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My style

Finding my own voice and style, fashion and illustration-wise, has been a long personal journey. But it really all came together just a few years ago when I embarked on a short-lived (albeit immensely fulfilling and adventure-filled) career in media and publishing. I was not only exposed to so many beautiful things and possibilities, but [...]

Behind the balloons

A blogger friend recently asked me a few things about my most recent project… And since I haven’t shared anything about how “Inflated Dreams” came to be, here are snippets from that Q&A! What inspired your first exhibit collection: “Inflated Dreams”? “For several months now, I’ve had this obsession and fascination with balloons–how airy, light, [...]

Pop! Go my hearts

Taken from here. Don’t they just make you go, “awww…”?

Monochrome

I love monochrome. I love how you can say so much with so little color! I enjoy doing watercolor portraits so much. I painted this out of frustration the other day. I was running out of ideas for an upcoming project and finally gave in to just doing what I felt that night. I spotted [...]

Vintage paper dolls

Whilst nosing around the internet for some inspiration and launching a search for “vintage paper,” I came across these lovelies… This one looks as though it came right out of the pages of a ’60s sewing manual… …she even has a male counterpart, how cute! I kind of wonder how it must have been like [...]