My inspiration comes from observations of my daily life and nature. I explore the relationship between nature and human life in my works. Most of my works are handmade with mixed materials. I enjoy the process of making different textures of different materials and overlaying them on top of each other, creating an uncertain, organic and gentle effect.
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Butterfly Book
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Butterfly Book
Butterfly book is an art book of different butterfly species. I made each butterfly in its real size in nature and designed some playful pop-ups and envelopes to show the names of the butterflies. Readers can discover these names through their interaction with this book.
A Cherry Tree
A cherry tree is a children's picture book. It tells the life story of a cherry tree and its friendship with a little girl. I put a lot of my personal feelings into this book, and I hope to express some poetic humanity through my illustrations.
Glad we have trees
This series of illustrations is about trees in daily city life. Trees accompany us in a silent way and they are also places where stories happen. I painted these illustrations based on my observations of trees in Edinburgh and how they get involved in human and animal activities.
On the Canal
A Sudden Rain
Between the Branches
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