Creative Process
Minimalist collage: a creative trek
At the end of February, I embarked on yet another creative trek as part of Kening Zhu’s labyrinth community. The practice that I chose for this trek was minimalist collage (maximum 2-5 pieces of paper). Keeping it minimalist was important to me, because I’ve tried collage…
Analog collage
I attempted to do a 5-day solo creative trek, and ended up only completing one day of it. The compositional aspect of collage still appeals to me, but cutting and pasting don’t. Maybe in the future I’ll find another way to exercise this longing…
Analog photography
a bit of my past you definitely didn’t know: in 11th grade I took an elective on photography where everything was analog. i fell in love with shooting in film and working in the darkroom. i poured over composition technique, and decided at age…
Learning 行書 (semi-cursive) calligraphy
I started learning semi-cursive script (行書, or xingshu) back in March of 2024, just over one year into my Chinese calligraphy learning journey. To learn, I’m copying the world-famous piece 蘭亭序 (Orchid Pavilion Preface) by 王羲之 （Wang Xizhi) who’s often considered the greatest calligrapher…
The only way out is through
I started this drawing on a day when I was having a depressive episode, and finished it on a day after it had fully passed. It was really, really, really hard to draw that day, and drawing didn’t make me “feel better” in that…
Sign painting
@this_is_the_real_mike_meyer is in town so of course i had to take his sign painting workshop! Day 1 was block letters, Day 2 was brush casual & script, Day 3 shadows & bevels. pretty happy with my results especially on the last day once we…
Designing a type revival: Jasmine de Lune
I’m enrolled in this year’s online cohort for Type West, a yearlong educational program for designing typefaces. The program is hosted by Letterform Archive, a creative heaven based in San Francisco for design nerds everywhere. Our first project was to create a type revival. First things first…
DREAM 夢
THIS MOST EXQUISITE THING I HAVE EVER CREATED!!!!!! 🦋💙🤩🐬🌀🩵🪁 夢 (DREAM) means ‘dream’ in Chinese, based off of calligraphy by @kaori_shodo.24 x 36 x 5.5 inchesArgon-filled 12mm glass tubes, acrylic on wood panel This piece is a reflection on the role of dreams and…
Kaishu calligraphy practice
Here’s a side-by-side comparison of my calligraphy now to that of 4 months ago: You don’t need to read Chinese to be able to see the difference!! My practice this March: My practice in December: My practice in November: now i get what they…
Jaz That Ink
secret santa handmade gift exchange 💖 “Jaz that ink” neon glass sign from me to @jazthatink Originally published on Instagram. The full process behind the “Jaz That Ink” neon [Added February 2026] Practicing bends: Creating the first unit, “Jaz”: Some action shots: Creating the…
Back to basics
this season of my life is called ✨back to basics✨ i started learning to draw just under 2 years ago, and i really loved it. within a few months though, i pivoted prematurely from drawing to painting. i did it because i was so…
“Skin”
discovering two new loves: 1) painting with wet charcoal and 2) painting on raw canvas! as a creative there’s always an internal conflict between doing what feels good internally vs making something that looks good externally — ie, the process vs the product. all…
My new calligraphy teacher
When I signed up for online private lessons to learn Chinese calligraphy, I knew this was just a temporary way to test the waters. If I wanted to commit fully to this practice, I needed a true community, and a sense of belonging (more…
“Follow Me There”
NEW PIECE!!! this might be my favourite painting i’ve ever done 🥹❤️ and the biggest. with the extra studio space i was able to paint on a bigger canvas and unsurprisingly LOVED IT!! the freedom of movement is unlike anything else, i mean what…
“Electric” triptych and “Clarity”
Abstract layers WIP 💖 recently i realized that the way i’ve been creating art is based off some romanticized ideal of how and what an artist “should” create. which is kind of ridiculous because ummmm i didn’t quit my 9-5 just to be bound…
Learning Chinese Calligraphy
I started learning Chinese brush calligraphy about a month ago. As a kid I learned Chinese pencil calligraphy when I was learning how to write Chinese characters, but I’ve never picked up brush calligraphy even though I’ve always thought it was really beautiful and…