Painting is where I develop sensitivity to the self, the environment, and the overall experience of being present and alive. I rely on form and rhythm to reflect my own familiar feelings of displacement and nostalgia. These ideas are expressed as interlocking forms and color shifts that create dimension and a sense of fullness. The narratives reveal themselves slowly, over time; the shapes advance and recede as they interact with those around them, giving the paintings a sense of movement.

By infusing motifs from Japanese folklore, Chinese customs, and classical Western forms, my work celebrates this confluence of Asian imagery and the history of European painting. These influences serve as a springboard for my pursuit of discovering both my own pictorial language and insights into my cultural heritage. Having been exposed primarily to Eurocentric art for the majority of my life, I want to reclaim my own cultural roots by embracing imagery that has historically been deemed “too Asian” or “foreign.”