Illustration for 'Housing During the Heat Wave' article on the effects of the 2021 summer heat wave among vulnerable groups in the Eugene community who lack adequate air conditioning and housing. Created in Adobe Illustrator in 2021.
Illustration for 'Drinking to Cope' article on alcohol consumption during the pandemic among University of Oregon students. Created in Adobe Illustrator in 2021.
Illustration accompanying 'An Ephemeral Thing', an Ethos blog piece on the presence of performing arts in Eugene. Made in Adobe Illustrator in 2021.
Illustration for 'Women in the Honors College', on the power imbalance between male-presenting and female-presenting students in Honors College courses. Made in Adobe Illustrator in 2021.
Digital Illustration accompanying a piece from Ethos Magazine, on the Outdoor Program at the University of Oregon and their 'Redefining Outdoorsy' Campaign. This program seeks to increase diversity in, and access to, the outdoors among the Eugene community. Created in Adobe Illustrator.
Set of three illustrations made in Adobe Illustrator for a story on Latino Businesses in Eugene, Oregon, for Ethos Magazine.
Illustration for 'Bent Spoke Outreach', on the local volunteers at Bent Spoke Outreach in Eugene, Oregon who bike and deliver resources to houseless people in the community. Made in Adobe Illustrator in 2022.
Science Communication
I use illustration as a form of science communication to visually communicate complex topics in an engaging and accessible way, from illustrating the inner workings of architectural designs to creating land restoration content.
I illustrated an exploded view of a passive house design, to communicate its components and how they contribute to creating a highly energy-efficient house as part of my science communication journalism story in the Science Story 2023 class. After interviewing and conducting research, I created this infographic based on the design of Peter and Lori Kugler's passive house in Eugene, Oregon. Check out the published online story 'Saving Energy One Design at a Time'.
Created in collaboration with Sera Lew and Aletha Lengkong for our Honors College Ice and Climate Change course. We approached researching the cryosphere from the lenses of art, science and politics and this culminated in a research poster presenting our findings with an illustration created by Aletha and I using Adobe Illustrator and Procreate.
