I am a multidisciplinary artist and writer whose work is rooted in my experience as a second-generation Korean American, and as a caregiver for my parents and children. My background in architecture, urban planning, and product design also informs my work.

Through vibrant, layered imagery — often composed of clashing patterns and electric colors — I explore themes of aging, memory, and belonging. My work navigates the dissonance between Silicon Valley’s forward-looking ethos and its erasure of local and immigrant histories. I draw connections between suburban California and South Korea, weaving together personal memory and nostalgia, especially for eras from which Asian-Americans were once excluded.

Scenes of intimacy between women and multigenerational life often appear in my pieces, reflecting the emotional terrain of caregiving and aging. My visual language draws inspiration from nature, Korean folk art, comic books, pop culture, surrealism, and the poetic Whatever It Takes (WIT) ingenuity of creators like architect Shigeru Ban, artist Ruth Asawa, and filmmaker Werner Herzog.

Looking ahead, I aim to deepen community engagement through participatory practices. I will soon teach a digital art workshop for Vietnamese seniors at a local community center, and plan to experiment further with mediums like Korean embroidery and circuit boards.