artist statement

Art is my ministry, my meditation, my refuge. 
Art is a feeling.

I regard my artworks as surrealistic metaphors that contemplate the human experience. I am particularly interested in exploring themes about race, religion, spirituality, feminism, psychology, and the Chinese North American diasporic identity through the reimagining of traditional Asian art and design motifs, folklore, and iconography. Recurring images include female deities, fairy maidens, monsters, and mythological creatures portraying love, power, innocence, anger, fear, sadness, and loss. Acrylic, watercolor, and collage on paper, wood, and canvas are my preferred mediums, where each brushstroke is its own cosmos.