I am a designer, illustrator and comic artist based in Boston, MA.
I’m a multidisciplinary creative who specializes in brand systems, visual storytelling and strategic thinking.
Featured Projects
Personal Projects
100 Daily Drawings: Aquatic Creatures
Beyond learning an absurd amount about creatures of the sea, the project sharpens my illustration workflow, decision-making, and consistency under self-directed constraints.
The Pastel Pokédex
A personal exploration of nostalgia and medium. By swapping pixels for oil pastels, this series highlights my background in traditional illustration and my lifelong love for iconic character branding.
Call and Response Exhibition
Contributing artist for a 2023 curated showcase of AAPI voices. This project bridged the gap between personal narrative and public storytelling.
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100 Aquatic Drawings in 100 Days
Beyond learning an absurd amount about creatures of the sea, the project sharpens my illustration workflow, decision-making, and consistency under self-directed constraints. Follow along on IG @emptybamboogirl for more.
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100 Bird Drawings in 100 Days
Over 100 days (Oct 2025–Jan 2026), I completed a daily bird illustration project — 100 birds in total. Beyond learning an absurd amount about birds (tiny dinosaurs, truly), the project sharpened my illustration workflow, decision-making, and consistency under self-directed constraints. Follow along on IG @emptybamboogirl for more of my themed 100 drawings in 100 days.…
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Lobster Rolls
This is my ode to the lobster roll, a New England summer tradition. I like mine warm with butter. How about you? I worked on these illustrations last summer after hopping around Maine seafood shacks, restaurants and…trucks off the side of the road. but by the time I finished these, it was fall/winter. So, I’m…
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The Daily Marker Project
Daily marker drawings on index cards starting on May 18, 2025. Follow along on IG at @emptybamboogirl.
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“Anxiety From My Head To-Ma-Toes”
This is part of a new art series inspired by the idea of multiples, puns and playful colors. Here is a bit of process work:
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Public health COVID-19 messaging projects feature Asian artists to address vaccine hesitancy
Had the opportunity to talk about my work with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) during an interview with Shira Laucharoen from the Sampan Newspaper. Lillian Lee, a Boston based cartoonist and illustrator of the comic “Empty Bamboo Girl” published by Sampan newspaper, will also be creating artwork for MAPC. She will be developing three…
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Creative COVID-19 Communications Launch
In 2021, MAPC’s Arts & Culture and Public Health teams partnered with local artists and designers to produce creative, culturally resonant communications about COVID-19 and vaccinations. MAPC hired nine artists and artist groups to create materials encouraging under-served communities to get vaccinated. As one of the nine artists, I chose the Cantonese/Hong Kong slang 加油!…
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Illustration
Editorial and spot illustrations for a member-supported public media organization, print publications and product. Illustration
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WBUR x MassArt Illustration
Partnering with the Massachusetts College of Art & Design’s Illustration Professional Freelance Studio program for the third year, the artists were given the assignment to illustrate a 2024 holiday card for WBUR, Boston’s NPR. Over the course of three weeks in February, I met with the class in-person at MassArt to discuss ideas & creative…
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WBUR x MassArt
Partnering with the Massachusetts College of Art & Design’s Illustration Professional Freelance Studio program to interpret the organization’s signature sound from artists’ creative points of view. This collaboration has expanded the brand design and awareness as well as amplified diverse voices of talented, local creatives further strengthening a new community of listeners. It has become…
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Pao Arts Center Exhibition
Over the centuries, artists have created images and illustrations in response to the world around them, to tell stories or to amplify messages of protest and solidarity, especially during times of widespread crisis and upheaval. This has been especially true for AAPI artists today, as our community continues to navigate multi-pandemics, including COVID-19 and its…
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MAPC’s Arts & Culture and Public Health Creative COVID-19 Communications
During the COVID-19 pandemic, MAPC’s Arts & Culture and Public Health teams partnered with local artists and designers to produce creative, culturally resonant communications about COVID-19 and vaccinations. I was one of nine artists and artist groups awarded a grant by MAPC to create materials encouraging under-served communities to get vaccinated. A series of communications…
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A Look Back: Star Wars Captain Rex MIMOBOT USB Flash Drive for Mimoco
Is he Captain Rex? Boba Fett? Or… Jango Fett? Regardless of the bounty hunter, the original design was based off of the Clone Wars character which bears a striking resemblance to Star Wars universe alum Temuera Morrison will reportedly portray iconic bounty hunter Boba Fett in the upcoming second season of The Mandalorian on Disney+.…
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API Arts Network Logo
My latest logo project for the Asian Pacific Islander Arts Network which also included designing a flexible identity system and style guide. The Asian Pacific Islander (API) Arts Network is a volunteer-run and led grassroots collaboration of artistic and cultural producers, funders, presenters, and supporters, formed to increase visibility and diverse representation of APIs on…
“I don’t see why we ever think of what others think of what we do – no matter who they are. Isn’t it enough just to express yourself?”
Georgia O’Keeffe
American modernist painter and draftswoman