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Intimate Moments of Girlhood
These illustrations were the centerpiece of my “Intimate Moments of Girlhood” series, exhibited at the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 2025. The series was inspired by three of my closest friends, whose experiences I’ve had the privilege of observing — moments that reflect the warmth, playfulness, and honesty of girlhood. Each piece celebrates the unity and emotional bonds formed within female friendships, capturing the candid and often overlooked intimacy between women.
This series also marked a major stage in my artistic experimentation, blending traditional and digital media into a single visual language. Each illustration began as a hand-drawn pencil sketch, layered with details in colored pencil, oil pastel, and ink pen to bring depth and realism to the faces, hands, and skin. These traditional layers were then scanned and digitally rendered in Procreate, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop, where I built the clothing, backgrounds, and composition in a clean vector style.
The contrast between the realistic sketches and bold vector forms creates a unique visual texture — a harmony of softness and structure that reflects the layered nature of girlhood itself. The vibrant color palette captures the playful charisma of youth, while the titles, drawn from Gen Z slang my friends and I use daily, add a touch of humor and relatability.
Each final composition was collaged and refined digitally, then printed as large-scale Fine Art Giclée prints in limited edition runs. Together, these works invite viewers to reflect on the beauty and individuality within shared female experiences.
Spilling the Tea
Three of my closest girlfriends, Spilling the Tea captures the chaotic, hilarious dynamic we share during late-night girl talk in our pajamas. Each figure reflects their unique reactions — from outrage to calm sips — as stories and secrets pour out. The bold colors and exaggerated gestures mirror the emotional highs of friendship, while the messiness symbolizes unfiltered honesty. This piece celebrates the beauty of vulnerability, laughter, and connection — the kind that only exists when you're surrounded by people who truly get you. It captures the unfiltered moments of "girl talk" — when stories pour out with laughter, shock, and dramatic reenactments — quite literally spilling the tea.
Mix Media Collage - Color Pencil, Ink Pen, Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, and edited on Adobe Photoshop - Printed on Fine Art Giclée Print, Limited Edition 1/1 – 20 x 30 in, 2024
"Spilling the Tea" was also exhibited at The Holy Arts Gallery, Art on Loop, Digital Show in Toronto.
Get Ready With Me
Get Ready With Me celebrates the tender, chaotic ritual of girlhood — getting ready together before a night out. Inspired by real moments with close friends, this piece captures the shared mirror space, the curling irons, the lipstick, and the layered intimacy of communal beauty. Even in the smallest, most cramped spaces, the girls instinctively make room for each other — physically and emotionally — reflecting the unspoken care, rhythm, and love embedded in these everyday rituals.
Mix Media Collage - Pencil, Charcoal, Copic Markers, Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, and edited on Adobe Photoshop - Printed on Fine Art Giclée Print, Limited Edition 1/1 – 24 x 18 in, 2024
Both Spilling The Tea and Get Ready With Me were featured in issue # 13 of the Visual Art Journal.
Binge Rats
Binge Rats captures the cozy chaos of girlhood — three friends lying side by side, each in her own world yet deeply connected. One’s on the phone, another watches intently, and the third snacks mid-scroll. Set in the softness of a shared bedroom, the scene celebrates comfort, clutter, and connection. It’s a love letter to safe spaces where intimacy thrives, no perfection needed — just warmth, laughter, and the ease of being completely yourself.
Mix Media Collage - Color Pencil, Pencil, Oil Pastel, Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, and edited on Adobe Photoshop - Printed on Fine Art Giclée Print, Limited Edition 1/1 – 18 x 24 in, 2025
Baddie Posie For Me
Baddie Pose for Me celebrates the joyful ritual of hyping up your best friend on her birthday — a moment when friendship turns into pure performance and love becomes the lens. This piece captures the energy of girls becoming each other’s paparazzi, snapping photos, shouting compliments, and making the birthday girl feel radiant before a night out.
Through vibrant colors and glowing light effects, the illustration reflects how digital culture and girlhood intersect — where validation, confidence, and care merge into one spontaneous act of celebration. The cameras, phones, and flashes symbolize not vanity, but community — a shared effort to remind one another of their beauty, power, and presence.
It’s a portrait of friendship at its most supportive and loud — where every “pose for me!” is another way of saying “I see you, and you look amazing.”
Mix Media Collage - Color Pencil, Pencil, Oil Pastel, Copic Marker, Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, and edited on Adobe Photoshop - Printed on Fine Art Giclée Print, Limited Edition 1/1 – 24 x 18 in, 2025
Photos of me with my work in my booth at Toronto Outdoor Artfair 2025.
Process Work
The creation of Spilling The Tea began with a pencil sketch on paper, where I established the composition and expressions. I then rendered the faces and hands using ink pen to bring definition and texture. After scanning the drawing, I imported it into Photoshop to enhance the contrast and make the faces stand out, later adding the bold red background to unify the scene. The process continued in layers — I illustrated the hair separately with colored pencil on paper, then scanned and composited it into Photoshop. Next, I brought the file into Adobe Illustrator to create the remaining elements — the hoodies, mugs, table, and coffee — using vector-based shading for a clean, graphic look. Finally, I returned to Photoshop for color correction and final adjustments. This hybrid process — blending traditional drawing with digital illustration — was used consistently across the rest of the series.
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