Letters from Earthling
Letter No. 1

“Letters from Earthling” is an epistolary series written by Earthling to their extragalactic pen pal known simply as "Friend.”

Letter No. 1 is about creating and sharing beauty in times of horror. From cold, hard ground, hope can blossom. Published online as a comic and in the June 23, 2024 print issue of The New York Times, Sunday Arts & Leisure section.  

Art Director: Jennifer Ledbury




Does your relationship help you grow?

I was glowing with joy when I received an illustration assignment about the expansiveness of love! Published online as an interactive quiz and in the February 13, 2024 Relationships issue of The Washington Post’s Health & Science Section. 

From the kind, listening bunny to the bat bringing heart-shaped cookies to their beloved, the little characters floating in my heart got to come out and play!

Editor: Hannah Good




A Thin Line Billboard

Billboard design for Galeria Rusz/Rusz Foundation in Toruń, Poland.

When I was sketching ideas for the billboard, the radio was spewing out the latest horrors from Ukraine, numbers and strategies explained as if war were a game with no consequences to humanity. And as I was completing this work in summer 2022, I thought of the Palestinian people facing brutal attacks by the Israeli military.

While I have been privileged to grow up in bubbles of cautious stability, being from a country that committed atrocious crimes, colonized their neighbors, and was later silenced to “peace” by the American atomic bombs, I am aware of just how thin and complex that line is, between war and peace.




The Acrobatics of Viewing Art

After weaving through a crowded Edward Hopper exhibit at The Whitney Museum, I was inspired to write and illustrate a humorous piece showing the multitude of forms and movements that museum-goers make for the sake of viewing art. Published online and in the April 30, 2023 print issue of The New York Times, Sunday Arts & Leisure section.  

Art Director: Jennifer Ledbury





Cat Therapy Comic

A comic about my cat sitting journey for The New York Times Well. Cats have helped me process, heal, and feel more grounded in difficult times.

Art Director: Sarah Williamson