the images are how i track my works in progress. It is the evolution of my work. This is the artist statement I turned in for Voices of Freedom exhibit: Indonesia, my birthplace, is a land colonized by the Dutch for 350+ years. The Chinese people have lived in the…
I chose to profile only 3 species of plants and 1 species of butterfly because I ran out of time. The three plants are: Willow, Fescue (bunchgrass), and Dutchman’s pipevine. The butterfly is pipevine swallowtail. None of these look exactly like the species I intended to portray, but that’s ok…
Home202433″ x 23.5″FabricThis quilt is about Point Molate being not just another place, another location but also home. It is my hope that when we reframe a space as a home, as a place of longing and belonging, that we treat it with love and respect, and not merely exploit…
I showed my quilt, The Residents, about some of the residents of Point Molate to some of the Point Molate residents. I hope they approve. I’m honored to say that my first quilt will be part of the exhibit, Point Molate, thanks to ARTSCCC (Arts Contra Costa County) and Richmond…
I finally finished my portrait of Nina which started out as a bad left handed drawing on a zoom call with the butohBuddies group in 2020. Then I took the drawing and stitched it on repurposed fabric. Then I procrastinated let it incubate for a little longer so I can…
I’ve been a follower of Alice Fox, a UK based artist who works with nature. In her new book, Wild Textiles, she showed an example of a leaf quilt, which intrigued me. I wanted to try this out. On Nov 1, I collected fallen poplar leaves at my workplace. They…
In 2020, some months into the lockdown, I began meeting with my with butohBuddies over Zoom. I quickly made contour drawings them with my non-dominant hand during the meetings. I made 4 drawings and I gave two away so far. I held on to the last two drawings, decided to…
I started with a screenshot of myself on zoom. Then I used my non-dominant hand to draw myself (not really blindly, though bc I tried that and I wasn’t satisfied) on a piece of paper. Then I chose a transparent fabric that was originally used for caging insects at work.…
This is a long overdue post. I tend to post on Instagram because it’s easier but it really should be here! Finding rest and joy is crucial to living a balanced life, especially in the midst of chaos and uncertainty. It is unsustainable to live life in a constant alert…
the documentation, process, successes, and failures of making yes, you, too, can fly. my artist statement: This is the second re-imagination of a flying human-bird hybrid following The Bird. In this second installation, this human-bird symbolizes freedom. They embrace a life of potential and possibilities, letting go of old narratives…