My art begins with a feeling, drawn from both the natural patterns that inspire me and the moments from my everyday life. These feelings are translated into visual form, whether through objects from a scene, the essence of a place, or the emotions tied to a specific moment. I blend these elements to create pieces that reflect the intersection of nature, memory, and personal experience.
PineComplex | 30x40in | Acrylic on Canvas | 2025
The pineapple has always been one of my favorite forms. Its neatly layered leaves reminded me of how we, too, live intertwined with one another. The body—wrapped in patterns that are slightly different yet perfectly consistent—has always fascinated me. I still remember the moment I sliced the skin to eat it, thinking to myself that if I ever painted something one day, it would have to be a pineapple.
From Above to Below, All Fun | 24x36in | Acrylic on Canvas | 2025
From a garden suspended 1,820 feet above the ground, the world below shimmered — the amusement park we had just left, still echoing with laughter. Standing there with dear friends, capturing the moment in photos, it felt almost dreamlike — as if simply being together in that place was a small miracle.
From Jeju Island | 24x30in | Acrylic on Canvas | 2025
2025 I collect fragments of beautiful nature during my travels — plants, rocks, seashells — and bring them together into one imagined scene where kids can play, climb, hide, slide, and of course, run. You can almost hear their giggles echoing through the space. Watching them from the side, there’s a quiet peace — a reminder of the joy and goodness found in life’s simple moments with family and friends.
Playground | 24x30in | Acrylic on Canvas | 2025
The countless leaves layered together to form a single tree inspire a deep sense of beauty in me. Their togetherness reminds me of life within society and family—where we gather, live, and grow as one. In that shared space, I imagine moments of play, joy, quarrels, and love woven together—just like the life within my painting.
Rock Paper Scissor! | 24x30in | Acrylic on Canvas | 2025
Sometimes, the stones scattered along the roadside look beautiful. You pick one up, decorate the garden, make little ornaments, paint on them… and the children absolutely love it. As an adult, I linger at the edge. It’s not quite my world—yet I’m drawn to it. It looks delightful, but not something I’d do myself. Like trampolines. I never say no. I watch them soar, weightless with joy, and my heart lifts with theirs. But me? I wouldn’t climb on— Not unless I lose a round of rock, paper, scissors.”
Backyard | 16×20 in | Acrylic on Canvas | 2025
A dreamlike backyard, suspended between memory and imagination. During the time of Covid, it was the only world they had—limited in objects, yet opening into endless space. A place floating yet reachable, where blue could be sky, water, or even earth, and play stretched beyond its boundaries.
After Rain | 16×20 in | Acrylic on Canvas | 2025
A passing moment after the rain—playing with an umbrella, chasing shadows as if they could hide within them. The damp ground becomes a seat without worry, as though the earth itself has forgotten it is still wet.
Hide and seek | 28×20 in | Acrylic on Canvas | 2025
A fleeting travel landscape—capturing the moment children run apart, moving from light into shadow, embodying the playful contrast between brightness and darkness.
You Can slide | 22×28 in | Acrylic on Canvas | 2025
Kids are always drawn to sliding down—even I feel the urge to try. Despite the risk of getting hurt, it always ends in laughter and fun.
“Bubble me & Steel Me”
The Soap Bubble Person began as an image 20 years ago, born from a desire to place myself within my artwork. Rather than depicting a direct self-portrait, I wanted to find a symbolic character that represented how I felt about myself. After much contemplation, I came to associate my sense of self with a soap bubble with legs—something that seemed certain in form, yet hollow inside. At times, I felt anxious and strange, and in an odd way, those feelings mirrored the image of a bubble with legs.
Over the past two decades, as my life evolved, so did I. The fragile, elusive version of myself still exists, but as I grew older and became a mother, I discovered a new version of me—stronger, more grounded. To represent this shift, I introduced a contrasting character: a steel marble.
This new figure stands for the solidity and resilience I’ve developed, juxtaposed against the fragile, airy nature of the soap bubble. Together, they reflect the coexistence of vulnerability and strength, emptiness and fullness within me.
