“marihuana: weed with roots in hell” 

acrylics on cardstock. for my latino lover.

“even in kyoto” 

for mon frere in celebration of his last year as a teenager.

“the homeland” 

this is my mother’s birthplace, gui lin, at the crack of dawn. home of meandering rivers, animal-shaped mountains, and the most beautiful girls. 

for alix.

from jackie brown in celebration of a surfer babe, toe rings & scotch whiskey. for monsieur fernando. 

thanks to this movie, i got “baby love” by the supremes stuck in my head all week in puerto rico to the delight of my lovely traveling cohorts. 

“new girl from africa”

ink and water color postcard by melissa and me. for miss alice yu of the one percent. 

“king orangutan” 

my first with oil pastels and crayons! palm leaves and tree trunk are etched with bbq skewers — it was fun, but pastels don’t really seem to be my thing. there’s not enough detail-control. 

for the lovely neha for being lovely. 

vietnamese spring rolls with plum sauce and tomatoes.

mary & my work of culinary art to cajole janet out of bed. 

“lucille on the loose” 

watercolor and magazine clippings.

for sumi because we all live in a yellow boat. long live arrested development!

Welcome to Lily’s salon! This is my first client. Isn’t she hot?

Born in Perch, an Auburn bead shoppe & design studio.