What happens when a two-hour commute turns into 10 steps? It used to take me a long time to go to and from work. Now it is only 10 steps, from my bed to my l...

I am very grateful for the opportunity to attend SIGGRAPH 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center on behalf of Illustration and ArtCenter. In particular, I...

It was refreshing to go to a new show at the Art Crib in Claremont. It was fun to find the art in unexpected places. The show was in a house and backyard set...

Last Friday, I had to say goodbye to the kids that I have been teaching for the past year and a half. I didn't know it would be so difficult. Here's what I p...

It has been almost 20 years since I graduated from Scripps College! I remember that the commencement speaker said that in our lifetime, different from our pa...

Day 1 Dinner Cruise on the Seine Day 2 Eiffel Tower Day 3 Mont St. Michel Day 4 Louvre Day 5 Marie Antoinette at Palace of Versailles Day 6 Arles Day 7 St. R...

Sometimes, "no" seems so final and definite. Other times "no" is wrapped with a lot of love. While the saying may be true: when one door closes, another open...

Teaching provides an outlet for me to give. I see teaching as a form of gift giving. However, the students give back sevenfold! Each day, I am amazed by thei...

Recently, my parents went on a cruise with their friends. All of a sudden, the house got so quiet that I wasn’t used to it. My dad spends the majority of his...

I’m a bit embarrassed to share this but feel the need to do so. I know there are seasons of life and that singleness is also a gift. As I get older, I’m begi...

Gone are the days of studying from the textbooks. Although I haven't taken a standardized test in ages, having been a teacher made me a better student. Below...

A tube of fancy oil paint for myself could easily cost $30. When I filled my car up with a full tank of gas, it costed about that much. However, with the sam...

I could not have gotten to where I am today without my share of mentors and advisors. So many years ago, as an undergraduate at Scripps College, I was a scie...

My dream is to be a surface designer. When I need to be inspired, I find my way to the fabric store. A polka dot pattern here, a plaid pattern there. How sti...

Hi Robbie, Thanks for encouraging me to enter the pitch competition for Girls in Tech. One thing led to another. I never thought I would submit my entry to...

Although it sounded fancy to say that I was working in Beverly Hills, it actually took a grueling 2.5 hours to drive from my home to Neiman Marcus. Neverthel...

Whatever rejections I face in the outside world, may it be a difficulty in finding work or getting people to like my illustrations, the kids make up for it m...

I was pretending to be a professor today and gave a lecture to the second graders. Actually I just told them a story. I miss going to school as a student, bu...

Photo Credit: Maryam Aziz My hats off to all the students in the class. Each of them has to do something outside their comfort zone. For some, it was to brea...

My aunt, Somi, inspired me to swim. I used to be a great breastroker in high school. But life sets in. I just didn't have the time to swim anymore. While on ...