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End
"END" is a stop-motion animation LEGO film that was made for my Chapman Visual Supplement. I was challenged with the prompt,
"Without using dialogue, voice over or music with lyrics, create a film that is under two minutes and is about a character making a difficult decision. Show that the character is pulled in two different directions at an emotional level, visualize their process of consideration and show that they make a decision."
The String of Destiny
This piece is my interpretation of Grace Lin’s incredible novel Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.
Rise Up by A. Day
As a classical vocalist at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, I revel in new repertoire, competition preparation, and refinement of my mezzo-soprano abilities.
Rain (Original)
Listening to the rain droplets outside pitter-patter on my window inspired me to write this song while I was sick at home and name it "Rain".
Matriarchal Predispositions
This short collection aims to depict the complex emotional turmoil that is the mother-daughter relationship. Based lightly around my own experiences, these three pieces paint an image of intense love interlaced with hate, misunderstanding, and the idea of codependency.
Things I Should Probably Throw Out
This being my second short film, I went into the process knowing a lot more about how to use my resources to film in a manner that could be shot and edited efficiently and effectively. I wanted to create something short and simple that I could finish in a reasonable time in order to take a break from my longer film project which I was getting bored of editing.
Prayer for This Boy in This Bed, Sisters, and Leftover Life
My drive to write poetry comes and goes in waves.
I Remember by S. Sondheim
I heard this song originally while slowly working my way through the expansive and immaculate portfolio of Stephen Sondheim.
Throw Roses
This piece is part of a series of short pieces for piano and a vocal quartet based on Carl Sandburg poems.
Smooth Blue Heaven
I wrote this piece originally for a musical revue I produced and staged independently in July of 2022 called "Stitch by Stitch" with a cast of nine amazing actors.
Tossing Rocks
On a family camping trip to McArthur Burney Falls, me and my friend Will biked down to the Cemetery Grove on the lake.
110 Meters Hurdles
My photo is of a 110 meters hurdles race held at my high school, taken on 35mm film.
Finger Laces
I’ve always been fascinated by labor and production, especially as it pertains to how much American manufacturing has been exported.
Close Your Eyes
For this piece, I love to capture different components of texture: skin, hair, and fabric.
Colors of Yala
Along my way to the great mountain of Yala located in western Sichuan in China, I was absolutely stunned by its natural beauty and its integration with historical architects.
The Swaying Mountains
“The Swaying Mountains” is a duet for French horn and piano that explores contrast between energetic, heavily accented passages representing storms surrounding the mountains and slower passages that represent the imaginary swaying of mountains.
Anzoleta Dopo La Regata by G. Rossini
“Anzoleta dopo la regata” by Gioachino Rossini is part of a song cycle entitled La regata veneziana, or The Venetian Regatta.