Capstone
Imagine stepping into a world where nature and humanity blend, a place where plants are not just around humans but a part of us. This is the world I want to bring to life through my work. Growing up, I never truly appreciated the value of the plants around me. What started as a chore as a child, watering flowerpots and tending to the family garden each summer, became a quiet, alluring beauty. At the same time, I remember as a child the toughest thing I had to do in school was simply pick and read a book. I always grabbed the alluring and pleasing picture books because the images seemingly spoke much more than the words. Both plants and picture books were quiet and spoke for themselves. This fascination with visuals led me to Living Layers, a 360-degree pop-up artist’s book that combines digital collage, typography, and augmented reality to immerse viewers in a surreal, hybrid world of plant-human figures. By merging the physical and digital, I invite viewers to walk through the scene and reflect on the beauty and imaginative link to nature. The combined layers are created to spark wonder and remind us of the quiet, yet rooted relationship we share with the world around us.
Living Layers
360° Artist Pop-Up Book
2024 - 2025
Creation Process
Book - AR - Poster
My book is 26 pages, with a custom title on the front cover and a QR code for the AR version on the back. The process started with sketches and layouts, followed by taking photos of college materials. I edited these images in Photoshop, adjusting colours and removing elements. After organizing the layers, I exported the pages as PNGs. For the title, I designed a leafy, shadowed text to match the theme "Living Layers." As for the AR process, I created a project in Hoverlay, added the PNG pages and extra objects, and included interactive audio. I then printed the pages on card-stock and prepared black silhouettes of the pages as PNGs in Photoshop, converted them to vector lines and exported them as PDFs in Illustrator for the laser cutter. I carefully aligned each page to cut with the laser cutter, and then I drilled binding holes and sewed the pages together using the Coptic binding method. Finally, I created posters with AR instructions, selecting the one with the best readability.
My Work
Factitious Brand - Graphic Design
Pontusea
In 2023 I made a factitious brand for boat houses.
Factitious Brand - Graphic Design
Volairi
Volairi is a factitious birdhouse-making company I made in 2022 that constructs miniature birdhouses of the client’s home. Providing birds with a unique and cozy home.
Augmented Reality - Illustrations, Texts, 3D Models, and Posters
2024 - 2025
Nature Hunt is an augmented reality (AR) scavenger hunt. Inspired by a love for local plants and the prairie landscape, the project invites users to uncover native Saskatchewan perennials "hidden" under the snow in Regina’s Victoria Park. Using the Hoverlay app, participants explore the park, discover illustrated plants, and learn fun facts, highlighting the absence of native flora in urban spaces. I blended creativity, design, and AR technology to help Saskatchewanians reconnect with the beauty of their local environment.
Mix Media - Photoshop Collage
2021 - 2024
Through surrealism and abstraction, I enjoy creating works and collages that blend photos, illustrations, and text to express the wonders of my imagination.
Doodle Art - Illustrations
2023 - 2025
I've been working on a series of doodle art which express awareness, emotions, and my interests. This series began in 2023 as a result of practicing mindfulness and doodling.
Digital Art - Illustrations
2021 - 2024
I create patterns, textures and illustrations.
Film - Video Editing
2020 - 2024
I have experience in filming and video editing.
Creative Coding - Digitally Interactive
2023
I created generative art through creative coding, working primarily with the Processing programming language to develop visual artworks and digital narratives.
Creative Technology - Augmentation
2023 - 2025
Experienced in working with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express, Arduino UNO R4 WiFi, and Arduino UNO microcontrollers. I've created unique interactive and wearable technologies, such as jellyfish umbrella hats that detect rain and thunder.
