I used a gouache wash under charcoal to express two self-portraits of distinct strong emotions.

This is an optical illusion using Op Art.

”Onward” is a charcoal rendition of my grandma’s time in Michigan.

This piece recreates the disorienting feeling of being in a dream.

”Leaving Paradise” is a message about climate change and the choice we make to continue moving away from life-sustaining nature in favor of toxic, polluted areas.

Do you see a cheerleading pom-pom in the ocean?

Growing up, a large part of my childhood was spent visiting local Asian markets with my grandma, exploring the vibrant displays of exotic fruits and vegetables.

An owl representing an human above a pool of blood trying to make it seam dangerous forgetting they have a heart the background shows how the owl has the ability to be something colorfully nice but it’s forgotten causing the owl to only want to fly away but only viewed as dangerous and never accepted trapped in the visionof others and never being free.

Glow Up, Grow Up is an 18” x 24” gouache and colored pencil piece.

As I approach the end of my time at home and look to go across the country for college I have had to reckon with the idea of becoming more independent.

Created in about a week, using only pencil shading.

My artwork conveys how we can overcome daily obstacles and tribulations through the things we love.

This piece depicts a painted chicken against a collage of vintage newspapers, blending contemporary portraiture with nostalgic ephemera.

This collage was inspired by a piece of a naked figure with a picture of breasts covering her actual breasts.

This art is about an angel warrior whose eyes can see all and fight peoples silent battle from the inside their soul.

I wanted my artwork to depict the very special moment of my boyfriend, Victor, picking up my dog, Belle, for the first time.

I wanted to know why we have social connections.

During the summer I took UCLA’s TeenArch online architecture program and we were tasked to build an extension for their architecture school building, Perloff Hall.

A poster I created for one of my original story that I might write out in future.

This piece was created over the summer, being created due to it being a summer assignment for AP 2D Design, a course I am taking during my 2024-25 school year.