bio: 

 

I make soft things about hard things—identity, memory, and the strange magic of growing up between cultures. Born in the Philippines to Chinese parents and raised in Brooklyn, I’ve always lived in the in-between: not quite here, not quite there, but somewhere entirely my own.

My practice pulls from that third culture experience. I mix traditional craft with digital techniques, high-touch with high-tech, the natural with the nostalgic. Plush sculptures, character-driven forms, and tactile materials become vessels for hybrid stories—remixed, reimagined, and sometimes a little ridiculous (in the best way).

There’s humor in the dislocation, beauty in the mashup. I borrow from pop culture, childhood memories, family traditions, and the textures of daily life. What emerges is a soft, evolving archive of who I’ve been and who I’m becoming—felted together one layer at a time.

This isn’t about resolving identity. It’s about making space for it to be wild, weird, and wonderfully in flux.

 
 

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solo shows &
small group shows

 

2017 - BLOOM solo, Clutter Gallery, Beacon NY

2017 - FURMUTATION, 4 Person, myplasticheart NYC

2016 - DAY'S EYE solo, Woot Bear, San Francisco CA

2016 - WERIFESTERIA, 5 person, myplasticheart NYC

2014 - SOCIAL LIFE OF PLANTS solo, myplasticheart NYC

2012 - SOFT, 5 Person, myplasticheart NYC

2009 - COBRA-lalilulelo, 2 Person, the Showroom NYC

 
 
 

group shows

 

2021 - 8x8, GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles CA

2020 - FAMILIAR FRIENDS,  Woot Bear, San Francisco CA

2019 - FRACTURED BLOOM, Strangecat Toys, Five Points Fest, Brooklyn, NY

2019 - SLEEPWALKER OFFSPRING,  Woot Bear, San Francisco CA

2019 - ALOHA! LOLLIGAG, Woot Bear, San Francisco CA

2018 - ROMAN BANQUET, Woot Bear, San Francisco CA

2018 - EROTICA, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

2017 - STITCHED II, Clutter Gallery, Beacon NY

2016 - GIFT WRAPPED II, Clutter Gallery, Beacon NY

2016 - UNICORN, Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn NY

2016 - SPACE TRIP, Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn NY

2016 - HELLO KITTY & 99 FRIENDS, PIQ NYC 

2015 - BEDTIME STORIES, myplasticheart NYC

2014 - GIFT WRAPPED, Clutter Gallery, Beacon NY

2013 - COMMON THREADS, FOE Gallery, Northampton MA

2013 - STITCHEDClutter Gallery, Beacon NY

2012 - PLAY, Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn NY

2011 - STITCHED WARS, Bear & Bird Gallery, LauderHILL FL

2008 - MANEKI NEKO, the Showroom NYC