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Five Simple Questions to Ask if You Don’t Know How to Articulate Your Art by Rayna Lo

You artwork may not always speak for itself. In this case, it’s helpful to clearly articulate why you created it and how you did it. Know that your audience may never fully understand your art as their art experience can

Reasons to Draw – Simple Ways For Me to Connect with Myself and Rest my Weary Mind by Rayna Lo

June 21, 2021

My Reasons for Drawing – Simple Ways For Me to Connect with Myself and Rest my Weary Mind

Illustration, Tips and Advice

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The past few months have been really busy and I am taking some much-needed time to reconnect with myself. June is a little slower with school being over and people enjoying a much-needed summer vacation, especially coming out of a

May 25, 2021

Beam Therapeutics Panel Discussion for AAPI Heritage Month – Going Back to My Pharma Community to Talk About Our API Experience

Social Justice, Current Events

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Today, I had the honor of being a panelist to talk about the AAPI experience. Thank you to Beam for creating a safe and open space to discuss our unique experiences. Also, thank you for allowing me to teach a

May 20, 2021

A Trip to Japan Without Leaving our Home – Iwakura Sushi Kaiseki with Washoku Renaissance

Food

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Back in March of 2021, I started planning a celebration for my partner’s birthday that is in May. March 2021 was still in the midst of the pandemic and we were unsure of when vaccines would be available to the

May 19, 2021

Our Collective Losses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Current Events

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Wait. I’m taking this moment in. I received my second vaccine dose for Covid-19! Feels surreal to finally be at this point after so much loss. And just to understand the magnitude of this milestone, I made a list of

Protect Our Elders Sticker for Boston Chinatown by Rayna Lo

April 6, 2021

Fight Anti-Asian Hate Fundraiser for Boston Chinatown – Protest Violence by Funding Asian Organizations!

Social Justice, Illustration

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Over $400 was raised for Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center!!! I am beyond grateful for everyone’s purchase of the “Protect Our Elders” sticker. 100% ($5 per sticker and all $5 was donated) of your purchase went directly to BCNC to help

March 13, 2021

Sticker Sets for Women’s Month – 100% Proceeds Donated to Abby’s House!

Social Justice, Illustration

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March is International Women’s Month. I think we can all agree that the world has made progress in terms of acknowledging the value women have in our society. But, the truth is, there is a lot more work that needs

How to Be More Mindful of All The Luxuries We Already Have by Rayna Lo

February 24, 2021

Journal Prompt Idea – How to Be More Mindful of All The Luxuries We Already Have

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Being an artist is awesome. I know that I am incredibly and ridiculously lucky to have an outlet for my creative and emotional expression. There are days, however, where I fall into the common trap of focusing on what I

February 20, 2021

Cabbage the Tiger – A Character Brought to Life from my Daily Doodle Exercise

Illustration, Chinese Culture

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This is Cabbage the Tiger! Cabbage was the first name that came up and I love it so much. Here is some interesting facts about tigers in Asian culture. Did you know that the stripes on the tiger’s head resemble

February 3, 2021

The Power of Drawing a Small Doodle a Day – I Developed Efficient and Smarter Habits

Illustration, Tips and Advice

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This all started with lessons I learned from completing the 100-day project a few years ago. I wanted to get myself into the practice of drawing more so I thought that committing myself to drawing for 100 consecutive days would

January 13, 2021

Cute and Easy Illustrated Guide on How to Cook Potstickers

DIY, Chinese Culture

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The pandemic is still ongoing and I just really miss home. I wish I can travel to my family restaurant in Chicago but I’m not sure when we’re safely able to do so. The thought of flying gives me anxiety,

December 24, 2020

Drawing on my Walls with Posca Paint Markers – the Ultimate Zoom Background

Art, Illustration, DIY

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I had a lot of fun drawing peony flowers on my wall. This was my first time drawing something of this scale but I loved the challenge! I was getting bored of seeing my blank white wall through the virtual