So excited to be an invited storyteller at the Story Parlor for Story Mixer: Homeland! I'll show prints and talk about the woodcut graphic memoir I've been working for the past 6+ years, about growing up in Taiwan and immigrating to the U.S. when I was 9. I share insights of how my idea what "being Taiwanese" means and has changed for me personally over the years.

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Location: Story Parlor, Asheville, NC
Time: 7:30 - 9:30pm
Cost $25 (tickets sell out fast!)

I'll be exhibiting at End Paper, a multiday celebration of book arts and print communities at the NC Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC. The NCMA presents over 70 vendors and exhibitors who feature original art books, prints, comics, zines, and more for sale.

I'll also be performing a crankie show at End Paper on Sunday from 1:30-2:30pm! This will be the debut of my newest crankie, Swannanoa Tunnel, performed with musical accompaniment from my friends Jeff Keith and Kevin Kehrberg whose research into this song inspired the crankie.

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Location: NCMA SECU Auditorium, East Building
Time: 1:30pm
Cost: Free with registration

"Adrift" - Solo/small group exhibit at River Gallery in Chattanooga, TN. I'll be giving an artist talk an demo on wood engraving and crankies.

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Opening Reception: Aug. 1, 6:30-8pm
Artist Talk and Demo: Aug. 2, 10am-5pm

Letterpress Cards and Stationery

(workshop at JCCFS)

Explore the basics of letterpress printing and hand typesetting, including type composition, press bed set-up, and printing. Cover the basics of cutting and printing from a linoleum block together with text. By the end of the week, design and print a collection of cards and personalized stationery that will add a special touch to your notes and letters.

A Night of Crankies and Songs

I'll be performing a selection of my crankies at the John C. Campbell Folkschool to kick off the new year! I'm really excited about this show - I'll be playing alongside special guest Tyler Ramsey who will accompany my crankies as well as play his own music. This will also be the very first showing of The Dark Sea Crankie with him playing the song live! Get more details about the show at the John C. Campbell Folk School calendar page.

Letterpress: Books and Broadsides at John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC

Get to know the basics of letterpress printing and hand typesetting to print your own books and broadsides. Learn to set hot lead and wood type, print large broadsides and small books, and to use vintage printing presses. Add images with carved linoleum blocks, then finish the week by binding the small prints together into a book. All levels welcome.

Make A Crankie! at Atlanta Printmakers Studio 

Crankies are illustrated scrolls contained in boxes on dowels with attached handles. These scrolls are “hand cranked” to create a moving panorama, inviting the viewer to experience the images like watching a movie. These historic storytelling devices were often used as full-immersion experiences, filling an entire room with images of far-away lands to create the feeling of going on a journey.

Block Prints in Brilliant Color

(online Course through JCCFS)

Because the September printmaking class filled with a waitlist, we are offering a second class!

Find inspiration in the textures and patterns you see in the nature to create multi-color block prints. Learn how to print in layers of colors made from a single block as well as how to combine blocks in a single composition. You’ll use these blocks to create prints as well as to print patterns that can be used to make personal stationery, patterned fabric, journal covers, and even as wall patterns. Open to individuals of all skill levels.

This class meets online on Tuesday evenings 6-8pm for four sessions.

I'm so excited to participate in "ReClaim the RAD," an exhibit at the CZART Gallery featuring 20+ Asheville artists. These local artists will exhibit their creations on pieces of debris reclaimed from the flood after Hurricane Helene. This show is meant to insprie the community and help artists recover through creations we navigate the future of the arts district in Asheville.

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100% of all proceeds to benefit affected artists and local recovery and rebuilding efforts. For more details, visit the CZART Gallery website.

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Opens Saturday, Nov. 23 and runs through January 2025.