"Rhododendrons"

 

Took a photo that I took in the summer of 2013 and turned it into a textile.

 

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop

"Tesselations"

 

Inspired by the way my mom folded origami, I took a picture of this sunflower-esque flower, used the close-up shot and created a textile to give an illusion of the tesselations.

 

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop

"Ethnic Florals"

I took an floral tropical design that I drew during Summer 2009 and decided to turn it into a textile that could read as ethnic when seen from a further distance.

 

Medium: Colored Pencil

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop

"Rose of Sharon"

 

Scanned a drawing that I drew of the Rose of Sharon, then arranged it into a print. The print felt too white so I decided to add a gradient.

 

Medium Used: Colored Pencil

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop

"Antique Roses"- Design 1

 

Picture of my china marker, charcoal and conte crayon drawing that I did a while back, now turned into a textile.

 

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop

"Antique Roses"- Design 2, with organza overlay

 

Picture of my china marker, charcoal and conte crayon drawing that I did a while back, now turned into a textile.

 

The organza overlay is finger-painted with sumi ink, and applied on top of my roses drawing.

 

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop
 

"Mystique"- Design 1

 

Mystique is a shapeshifting fiction villain, so I decided to create a print that represented shapeshifting. The design itself was scanned from an original painting that I drew.

 

Medium: Canvas (9x12), Acrylic Paint

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop 

"Mystique"- Design 2

Mystique is a shapeshifting fiction villain, so I decided to create a print that represented shapeshifting. This was an original finger painting that I drew on an 8.5x11" piece of green organza during 2011.

Medium: Organza, Sumi Ink
Software Used: Adobe Photoshop 

 "Mystique"- Design 3

Mystique is a shapeshifting fiction villain, so I decided to create a print that represented shapeshifting. This was an original finger painting that I drew on 2 yards of turquoise organza during 2011. I draped it and took a close-up shot of the fabric to get more of the folds and creases of the fabric, then I played around with the layout.

Medium: Organza, Sumi Ink
Software Used: Adobe Photoshop
 

"Calligraphic Chaos"

 

A black and white print with repetition of my name written in Korean, and each Korean character rotating to create new lines and shapes.

"Beautiful Chaos," Part 1: "Nervousness"

 

Inspired by chaotic emotions that I've experienced, using watercolor painting that is subtle yet slightly chaotic.

 

Medium: Watercolor, Watercolor Paper, Adobe Photoshop

"Beautiful Chaos," Part 2: "Hallucination"

Inspired by chaotic emotions that I've experienced, using watercolor painting that is subtle yet slightly chaotic.

 

Medium: Watercolor, Watercolor Paper, Adobe Photoshop

"Beautiful Chaos," Part 3: "Solitude"

Inspired by chaotic emotions that I've experienced, using watercolor painting that is subtle yet slightly chaotic.

Medium: Watercolor, Watercolor Paper, Adobe Photoshop
 

"Beautiful Chaos," Part 4: "Stress"

Inspired by chaotic emotions that I've experienced, using watercolor painting that is subtle yet slightly chaotic.
Medium: Watercolor, Watercolor Paper, Adobe Photoshop
 

"Jaded Serenity"

 

I wanted to portray the serene quality from the delicate, soft color and texture of jade and apply it to this print.

 

Softwares Used: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

"Tribalesque Gems"

 

Inspired by the gems themselves, the print consists of intricate work seen in jewelry. Color choices are mostly inspired by what I have (royal purple, navy blue, gold, and pearls)

 

Softwares Used: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

"Beaded Embellishment"- Part 1

I wanted to create motifs of both beads and embellishments such as spikes and studs. I chose a nude for the tiny little triangles because I wanted it to have that laser-cut effect to it.

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator

"Beaded Embellishment"- Part 2

I wanted to create motifs of both beads and embellishments such as spikes and studs. I chose a nude for the tiny little triangles because I wanted it to have that laser-cut effect to it.

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator

"Beaded Embellishment"- Part 3

I wanted to create motifs of both beads and embellishments such as spikes and studs. I chose a nude for the tiny little triangles because I wanted it to have that laser-cut effect to it.

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator

"Pins and Needles"

A literal translation of the phrase "Everyone is on pins and needles," the bursts of pins and needles are representing the stress and perfection. I laid some needles and pins uneven on purpose because when laying out pins and needles on the table, they never stay in their place.

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator