate. i am not compliant. i am not complacent. proximity to whiteness is not a gift. proximity to whiteness is a lie. the myth of model minority is a function of white supremacy. i don’t subscribe to ur bullshit. #modelminoritymyth”
Social justice image made in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, calling attention to the history of Asian American activism during the Civil Rights movement.
Personal projects exploring identity.
My BFA thesis project at Pacific Northwest College of Art, ALL THINGS HUSTLE, is an inspiration planner for creatives complete with twelve motivational mantra illustrations for sharing or hanging as well as pages for list-making, monthly-planning, and blank & lined note-taking. Six editions were produced and hand stitch-bound.
Illustrations commissioned for the Summer 2016 issue of Bitch Magazine (#71: The Money Issue) for the article, “Between a Boss and a Hard Place: Why More Women are Freelancing” by Sarah Grey.
