Title: Koumori Take Flight
Medium: Hand painted fabric

I was fortunate to receive a scholarship to live in Okinawa for 6 months and learn the 300 years old traditional craft of Ryukyu Bingata. During this time, I was able to work at one of the oldest Bingata studios where I received hands on training in creating these beautiful fabrics. The last 3 months of the scholarship, I was able to create my own design. Here are a few photos showing part of the ten step process.

I feel very honored to be able to learn from some of the best in this craft and I hope to continue doing Bingata in the states.

I have been climbing for just over a year now (starting out in the Fall of 2021) and in the Summer of 2022, I really became obsessed with the sport after doing my first outdoor climb at Smith Rock, Oregon.

Here is just a small commemorative sticker I created with my friend, Karen Ceballos, to this magical place where sport climbing was created.

Illustration: Karen Ceballos
Lettering: Erica Kunihisa

A fun assortment of random illustrations and patterns created for personal side projects.

Illustration design for a beer collaboration with Lucky Lab to raise funds for the Blood Bank.

This summer has been a scorcher in Portland, week-after-week of heat waves! Iʻve been looking for things to keep me cool and Wailua Shave Ice hits da spot!

A few fun illustrations Iʻve done for fun to keep track of the flavors Iʻve tried.

Medium: Procreate

Lettering
A personal project that was inspired by a different "we go" sticker I initially saw in Maui in 2013. I've been working on different iterations of the lettering and finally settled on a design that I'm happy with. This project is still a work in progress and is still turning into something bigger than just a lettering project. Stay tuned for more!

In the meantime, you can pick up a sticker here

Illustrations that I’ve done in the past few years, with a focus and exploration of my Shimanchu/Okinawan roots.