An illustrated spread for a childrens book featuring a young girl exploring and learning about ocean life. It features a big green turtle, seahorse, coral and other underwater flora, as well as many species of fish.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - A Narrative Exploration
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - A Narrative Exploration
The cover page for a zine titled Thirteen, with a pencil and watercolour illustration showing a young woman covering the mirror so she can't see herself in it.
A pencil and watercolour illustration of a teenaged girl stands in her underwear in front of a mirror and sees a warped version of herself, expressing body dysmorphia and critiquing how she looks and how she couldn't forgive herself for it
A pencil illustration of a teenager sits in front of the television, as it projects words based on the ideas of beauty that the girl is supposed to be
A pencil and watercolour illustration the teenaged girl opens her mouth and through her crooked you read the words "Beauty is skin deep"
A pencil illustration of rows and rows of women, a sea of symmetrical beauty, the teenaged girl stands awkward and alone with her damaging beliefs about herself
A pencil illustration of the teenaged girl walking a lonely road because of her inability to love herself and thus others, projecting her insecurities
A pencil and watercolour illustration of the once teenaged girl represented by blooming flowers and light, now older and finally starting to heal from the messages she has received from everything and everyone around her
A pencil and watercolour illustration of a woman after her harrowing teenage years, the young woman looks in the mirror and feels beautiful
A zine with fine liner sketches of a Japanese Friendship Garden in San Jose California
A fine liner and watercolour sketch of a koi fish with accompanying poetry
A fine liner and watercolour sketch of a squirrel and plants
A fine liner and watercolour sketch of a giant statue of a turtle in the pond with accompanying poetry explaining that it symbolises longevity
A fine liner sketch of a tree in the garden with details on the bark with accompanying poetry
A fine liner and watercolour sketch of plants and flowers in the Japanese garden with accompanying poetry
A fine liner and watercolour sketch of a goose standing on one leg with people walking in the distance
A fine liner sketch of palms at the end of the zine and the garden, concluding the poem and the day
A vibrant, illustrated spread from a children's book