Make Your Own DIY Planner at Home – with Japanese Elements

Make Your Own DIY Planner at Home by Rayna Lo

As a kid, I would go to a local Morning Glory store in Chicago to check out cute stickers, stationery, and planners. I don’t know why I needed a planner as a kid but I sure loved filling each page with notes, doodles, friends’ birthdays, and addresses. Fast-forward to 30 something year old adult, I’m … Read more

Drawing on my Compost Bin with Sakura Decorese Gel Pens

Turning My Compost Bin into Art by Rayna Lo

Aside from creating art, composting has been another source of calm for me. It’s been helping with my anxiety from this ongoing pandemic. I’m sure everyone is feeling a sense of heightened anxiety right? Anyway, each little food scrap that I compost feels like a Super Mario jump for coins [cue jump sound effect here]. … Read more

Women and Winning in Traditional Chinese Calligraphy

Rayna Lo: Women and Winning in Traditional Chinese Calligraphy

Learning how to write Traditional Chinese characters can be really tedious and not fun. I always have to preface my students with a disclaimer that learning the art of Traditional Chinese calligraphy requires a lot of patience and discipline. They instantly get it once they start practicing; and they easily understand why people dedicate their … Read more