@iamjojo is there for me every time I miss public transportation by seconds
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girl, put your pom pom earrings on
cooooOoooooOoooOooOoOOOOOooooool
subway peeps
minute doodle because I'm tired of going on the internet and seeing non-Asian artist/photographers/illustrators utilizing Asian faces as indicators of their acceptance of the Other. Representation is nothing if those represented still have no stake in their own likeness.
hi, hola, hello
Kafkaesque portrait from a late late late subway ride a couple nights ago
morning commute drawing | inspiration courtesy of "Flame" by Tinashe
I don't know what it means either
Keep on keeping on. A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a conference about mass incarceration and during the discussion, Angela Davis mentioned this statement many times. It has stayed in my mind since then. Change doesn't come quickly, but it will come. This is a shout out to all of my warrior friends who struggle, challenge, survive and thrive within and around institutions that are not built for them. By using our voices, sharing our experiences and elevating those that are underrepresented, misrepresented and forgotten, we can create the world that we wish existed for us.
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"Despacito" by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee is my favorite song right now and I have NO SHAME. This song makes me feel like life is the ultimate party 🎉
my likeness
I could write you a dissertation on how important this movie is ... but I'll just leave you with the quote that has been replaying in my head for the last week
current mood | illustration for "New Year’s Resolution So Whats" by @amilli0naire on manrepeller.com
Ready for 2017! Looking at this new year with bright eyes and hoping to continue to strive to make a positive impact on the world in some way. | 2016 felt like an amusement park ride that would never end and left me feeling mostly nauseous. Despite some of the toxic wasteland that it was, 2016 taught me how important it is to stand up for what you believe in (even when you stand alone and it's depressing and you feel overwhelmingly betrayed by the world), it reminded me of what it means to live true to yourself and to live with integrity, it showed me that support comes in many forms and that we can find some solace and solidarity in the sisterhoods we create for ourselves. 2016 forced me to look for the light in the darkness, and I feel grateful to know that it is always there, no matter how small. | In 2017, I am challenging myself to focus on staying true and to continue to search for the truth, even when it is challenging and frustrating and possibly disruptive. I want to continue to live honest and open in the hopes that the more folks see an unfiltered, not fraudulent reality, they will be able to practice it themselves. | Last year, I tried to illustrate a page in my notebook everyday by finding a positive motto from each passing day. I did it for three months straight (which are up on my website) but then life caught up and so did my anger and depression that had long been suppressed. I tried to start my illustrations up again multiple times but then wanted to catch up on all my missed days which felt like diving into the abyss. SO, I am starting fresh in 2017 and I'm ready to see where this will take me. Maybe it will be fun, maybe it will be hell, maybe it will be an amalgamation of many things, whatever it turns out to be, I will learn from it. As the drag queen Chi Chi Devayne (@cheechdevayne) likes to say, "I don't get ready, I STAY ready."
pattern party
for the friend that eats so much Sriracha that I'm genuinely concerned for their health 🌶🔥
I got a BFA so I could draw portraits of my plants (that I should probably water more)