Joy's Blog

Neon Dreams: How Sci-Fi and Tron Shape My Art

Neon Dreams: How Sci-Fi and Tron Shape My Art

If you haven't guessed it by now, I am a geek to the nth degree. My husband and I live for science fiction: the world-building, the technology, and especially the...

Neon Dreams: How Sci-Fi and Tron Shape My Art

If you haven't guessed it by now, I am a geek to the nth degree. My husband and I live for science fiction: the world-building, the technology, and especially the...

Channeling My Inner Style Icon: From Swag to Stickers

Channeling My Inner Style Icon: From Swag to St...

I recently came across a photo of myself as a young girl and I have to admit something: I had way more fashion sense back then! The confidence, the bold...

Channeling My Inner Style Icon: From Swag to St...

I recently came across a photo of myself as a young girl and I have to admit something: I had way more fashion sense back then! The confidence, the bold...

From Mango Sticky Rice to Mountain Peaks: A Three-Country Honeymoon

From Mango Sticky Rice to Mountain Peaks: A Thr...

After our second wedding in Singapore, my husband and I embarked on a journey that I still revisit in my mind whenever I pick up a pencil. We honeymooned across...

From Mango Sticky Rice to Mountain Peaks: A Thr...

After our second wedding in Singapore, my husband and I embarked on a journey that I still revisit in my mind whenever I pick up a pencil. We honeymooned across...

Catapults and Turkey Legs: My Renaissance Faire Summer

Catapults and Turkey Legs: My Renaissance Faire...

Most people spend their first summer job folding shirts at the mall or flipping burgers. My first experience in the workforce was a bit more... medieval. I spent my summers...

Catapults and Turkey Legs: My Renaissance Faire...

Most people spend their first summer job folding shirts at the mall or flipping burgers. My first experience in the workforce was a bit more... medieval. I spent my summers...

Backpacking and Bites: My Month in Europe

Backpacking and Bites: My Month in Europe

Before the busy years of law school and parenting, I traveled as much as I could. I did the quintessential backpacking trip throughout Europe with a friend. One of my...

Backpacking and Bites: My Month in Europe

Before the busy years of law school and parenting, I traveled as much as I could. I did the quintessential backpacking trip throughout Europe with a friend. One of my...

Rediscovering the Sense of Wonder

Rediscovering the Sense of Wonder

I recently found an old photo that stopped me in my tracks. It was a vivid reminder that every single one of us is born with a natural sense of...

Rediscovering the Sense of Wonder

I recently found an old photo that stopped me in my tracks. It was a vivid reminder that every single one of us is born with a natural sense of...