One of my prints was selected-- Gingko Leaf Impressions was selected as part of this Juried Exhibition at definitely superior art gallery.
Title: Gingko leaf impressions
Medium: Original block-print carving and acrylic paint
Size: 8.5 x 11 Year: 2025
Last year, my aunt Lily continued a battle with cancer which she survived previously. She died quietly, with support and love of close friends and family. I visited her in hospital and when she was transferred to Yee Hong Peter K. Kwok Hospice in Scarborough. In between these moments of being present with her, with family, and her friends-- I walked grocery stores, neighborhoods, reading, and sketching. On a walk, I came across a gingko tree and picked up and pressed two gingko leaves in my sketchbook. As part of processing grief, I made a carving to experiment printing impressions of this beautiful tree that is part of traditional Chinese medicine- a helper for remembering, learning, and representing resilience. Shamans would carve on the wood of gingko to communicate with the spirit world. Gingko trees demonstrate new growth, despite facing atomic bomb radiation.
