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where AI cannot follow
July 18, 2025
creative boundaries, ethical use, and reclaiming space from generative AI
I'm working on my next solo show!
May 22, 2025
If you’d like to read this blog post with its intended formatting, here is the permalink. Hi there! I have some really REALLY exciting news today (that I’ve...
did my last newsletter land in your spam?
April 30, 2025
Hello friend! It seems my last newsletter—"beyond the plateau" (sent April 25th)—might’ve gotten a little too visually ambitious... and landed in spam for at...
beyond the plateau
April 24, 2025
If you’d like to read this blog post with its intended formatting (because Buttondown doesn’t yet support video), or find the links to public discussions on...
what killed innovation?
March 28, 2025
If you’d like to read this blog post with its intended formatting (because Buttondown doesn’t yet support video), or find the links to public discussions on...
Outside a client's comfort zone
March 13, 2025
note to self: slow down and dream small
January 28, 2025
note to self: slow down and dream small
on all that is intangible
January 14, 2025
on all that is intangible
a season of change ft. studio hua
April 17, 2024
a season of change ft. studio hua
A season of gratitude
December 29, 2023
thoughts from a life-in-progress ✨
all the process behind a physical data art piece ✨
November 24, 2023
a behind-the-scenes look at "though a patriarchy would privilege the changelessness of the sun over the inconstancy of the moon and you"
office cleanings, punctuation marks, and life catch-ups ✨
November 8, 2023
I got home from my travels in early October, and even though I was hoping to get straight back to work after so many weeks away, I floundered. I had some...
let’s talk about money, pt. 1
October 25, 2023
thoughts from running a business ✨
Data Sketches has a Chinese translation 🎊
October 15, 2023
Data Sketches is the book I co-authored with Nadieh, published February 2021 via CRC Press. It still feels so surreal that I often forget I have a whole (or...
liminal spaces
October 4, 2023
thoughts from a life-in-progress ✨
when to retire talks (& other precious things)
September 24, 2023
thoughts from a life-in-progress ✨
a balance of client and art work
September 13, 2023
from a life-in-progress (I’m restarting client work!) ✨
a month of art museums in Japan
September 6, 2023
aka. June 2023 when I visited 15 art museums and took 588 photos and pages of notes (buckle up lol it’s a long one)
catharsis & closure
August 30, 2023
from a life-in-progress ✨
a season of rejections
August 23, 2023
a series from a life-in-progress