Idiosyncrasies observes the bits of life that go unnoticed. Just because no one is there to live it or see it, doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. This work follows an uncanny path that involves moments of confusion, blandness, reflection, and humor. It’s…
This piece utilizes youthful symbols united with depictions of a tarot card to reflect my coming of age experience. The Page of Wands is a tarot card, representing courage and new beginnings. A bunny portrays the youthful nature of the Page tarot…
In a famous scene illustrated in the Ming dynasty Illustrated Biographies of Exemplary Women, the daughter of the Han dynasty usurper, Wang Mang, throws herself into the flames. Before he usurped the throne, Wang Mang married his daughter to the Han…
In another illustration from the Illustrated Biographies of Exemplary Women, Emperor Ming (reigned 466-472) of the Liu Song dynasty once outraged his empress during a grand gathering in which he had everyone watch a group of palace women take their…
Translation of Genji monogatari by Murasaki Shikibu. Widely recognized as the world's first novel, this 11-centruy Japanese tale details both the political fortunes and many amorous adventures of Genji, the shining prince. This book is the focus of…