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I’m a person who has to constantly move one’s hands and create something. Since I was very young, my room was always messy with pieces of colorful straws and wooden sticks. I gravitated toward architectural design and studied architecture as an undergraduate and worked in the architectural-related career field for five years. While working at the architecture firm, one of the projects was to display AR / VR works in the lobby. I fell in love with it at first sight.

My fascination with the creative media and entertainment industry developed alongside social media’s rapidly growing presence. As I started to make images and narratives of my own outside of the social media setting, I began to understand the social value and power they held. Staging, lighting, and curating no longer became specific to fine art. Instead, these elements quickly evolved into new standards for social platforms.

I wanted to work in the creative industry since I was in high school, where I was exploring different mediums.

I am a dedicated and hardworking architecture student who has had a passion for drawing, designing, and building since a young child. Interested in transdisciplinary design. I look to create desired experiences through introspective exploration and narrative storytelling. Helping guide thematic development for the desired environment. I am an active, hands-on learner and a great communicator which helps me develop my versatile personality and skill set.

I have always been a visual artist, but I feel like my practice has expanded deeply in the past year after falling in love with 3D visualization. Now, I look at all my favorite movies and games with brand new eyes.

High school senior year

I was first interested in creative media and entertainment industry because of my love for Disney animated films. As I was watching their works, I become curious as to the process of creating their iconic works. Aside from my curiosity, their works draw me into wanting to study concept design.

When I was in college and learning about animation.