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Winter Olympics Valentine’s Day Cards

A collection of Valentine’s Day card designs inspired by Olympic figure skating pairs, created using hand-crafted papercut figures. Each composition captures the elegance, trust, and synchronicity between two skaters—reimagined as a visual metaphor for romantic connection. The layered paper technique adds depth and delicacy, echoing both the fragility and strength of partnership.

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Los Angeles, Illustrated

Scenes of Los Angeles is a series of illustrations that explore the city’s moods and iconic atmospheres. Focusing on composition and light, the work captures everything from quiet everyday moments to larger-than-life cityscapes and landmarks, highlighting LA’s character through minimalist, editorial-style visuals.

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A Reader’s Roller Coaster

A Reader’s Roller Coaster visualizes the emotional roller coaster of reading, distilling the highs, lows, and twists of a story into a single conceptual spot illustration. Created as a speculative editorial piece, it reflects the intensity and joy of narrative immersion.

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Steps in Bloom

A speculative conceptual editorial illustration for a NYT wellness feature, visualizing walking as a meditative practice with transformative, blooming steps.

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Our Planet Week

Swimming with the Giants was created for Our Planet Week, a global art initiative spotlighting Earth Day. This piece celebrates the vision, resilience, and leadership of women advocating for the protection of our planet’s oceans and ecosystems.

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New York Fall Fashion Illustrated

An ongoing collection of observational sketches that explore Los Angeles through composition, light, and lived-in scenes. The series blends city landmarks—like the LACMA lamps or the coastline—with intimate people moments such as a parent at the farmers market or friends waiting for coffee. Drawn in minimal black-and-white linework, these pieces capture the layered mood of LA: cinematic, ordinary, and quietly full of character.

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