I do animation on the side

In my free time I enjoy making art and going to different museums, cities, and countries to refuel my creativity.

Currently, I like creating frame-by-frame animations and experimenting with mixing digital and physical works.

To view deep dives of the artwork down below, as well as more personal projects, view my art website

The Apocalypse

2020

During COVID-19 and the quarantine, I was faced with alot of time and was thinking about the end of the world. This is my sci-fi fantastical interpretation of the end of the world; with me as prophetical three sisters.

Tools: Acrylic Painting, After Effects, Photoshop

 

Self Portrait

2019

I transformed my 2016 self portrait I painted in watercolor into a fantastical floral scene teeming with dragonflies and bouncing flowers.

Tools: Watercolor Painting, Photoshop, After Effects

 

Lake Tahoe Diary

2021

During quarantine, I stayed in Lake Tahoe during the winter and was inspired to paint the beautiful snowy scenes in watercolor. The frozen lake was empty at the time, so I imagined an ice skater inhabiting the lake.

Tools: Watercolor Painting, Photoshop, After Effects, Animation Desk

 

Trying to get somewhere

2022

…trying, but still not quite there

Tools: Animation Desk

 

Rotoscoping Practice

2021

This is a little experiment with rotoscoping with music. I animated this on top of Alvvays the band.

Tools: Animation Desk

Stop Motion / Experimental

A Silicon Valley Horror Story

2019-2020

This is a stop-motion project about the fantastical establishment of a utopia for mice and other animals that were harmed by beauty lab experimentation. This is set in a suburban environment in the Silicon Valley, where social media and beauty influencer culture is extremely prevalent and eventually becomes an unexpected tool for the mice to reach utopia.

Below is a miniature prototype of my animation that was supposed show at the Miller ICA (senior show) (incomplete due to relocation during COVID-19). Watch just the animation here.

Tools: Found objects, paper mache, After Effects, Premiere, photography

Music by Lucas Sherman

 

A Better Mouse Trap!

2018

This is a little satirical piece about Stuart Little all grown up.

Tools: Paper Mache, Found objects, Cardboard, Premiere, After Effects

Music by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

 

Dragonfly

2018

Dragonfly is a hand-painted watercolor animation about a dragonfly who gets captured and packaged in a factory. The end product of the dragonfly is a supplement that enhances the vibrancy of the looks of humans. By showing the inner workings of how products are created, I hope to reveal to us the how nature and labor is exploited by modern consumption and the human touch.

Tools: Watercolor, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere

Music by Tyler Stoner

Music Videos

Numerous handpainted leaves I made for the animation

Test shot

Responding to the Pandemic - Never Ever Ever Again

2020

Never Ever Ever Again is a stop-motion animation of the fallen leaves, memories, and daily rituals that are subtly changing because of the pandemic. In my work, I hope to highlight the distance and missed connections that happen in isolation. By reanimating the streets of San Francisco, which may not yet be desolate, I am also envisioning a world full of activity after this passes.

Tools: Handpainted Leaves, Onion Skin App on the iPhone, Premiere

Music by Siskiyou

 

Pandemic Disco Fantasy

2021

I collaborated with the band, Warp Trio, a funky jazz classical band based in New York City during the pandemic to create a music video and album cover for their 6 track song, Pandemic Disco Fantasy. The song and visuals were inspired by the craziness that happened in the past year, and the fantasies of what we would be doing.

Tools: Animation Desk, Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects

Music by Warp Trio

Creative Coding

I love playing with emerging technologies

Besides designing, I love creative coding. I’m always amazed by the magic that happens when we combine art & tech in installations, in movies, and in products. I’m interested in telling stories and putting emotion into code - highlighting the unique relationship between humans and computers. In college, I partnered with developers as an artist in the Game Creation Society where I made indie games.

 

Drawing Translation Machine

2018

This machine started as an experiment for me to see how accurately machines can translate human movement, specifically the nuances of handwriting. Inspired by asemic writing, I wanted to see if robots can have their own type of language guided by human writing.

Tools: Arduino, Laser Cutting, Fabrication, Robotics

 

Coca Cola Augmented Reality

2019

Scan the logo of Coca Cola to find hidden information before drinking it.

How it Works: Images are hidden at first in a collage that makes up the logo through optical illusion. Then, as you step further back you see a more complete picture of Coca-Cola as different scenes appear.

Tools: Unity, Vuforia, Photoshop.

Made in collaboration with Sudha Raghaven

 

Gloves for Attraction

2018

I made gloves that only would light up when two people hold hands. I wanted to explore the idea of serendipitous connection, as the role of technology in sparking a connection between two people.

Tools: Arduino, Textiles, Fabrication

 

Augmented Reality Album (Screen-recording Through Unity)

2018

I created an immersive photo album. I wanted to explore ways of capturing and remembering your memories through sound and movement. The photo album is a way of looking back at the happy moments that you would want to cling to, in case you forget.

Tools: Unity, Vuforia, Reaper, Photoshop

 

Sculpture

Jewelry made out of Milk Jugs

2015

I took the leftover milk jugs and transformed them into jewelry. These pieces are entirely made up of folds, cuts, and origami techniques, as I challenged myself to make something with no added elements (like glue) to keep the materials pure.

Tools: Milk Jugs

 

Breakup Dolls

2016

Ending a relationship can be hard; especially when you want to be sincere and kind, but it’s hard to communicate that. These dolls are fun, soft, and huggable - everything you need to get over a breakup. It's an ironic gift that not only provides comfort and sincerity in its form but also communicates the serious desire to end it.

Tools: Fabric, Sewing

 

Memory Frames

2018

This sculpture is made up entirely of old picture frames that I put together as I felt homesick during college. The images represent my fondest memories, personal letters, and aphorisms that I compiled at 22.

Tools: Found Frames, Lasercut cardstock, photos

 

Tiny Sculptures and Half Thoughts

 

Selected Paintings

 

Selected Drawings

 

Honors

Exhibitions And Film Festivals

Awards

  • John L. Porter Award for Excellence in Art, Carnegie Mellon University, College of Fine Arts

  • Anne Ophelia Dowden Award for Excellence Award for Excellence in Art, Carnegie Mellon University, College of Fine Arts

  • National Silver Medal in Drawing, National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards