Work
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The Stories We Carry – Interactive Mural for the Downtown Redmond Art Walk
2025, 6x6', Birch Wood, Exterior-grade Acrylic Paint
Temporary public art installation for the Downtown Redmond Art Walk. Visitors filled out prompt cards responding to questions associated with different stages of life, connecting them to the similar growth, challenges, and cyclical nature of the salmon’s journey. -
Lambrini Girls – I Saw U for The Stranger
2025, 8.8”x12”, Digital Illustration
Spot illustration for I Saw U, The Stranger's missed connections column. -
James at QFC – I Saw U for The Stranger
2025, 8.8”x12”, Digital Illustration
Spot illustration for I Saw U, The Stranger's missed connections column.
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Waterscape – City of Issaquah Traffic Signal Box Wrap
2025, 44”x67”, Digital Illustration
Design selected by the City of Issaquah’s Arts Commission for a traffic signal box wrap. Inspired by the quiet beauty of the outdoors. Fabrication and installation managed by the city. -
AAPI Microaggressions: A Community Zine
Read more2025, 8.5”x11”, Digital Illustration, Graphic Design
Cover page design for a communtiy zine I organized, edited, and assembled, featuring stories, poems, and artwork from members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. -
Lupine Life Cycle Sticker
Learn more about MeadoWatch2025, 2.5"x2.5", Digital Illustration
Illustration of the lupine life cycle, from budding to seeding. Created in collaboration with MeadoWatch, a local citizen science project studying the effects of climate change on wildflower phenology at Mount Rainier.
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Be Like Water – Mural Mock-Up
2024, 16.5’x4.5’ (Proposed Dimensions), Digital Illustration
A modern interpretation of The Great Wave, incorporating chrysanthemum flowers, symbolic in Japanese culture. The wave is a metaphor for finding beauty in chaos and embracing inner fluidity. -
Faces of Many Places
Read more2025, 12"x12", Digital Illustration
This illustration is a series of unique faces made with the same Japanese hiragana characters (へのへのもへじ), each with their own style to celebrate our colorful array of differences. -
Nisei Passport – Borders & Belonging
Read more2023, 8”x8”, Digital Illustration, Graphic Design
A passport redesign celebrating my dual identity as a second-generation Japanese American. Featured in The Fishbowl's From the Margins group exhibit curated by Judy Lee.
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北の国 ("Northern Country")
Read more2024, 18”x20”, Mixed Media (Acrylic on Canvas and Digital Illustration)
A nostalgic piece capturing childhood memories from a winter spent in my mother's hometown. -
Lucky Me
Read more2023, 16"x20", Acrylic on Canvas
A snapshot from my childhood, of my brother and I learning how to use chopsticks. Artwork featured in Have You Eaten's 2024 group show curated by Rya Wu. -
Keechelus Lake
2020, 14"x10.5", Acrylic on Canvas
A foundational acrylic landscape piece showcasing hand-painting skills and attention to natural light, color, and texture.
