Print Making
/ˈprintˌmākiNG/
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the activity or occupation of making pictures or designs by printing them from specially prepared plates or blocks.
"traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking"
Silent Blooms
2025
Lithography
15 x 17 in
This piece reflects what it feels like to grow up between two cultures, living in America while carrying the history, expectations, and softness of being Asian. The figure blooms quietly, holding strength that isn't always seen or understood. Her braids, floral shapes, and layered textures come from cultural memories that stay with me even as I move through Western spaces. The contrast of white on black echoes the tension of navigating dual identities, where visibility and invisibility often exists at the same time. Silent Blooms is about the quiet resilience that forms when you learn to root yourself in more than one world.
Appetizer
2025
Lithography
15 x 17 in
This piece comments on the way Asian women are often consumed- visually, culturally, and socially. By placing the figure on a plate and surrounding her with familiar Asian food imagery, I am confronting the stereotype of Asian women as exotic, edible, or submissive. The landscape hints at cultural roots, while the table setting reflects the Western gaze that turns identity into something to taste or sample. Appetizer explores the discomfort of feeling both desired and dehumanized, and the tension of living in a body that is viewed as a cultural commodity.
Soft Entanglement
2025
Photo Plate Lithography
10 x 15, 9 x 12, 8 x 11, 8 x 8, and 7 x 9
I created this series as a way to make my new home feel rooted and personal. The coffee-stained surfaces and looping lines reflect gentle, intertwined parts of my life such as memories, routines, and cultural threads that follow me wherever I go. The marks drift between calligraphy, floral forms, and instinctive gesture, creating a sense of quiet movement. This series is my way of settling into a new space by bringing pieces of myself with me, letting the walls hold softness, warmth, and the stories that shape who I am.
Mập (fat)
2025
Photo Plate Lithography
15 x 17 in
This piece comes from my childhood, when food and body image lived un constant contradiction. I grew up in a Vietnamese household where being fed was a sign of love, but being called fat was just as common. I remember doing 100 sit-ups after school because the BMI test said I was overweight, even though I was still expected to finish every last grain. This print gathers dishes, phrases, and memories from that time and arranges them the way they lived in my life- tangled, confusing, loving, and hurtful all ay once.
Exotic Until Expired
2025
Lithography
8.5 x 11 in
In this piece, I comment on the way Asian women are often treated as objects or valued for being "exotic," but only for as long as that novelty lasts. The hair, placed lifelessly beside the vase, reflects how our bodies and features can be admired, consumed, and then discarded. The tree growing from the vase symbolizes a deeper cultural history that continues to shape us, even as Western perspectives reduce us to surface-level fascination. This print confronts the painful reality of being celebrated for the wrong reasons, and the quiet strength required to reclaim ourselves from those narratives.
The Vessel
2025
Lithography
17 x 15 in
The Vessel comments on the idea of women being treated as host-bodies and valued not for who they are, but for their capacity to reproduce. I chose a snail as a symbol because, despite being small and fragile, they carry countless eggs and are defined by their ability. In the same way, women are often expected to fulfill a biological role as if that alone is their purpose. The figure inside the shall represents the emotional and physical weight of that expectation, hidden within a world that watches but does not protect. This piece challenges the belief that a woman's worth is tied to her ability to give life, asking what happened when identity becomes reduced to function.
Shackles of My Own Skin
2025
Photo Plate Lithography
8.5 x 11 in
This piece explores the pressure placed on women to present "perfect" skin while living with a condition that is anything but. The damaged hands and chains symbolize how eczema restricts movement, confidence, and even self-worth. The steroid cream loops around the composition, a reminder of the dependency and desperation that comes with a chronic illness. Shackles of My Own Skin challenges the expectation of flawless beauty by revealing the reality many women may have to hide out of shame.