Mock New Yorker cover for editorial illustration course at RISD. The assignment was to create a modern, topical image in response to an old New Yorker cover. I was assigned a cover by Charles Elmer Martin from 1970 depicting the exterior of the Guggenheim Museum. My cover depicts the interior of an empty Guggenheim at the height of the pandemic.
Illustration for Sebastion Lai’s Essay, “ ‘Don’t Be Scared,’ My Father Said Before He Was Led Away in Hong Kong” for NYT Opinion, Oct 2023
Illustration for Amanda Becker’s article, “Where Women Learn to Hunt, Fish and Field-Dress a Deer, Among Women” for NYT Travel, Nov 2023
"The Oscars red carpet is about dealmaking, not fashion"
Illustration to accompany the March 2024 column for “The American Thread”, a monthly fashion column by Christina Binkley for Vogue Business.
Illustration for Stephen Gettinger’s Essay, “My Mom Had Alzheimer’s. Now I Do Too. But I Learned From Her Not to Despair.” for NYT Opinion, June 2024
Illustration of my regular order at the Korean supermarket food court that I grew up eating at.
Illustration for The New York Times Book Review section: “Can a Marriage Survive a Summer Holiday With the In-Laws?” by Alexandra Kleeman
Review of “Rental House” by Weike Wang
Illustration for Esau McCaulley Essay, “Why Arguing Is My Cherished Holiday Tradition” for NYT Opinion, Dec 2023
Illustration to accompany Barron’s article “King Cash Is Being Dethroned. What to Buy Now” by Lauren Foster, published February 07 2024
Illustration to accompany this interview with Jackie Sumell by Aisha Shillingford in a 2024 essay series by MOLD Magazine.
“Why won’t anyone sponsor a NYFW bus?”
Illustration to accompany the August 2024 column for “The American Thread”, a monthly fashion column by Christina Binkley for Vogue Business.
“Retail needs to enter its less-is-more era”
Illustration to accompany the April 2024 column for “The American Thread”, a monthly fashion column by Christina Binkley for Vogue Business.
A comic inspired by walks around Brooklyn
Comic inspired by walks around Brooklyn
“Show me the ingredients: The story behind fashion’s first nutrition label”
Illustration to accompany the June 2024 column for “The American Thread”, a monthly fashion column by Christina Binkley for Vogue Business.
Watercolor painting as an attempt to visualize how I was feeling in the midst of pandemic quarantine in 2020.
Illustration to accompany this interview with Recess arts organization by LinYee Yuan in a 2024 essay series by MOLD Magazine.
Illustration to accompany Joshua Sbicca and Carrie Chenault's essay in a 2024 essay series by MOLD Magazine.
Illustration to accompany this interview with Lawrence Jenkins, written by Joshua Sbicca, in a 2024 essay series by MOLD Magazine.
Illustration to accompany this essay by Ashanté Reese in a 2024 essay series by MOLD Magazine.
“Off-White and the plight of sold-for-parts brands”
Illustration to accompany the October 2024 column for “The American Thread”, a monthly fashion column by Christina Binkley for Vogue Business.
Cover art for Strawberry Generation’s 2022 single, “Miss Me”
Illustration of a scene from one of my favorite movies, Wes Anderson’s 1996 film, Bottle Rocket. I attempted to capture an entire scene of dialogue in one image. This scene depicts a fight between Dignan and Anthony, played by Owen and Luke Wilson.
Cover art for 32Moons 2020 single, “Dummi”
Part of an illustration series about food memories with family. This was based on tacos I had with my brother outside Parkside Ave Station in Brooklyn.
Part of an illustration series about food memories with family. Based on a grocery store takeout breakfast I shared with family on a visit to Oahu.
Two mock posters for two of my favorite movies: Minari (2020) directed by Lee Isaac Chung and La Jetée (1962) directed by Chris Marker.
RISD Class assignment from 2021: Mock alternate illustration for New Yorker piece “How Driscoll’s Reinvented the Strawberry” by Dana Goodyear
This series was done after visiting family in LA Koreatown, as an exercise in combining photography and illustration.
(Photoshop brushes used: Tonko House Brush Set)
This series was done after visiting family in LA Koreatown, as an exercise in combining photography and illustration.
(Photoshop brushes used: Tonko House Brush Set)