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I was born and raised in the pacific northwest of the United States, where I have lived my whole life. The town I grew up in was small but bracketed by two cities, so I was able to have a taste of city life while living in a quiet neighborhood, which was where I began to submerge myself into art. In fifth grade, I drew a collection of personified Minecraft creatures with gel pens and colored pencil, and as I kept drawing I thought, “I want to keep making more.” In high school, I experienced my first art classes which opened the doors into numerous new media and further fueled my curiosity for art. After graduating, I immediately went to study at the University of Idaho where, with better facilities and more opportunities, I pursued ceramics while also finding fascination with printmaking. I later earned my Bachelors of Fine Art and Asian Studies minor there in 2025.

My emphasis in ceramics and printmaking is backed by years of material exploration. I started off making art with pencil, introduced markers, dabbled in watercolor, switched to digital, tried something new, then found another thing to try, then kept experimenting. This multifaceted practice has led to numerous unique works, glimpses into countless worlds to explore. I connect these material worlds by utilizing multiple media in one piece or by approaching one media through the lens of another. Uniting one medium with another satisfies my desire to apply my different expertises into one work. Why must a painting be just a painting, or a print just a print, when you could have painted ceramics or printed textiles?

As for my subject matter, I am inspired by fantasy, particularly drawing from Japanese folklore and video games. Fox spirits, paper cranes, and game characters commonly surface in my work. At times when I employ other subjects, I still utilize Japanese aesthetics and motifs, for instance, the gold of kintsugi and abundant themes of nature. Japan has always fascinated me, and nowadays I am particularly entranced with the dichotomy between its traditional history and its technological present which speaks to my use of both digital tools and classic media. Within my art and media, I strive to reach towards the future while turning towards the past, to utilize technology while maintaining tradition. When these two converge, the ingenuity of each generation can be realized.

As I acknowledge the innovative work of past and present generations, I attempt to determine my own artistic role. I started my journey drawing characters, so above everything else, I would consider myself a character artist, and throughout my interdisciplinary practice, this is the thread that binds everything together. Even when creating objects or non-human forms, I imbue my works with life, manifesting their own character. Each piece is living and breathing, a testament to every step taken in the pursuit of art, far too precious to ever discard. Even now, I keep every doodle on every scrap of paper and sequester it away into a binder of my own history as I continue towards the future.