My Memorial Altar: AriZona Iced Tea

This is a memorial altar praising the glory and tastiness of that which is AriZona Iced Tea. After drinking these brewed beverages for so long, I felt it was necessary to express my deep love for this amazing drink. I used only the empty AriZona cans I have saved up these past two months to [...]

Aside from Societal Modernization—Harold Arts Residency Program Proposal

Living in the center of one of the densest cities in the United States, I am exposed to an intermingling mix of creative minds and perspectives. However, along with the mix of chaotic clacks, clangs, clatter, and clunks of the bustling city, is the quiet whistle of the air, the noiseless hover of the morning [...]

Carbon Footprint

5.4 Earths to support my current lifestyle?!

Silent Suburbs to Swarming City

“California,” I would always explain. I doubt saying, “Pleasanton” would help someone understand where I am originally from; California is usually associated with San Francisco or Los Angeles or San Diego. Pleasanton is significantly diverse in ethnicity, culture, and political and religious views. I was born in the bordering city of Livermore, but grew up [...]

Chicago Experience

The college experience is one of the most significant episodes in our lives. The process of moving there, however, may be one moment that is even more exciting and chaotic! In this artwork, I exhibit the first few day after I moved here to Chicago–the first few days of a whole new life. Kind of [...]