About Tiny Love Diary
All of our lives have been turned upside down and so many lives have fallen apart during the past 3 years due to a surprising number of extremes... a global pandemic, race-based hate crimes, polarizing politics, and so much more. I feel each day we have all lost so much of our life.
As a new immigrant artist I am away from my family. The pandemic has broken the connection between my family and myself even more. Unprovoked attacks on Asians have made my life here in America more insecure. These Asian hate crimes have made it terrifying to live in my new country. I have found in my Tiny Love Diary a way to help heal myself. I hope it can inspire others to see that there are tiny loves all around us every day.
There are all kinds of loves in this world… big loves like the superhero saving the world in a movie, then there is the real kind of love which is just tiny…
A plant,
a piece of grass,
a little sunshine under the tree,
snowflakes,
blustery days,
beautiful dreams…
These are the things I call my tiny loves.
I collect each piece of these daily tiny loves and record them into my diary drawings. When I review them I receive strength from them and am filled with the power of life. I feel we all need these little bits and pieces of tiny loves especially in this most difficult of times. There is no ordinary life in the world; every tiny love moment is worthy of being recorded.
summer heat. 2022. 9 x 12 in. watercolor, acrylic ink, and colored pencil on paper
cloud, 2022. 11.69 x 16.53 in. colored pencil, graphite, watercolor, acrylic ink, and chalk on paper
origin, 2022. 7 x 10 in. gouache, colored pencil, graphite, and watercolor on paper
summer breeze. 2022. 11 x 14 in. watercolor, acrylic ink and colored pencil on paper
wonderland. 2022. 9 x 12 in. watercolor, acrylic ink and colored pencil on paper
lake spring. 2022 11 x 14 in. watercolor, acrylic ink , and colored pencil on paper
day call. 2022. 11 x 14 in. watercolor, acrylic ink, and colored pencil on paper
sunset pebble. 2022. 7 x 10 in. watercolor and colored pencil on paper
night balance. 2022. 9 x 12 in. watercolor, acrylic ink, and colored pencil on paper
night call. 2022. 9 x 12 in. watercolor, acrylic ink, and colored pencil on paper
🙄️. 2022. 7 x 10 in. watercolor and colored pencil on paper
one bed, two dreams. 2022. watercolor, acrylic ink, colored pencil, and sand on paper
night whisper. 2022. 11 x 14 in watercolor, acrylic ink, colored pencil, and sand on paper
a summer hidden porch. 2021. 11” x 14” watercolor on paper
winter chicago, winter backyard. 2022. 11 x 14in watercolor, graphite, and sand on paper
when winter falls in love with summer, .... 2021. 11 x 14 in watercolor and sand on paper
romantic night. 2021. 11 x 14 in watercolor on paper
koi circling. 2021. 11 x 14 in watercolor and acrylic ink on paper
valley circle. 2021. 4”x4”. watercolor, colored pencil, and acrylic on paper.
early spring. 2021. 4”x4”. watercolor, colored pencil and acrylic on paper.
winter gone, summer coming. 2021. 6”x6”. mixed media on paper
untitled. 2021. 6”x6”. mixed media on paper
tickling night . 2022. 12” x 12” watercolor, acrylic ink, colored pencil, and chalk on paper
candi puffs. 2022. 7” x 10”. mixed media on paper.
Untitled, 2021. 7” x 10”. Watercolor, colored pencils, and gouache on paper
lake view, sushi bar. 2022. 11” x 14” watercolor and acrylic ink on paper
play. 2022 kailun yang. 11”h x 14”w. watercolor, acrylic ink, and colored pencil on paper
poop is all over the sky, 2022. 11” x 14”. watercolor, acrylic, and sand on paper
stretch and hold. 2022. 11” x 14”. watercolor, acrylic ink, colored pencil, and sand on paper
wonder night, bubble dream. 2022. 7” x 10” watercolor, colored pencil, and sand on paper
creeping. 2022. 7” x 10” watercolor, acrylic ink, colored pencil, and soft pastel on paper
cushion mom, cradles you. 2021. 8 x 20 in (20.32 x 50.80 cm). watercolor, tempera, and acrylic ink on paper