Have A Seat (2022)

Deconstructed vintage Chinese chair, vine, and animal fur.

“Have a Seat,” explores how, in a multicultural society, we often must find new ways of communicating our individuality that push us beyond our comfort zone and evolve our traditions.

Exhibited in “Sanctuary City” (2022) at Somerville Museum.

Tongue Tied (2021)

Clay, wax, wood, rubber, resin.

Tongue as an object fascinates me--it can feel, taste, speak! By titling it "This is not a tongue", I meant that there is so much to a tongue so this is not just a tongue. Although the title reference Magritte’s painting, Ceci n’est pas une pipe, the discussion here are different.

Exhibited in:

• “Speak Up 2022” at Piano Craft Gallery

• “It Speaks for Itself?” (2022) at Gaslight Gallery, Frederick, MD.

• “Build and Lay Bare: Associate Artists Group Exhibition,” (2022) Boston Sculptors Gallery, Boston, MA.

Weed Island (2017)

Foraged self-seeding plants, earth, wood, lamps.

Collecting “weeds” from sidewalk tree wells, I found 70 species of self-seeded plants. These plants became material for an indoor living sculpture, the “Weed Out Island,” exploring the question: What/Who is a weed? The Weed-Out Island uses a polycultural planting concept. Cultivating many varieties at once is my metaphor for exploring immigration, alienation and belonging.

Exhibited in:

• “Weed Out” (2017), New Art Center in Newton, MA

• Thesis Exhibition: Navigating a Private and Public Dialogue with Nature: Between Field and Studio (2019)

Hong Qunzi/Red Dress

紅裙子 (2020)

Red plastic bags from Chinatown, fabric.

The remembrances triggered by red plastic bags, personal and delightful to me, are expressed in this work. You can read all about its meaning and significance in my blog article dedicated to this piece.

Exhibited in:

• “It Speaks for Itself?” (2022) at Gaslight Gallery, Frederick, MD.

• “Home on Our Backs” (2021) at Pao Arts Center, Boston, MA

Come In, Good Stuff: American Cookies (2022)

Wool, leather, silk.

These small-scale works taste sweet just by looking at them! Silk, wool, fur, leather, no stitching. Elements of individual shapes are held together by their material itself.

Exhibited in:

• Boston Sculptors Gallery Window Display, (2022), Boston, MA.

E-Sapien (2021)

Folded paper bags, repurposed clothing.

You can uncover many stories from a neighborhood walk on trash day. Since COVID pushed us to stay home, spent delivery bags and cardboard e-commerce containers took up my neighborhood sidewalks for weekly collection. In my studio, dress shirts are cut up to make face masks - as we no longer need them for the new “work from home” regime. Solitary time in 2020 affords quietness to look below the surface of things, yet our work is ever more inseparable from everyday life - chores, family, social time…

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Exhibited in:

• “Becoming: Inaugural Associate Members’ Exhibition,” (2021) Boston Sculptors Gallery, Boston, MA.