After I created "Fragile Memory" in the end of 2019, it quickly became one of my favorite pieces. Yet I forgot to post its story on the blog - how silly of me! "Fragile Memory" is based on an image of the hippocampus – the part of the brain that is responsible for forming new... Continue Reading →
The “Hope” series is featured in the Spring 2020 edition of GASHER Journal
I am honored that GASHER Journal has accepted my "Hope" series to their Spring 2020 edition. Here is the summary of my featured works. All of them are available for sale here. About the Artwork: Grief is a strong emotional response to a crisis and can come in many forms. It may come from losing... Continue Reading →
The Brain Project – work in progress
The Brain Project Earlier this year, my proposal got accepted to "The Brain Project" by Yogen Fruz and the Baycrest Foundation in Toronto. I was so excited when I got the acceptance email! As far as I remember, this is the first time I actually drew out the whole project before making it. My usual... Continue Reading →
Choosing art, science or both
My initial art was centered around trauma at the cellular level. Several years later, this work came to represent a painful personal experience.
Evolution of 3-dimensional beadwork: Lessons learned – Part II
This post is the continuation of Part I of my exploration of my methods development. If you have missed it, I recommend you start here. Moving forward, in "Tortured", "Abyss", "Hope", "The Void" and "Attraction" I started building much larger 3-dimensional structures. It was quite challenging to make them stay up and not lose their... Continue Reading →
Evolution of 3-dimensional beadwork: Lessons learned – Part I
While reorganizing my website a couple months ago, I couldn’t help but notice how my techniques have evolved over the last three years. I started out by using the traditional French beading method that I taught myself in my teenage years. Morning Glory I would always plan elaborate handmade gifts for my family for birthdays... Continue Reading →
Art as Therapy
In November 2019, I was invited as one of the speakers at the SciVizNYC Symposium at my grad school alma mater - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The program gathered people from a wide array of professions, ranging from surgeons to medical illustrators to fine artists, and gave a great overview of how... Continue Reading →
My beaded art piece “Finding Your Self” will be exhibited at a New York gallery next week!
You can read more about this piece here, here and here. And please check out my gallery for more of my artwork! You can also come join my Patreon community for more behind the scenes photos!
Hedgehog beaded brooch
On the weekends, I recharge by working on my bead projects for hours on end. A couple weeks ago I spent the whole Sunday making this little hedgehog pin. My current large project is taking a lot of time and is very repetitive, so I needed to switch it up a bit. Current large work... Continue Reading →
How I use art to retain connection with my past passions
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmO6Lhughot/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet As some of you may know, I currently work at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Gene Editing and Screening Core Facility. What does that mean in English? I means that I do large (high throughput) experiments called screens to find novel drugs for regulating different cellular functions. Each project is different and unique... Continue Reading →
