Portfolio
Drawing
Untitled, 2024, coloured pencil on paper: This artwork is a triptych made up of three separate coloured pencil drawings of close friends that come together to make a cohesive piece. Each person depicted is one of my friends who I met and trained with at my dojo. They are all in matching gis with the symbol of our dojo on the front. The original prompt was to draw a space, emphasizing what in the space makes it the way it is. I found that no other element, such as objects or the physical area, is as important in defining my dojo as the people. I created this piece using my friends in the dojo to depict the dojo itself. By using the people over the physical space, I hope to convey the idea that people, or friends, are much more important than places or objects. There would be no emotional connection to the dojo if it weren’t for the people I met there. The feeling I get from the dojo comes from the memories made with the people; training with them, teaching with them, and going through milestones with them. As such, they are smiling at me, the original photographer for the reference photos, and the viewer, showing our shared joy over the space.
Untitled, 2025, pencil on paper
Untitled, 2025, pencil on paper: This triptych of pencil drawings was created for my dojo friends who were heading off to university. It was created to express my best wishes, how much I would miss them, and my intent to stay in touch.
Fire Heart, 2021, conte on paper, 6.9 x 9.6 in: This sketchbook piece portrays the fire inside of me, as most people see me as a calm, gentle, and shy person, but most don’t see my strength, bravery, and persistence.
Martial Arts Anatomy Study, 2021, pencil crayon on paper, 18 x 24 in: This is a martial arts themed anatomy study for school, which I chose to represent martial arts because of how they have helped me physically and mentally.
Self Portrait, 2021, pencil on paper
Untitled, 2026, charcoal, conte, and chalk pastel on paper
Painting
My Dog & I, 2020-2021, acrylic paint on canvas, 14 x 11 in: This artwork depicts me and my dog, Luna, painted beside each other with acrylic on canvas. It explores the theme, present in many of my artworks, of relationships that give us joy.
Luna, 2020, acrylic paint on paper, 5.5 x 8.5 in: This portrait, made as a study of complementary colours for school, portrays the theme of joyful relationships and memories by showing my dog wearing my childhood stuffy hat.
Beauty and Imperfections, 2021, watercolour on paper, 9.6 x 6.9 in: In this watercolour sketchbook piece, made for school, I reveal features that I like and that I don’t like, to show to be proud of our beauty and imperfections.
My Nana and Papa, 2020, acrylic paint on canvas, 12 x 9 in: In this retirement gift, I commemorate the accomplishments of my grandparents in our faith community.
Papa Bear, 2023, acrylic paint on canvas, 24 x 36 in: This artwork concentrates on my teddy bear made out of my Papa’s shirt. He passed away about in 2022 and I continue to struggle with the grief and denial. The background of this work is the bad lands, which I and my Papa visited a few times when I was a kid. The teddy bears follow a line on the ground, getting further and further from the viewer, like memories. On the left of the painting is my Papa, wearing the shirt the bears are made out of and holding a Bible. He was the kindest person I’ve ever known. He always shared the love of Jesus with everyone around him. He was always the most supportive of me and my art. He really loved and cared about me and my family. This is for him. Love you, Papa.
Memories of Papa, 2024, acrylic paint on canvas, 24 x 36 in: This artwork focuses on grief, overlapping memories, absence, presence, and love in relation to the artistic elements of figuration, transparency, and opacity. I chose to focus on the idea of absence and presence, as it fits well with transparency and opacity. I used a very different technique and process than usual for this painting so that I could focus on transparency and opacity in each of my brush strokes. I used thick brush strokes for the outline and basic shading, then thin transparent paint for mid tones and the blue-black background, which I also brushed over the images a bit. I used images of memories of me and my Papa, who passed away about a year and a bit ago. I and many others miss him very much. He was the most kind and caring person ever and he showed the love of Jesus to everyone every day. He loved my art and always spent the time to look deep into the meaning of each of my artworks, unlike anyone else. I wanted to make another artwork for him. I hope he can see it and appreciate it in heaven and that he knows how much we miss him. I hope these images can show a small amount of my memories with him and that they give a sense of absence and presence, transparency and opacity. Love you, Papa.
Self Portrait, 2023, acrylic paint on canvas: This was created as my final painting for my second year university painting class. The project was about interior/exterior and on expanding our studies from the second project. I concentrated on beauty ideals across time and how true beauty comes from within. The woman showing her side profile is me. The Greek and Roman sculptures in my head represent me comparing my real self to ideals over time. The lilies represent theological virtues, placed in gold in front of everything else, shown to be more important than physical looks.
Untitled, 2023, acrylic paint on paper: This was created as another part of my second year painting class project, painting from the archives.
Untitled, 2023, acrylic paint on paper: This was created as part of a project for my second year painting class at university. The theme is painting from the archives. I chose Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures and paintings on pottery as my archival studies, as my minor is classics and I really love learning about history.
Untitled, 2023, acrylic paint on canvas
Karate, 2023, acrylic paint on canva paper
Sensei Cody, 2025, acrylic paint on canvas: This was created as a commission for my dojo of our main sensei.
Joyful Child, 2021, acrylic paint on canvas, 7 x 9 in: This piece was made for one of my mother’s colleagues, who was not doing so well, of his child to help him through his tough times.
My Mom and Dad, 2021, acrylic paint on canvas
Ma famille sous le Tour Eiffel, 2021, acrylic on tile, 8.5 x 8.5 in: This piece was made as a gift to my family of a joyful memory in Paris, under the Eiffel tower.
Wonder Women, 2023, acrylic paint on canvas: This was created as my final project for my first year university painting course. It depicts a few of the important women in my life as superheroes. I intended this to show my appreciation and love for them and to thank them for being such amazing friends and people.
Memories with my Friend, 2021, acrylic paint on canvas and conte on paper, 24 x 12 in: This is a mixed media artwork that I made for my best friend, Gabby, as a 16th birthday present, before she moved away, to portray the theme of our bond.
Childhood Friends, 2021, acrylic paint on canvas, 12 x 9 in: In this painting, I celebrated a friendship with my childhood friend, Michael, for his 17th birthday.
Submerged Performers, 2020, acrylic paint on canva paper, 20 x 16 in: This piece was made for a Surrealism project in school and it represents uncomfort in trying new things and the role of music and the trumpet in my life.
Friendship, 2021, acrylic paint on canva paper, 18.5 x 32 in: In this painting that I made for school, I represent loving everyone and our differences, by using the subjects of me and my unique friends. The people in the suggested heart shape in the middle represent how unique and different people can love one another and be a light in the dark.
Untitled, 2024, acrylic paint on canvas, 30 x 30 in: This painting focuses on cubism, geometric abstraction, hard edge abstraction, repetition, hybrid spaces, and difficult-to-describe emotions.
Written in Red, 2022, acrylic paint on canvas: This artwork was based off the song « Written in Red », which I sang in the choir at my church, the Salvation Army. This song really went deep for me. It really reminds me of how much Jesus suffered for us. He loves us so much that he came down from glory to be condemned by all of our sins, abandoned by his Heavenly Father, and tortured and killed in the most horrible way for us. I wanted to represent what he went through for us. I tried to show the pain and exhaustion on his face. I used modeling paste on the cuts so that they actually pop out. I added mostly red to show his love « written in red ». It was really difficult to paint because it shows what awful pain Jesus felt, but I hope that it brings a reminder that he did all of that and suffered that much for us. For a while, I questioned why it was called Good Friday when it was such a horrible day for Jesus. Then I saw a post that explained it: its called Good Friday because though Jesus suffered and died in such an awful way, he saved us from our sins and have the ultimate sacrifice to show his love for us. We can now love in eternal life with Jesus. His turned such awful pain and suffering of Jesus into such an amazing thing. It is a reminder that God turns all bad into good and all pain into joy. Jesus loves us all so much and I hope this painting reminds anyone who sees it of his unconditional love.
Beauty and Pain, 2022, acrylic paint on canvas, 20 x 24 in: This trash-polka inspired artwork was made for a progressing movie that my uncle was working on.
OCD, 2022, acrylic paint on canvas: This was created to represent OCD, which I was diagnosed with in 2019. This was not only made to express my own struggles, but also to spread awareness of mental health and let viewers know they are not alone in their struggles.
Digital
Calming the Storm Within, 2022, digital, 2762 x 2730 px: This piece was made for myself as a way to portray the storm inside of me, through the colour of my eye, and Jesus calming it down. I wanted to draw my eye as a storm because it is the colour of a storm. This was going to represent the storms of my life and me getting through them, but then I recognized the times that Jesus calms storms in the Bible and in my life, so I made him one of the main pieces. Though I still have lots of storms in my life, he is calming them and I am very thankful.
My Journey with Christ, 2022, digital, 2160 x 1994 px: This piece was made for school and it represents my personal struggles in life and my journey with God helping me through those trials. The mountains and valleys represent the mountains and valleys of my life, the ups and downs. Me finding Jesus represents the moments when he finds me in the valley and gives me rest. The arrows in the wounds on me represent the main challenges of my life and the little flags on each of them say the challenge name. I choose to put the arrows that hurt me the most in places on the body that would hurt the most. The challenges and their explanation are in the last photo. The light coming from the arrow wounds and Jesus’s scars represents Jesus making beauty and goodness from the pain. Though people go through awful things, I’ve experienced God’s love, comfort, and healing myself and I wanted to represent that in this piece
David, 2022, digital: This artwork was inspired by the David musical by Sight and Sound Theatres. It was a beautiful musical and brought the biblical story to life in a way I'd never seen before. I truly felt God's presence during it and wanted to create this to represent that experience. Credits for the David musical go to Sight and Sound theatres.
Lean Hard, 2022, digital: This was made as a commission for one of my close friends that would later be given as a gift to her father.
KidsConnect Daycamp Posters, 2023, digital
Untitled, 2022, digital
KidsConnect Staff Friends, 2023
Untitled, 2024, digital: This was made as a wedding gift for two of my friends.
Untitled, 2023, digital: This was made as a gift for my friend's family for my week-long visit at their house.
Sandy, 2023, digital: This was made as a commission for my Nana of her dog, Sandy.
Parable of the Sower, 2022, digital
Fire Inside, 2022, digital: This is an artwork to represent me and my struggles with expressing myself. I have so many emotions, but I have such a hard time expressing them because I am so shy around others. I have such a fiery and emotional personality. But when I am around others that I don’t know too well, I am super gentle and I seem super calm. It makes it so that most people don’t know the real me. It makes me a bit frustrated because I have so many amazing ideas and emotions and people that I want to know, but the shyness, anxiety, and stress hold me back. However, I am still proud to have that fire inside of me. I am proud to be so brave, strong, and persistent. I know that God made me beautifully and as long as I trust in him, he will help me become on fire for him. He will help me get my fire out in the right way, at the right time, for him. I am glad to have art as a way to get my fire out and I know that God gave art to me to share his word and become on fire for him. God is still working on me and I am glad that he has made me who I am. I am glad that I know who I am. Even though I am struggling to show people who I am, I know who I am and God knows who I am. That is all that matters.
Warrior, 2022, digital
Me in Shielded, 2023, digital: This is a modified cover of the book "Shielded", a fantasy novel by Kaylynn Flanders, with me as Princess Jennesara. Credits for the original cover art and design go to Alex Dos Diaz and Regina Flath. I made this after reading the novel and noticing a connection to the main character, Jennesara. Her character is really similar to me in her looks and personality. I also really love the original cover's art style. This all inspired me to alter the cover so that I could have a more personal version of it.
Me, My Sister, and My Dad in the Clone Wars, 2023, digital: This was made as a Christmas gift for my sister and father. Credits for the original Clone Wars series go to Dave Filoni. Credits for the background and Clone Wars character designs go to the original Clone Wars artists.
My Hufflepuff Sister, 2023, digital: This was made as a Christmas gift for my sister. Credits for the original Harry Potter book series go to the author, JK Rowling.
Me and my friends in KPop Demon Hunters, 2025, digital: This was a gift to my two friends. I made it after one of them asked me to create artworks of our friend group and a few of our senseis in KPop Demon Hunters, a movie that a few of us bonded over. Credits for the original KPop Demon Hunters movie go to directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans. Credits for the original poster and character designs go to the KPop Demon Hunters artists.
My friends and senseis in KPop Demon Hunters, 2025, digital: This was made as a gift to my friends and senseis. It is a second artwork made to complete the artworks requested by my friend. Credits for the original KPop Demon Hunters movie go to directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans. Credits for the original poster and character designs go to the KPop Demon Hunters artists.
My Sister in Attack on Titan, 2022, digital: This was made as a Christmas gift for my sister. Credits for the original Attack on Titan series go to Hajime Isayama. Credits for the background, background characters, and original main character design go to the original Attack on Titan artists.
Photography
Sere, 2024, digital photograph: This photograph was taken as part of a project for my second year university photography class. I photographed Sere, my friend from the University of Ottawa. My motivation for choosing to photograph Sere is because she has experience modeling for me and as a photographer and because she knows how to express herself through her outfits and jewelry, which fit the project's theme of appearance and personality. My creative and technical process began with planning, then photographing Sere. I started with a zoomed in composition, a black background, and no props. After taking the images, I lightly edited the image through a higher exposure, a slightly higher contrast, a less blue colour balance, a higher sharpness, and some noise reduction. Sere commented about how she liked that the images were beautiful in a nonconventional way, which conveys my theme.
Sere Under an Umbrella, 2024, digital photograph: These photographs were taken as smaller pieces of the project for my second year university photography class.
Motion in Karate, 2024, digital photography: This series was made for the final project for my second year university photography class. This project was centered on the magic of photography and time. I chose to photograph myself doing karate with a long shutter speed to capture and distort my movements through time. My decision to focus on karate was based on the importance of time and the perception of it present in both photography and karate. My creative and technical process began with planning, then photographing myself. I started by experimenting with long and slow shutter speeds to figure out which I preferred, that being the slow shutter speed. I chose a black background because it captured each of my movements better through the contrast of the black background and the red gi. I also leaned towards closer up front view images, as they caused more of a distortion of my movements and body, allowing the images to be perceived as metaphorical as well as physical. I then edited the images with a higher exposure, a slightly higher contrast, a less blue colour balance, a higher sharpness, and noise reduction.