Ruane Miller Exhibit

            The Ruane Miller exhibit featured a series of works using painting and prints.  Most of the colors seemed to reflect a warm landscape with mainly a contrast between blue and orange, which reflects her experiences in the environment of the SouthWest.  Using repetitive patterns of waves, her works often display majestic nature, ranging from clouds, sunsets, and deserts, to the Grand Canyon. 

abstract- idea

This is one of the most intriguing photos I took in Chicago last summer- it is the bottom of the famous Bean landmark.  This is the belly of the landmark, and somehow the way it reflects the city and the people curves in a puzzling way that makes you look twice.  It also kind of reminds me of human anatomy in some ways, or some sort of mirror maze.  

idea

This is before my first train ride also taken in Chicago with my best friend.  I'm pretty excited and nervous, and this picture documents and celebrates that idea of new experiences and travels.

abstract- person

This photo documents me looking into the Bean at Chicago, which is such a fascinating landmark to me.  I kept staring at the way the bean convolutes yet includes the whole city, and I am standing there right in front of me embraced by the whole of Chicago.

person - japanese

I love this image that I captured on the bus in Japan.  Originally I thought it was just so badass to see an elderly Japanese man on a sleek motorcycle, but what I also accidentally captured was his utterly content expression- that is the kind of relaxation and satisfaction I'd want when I am that age on my motorcycle.

landscape

On a random day in the summer, I went for a ride on my scooter and took my mom's camera.  It was really hot, and I wanted to explore the secret rocky path behind my neighborhood.  The field was really beautiful, so I swung my camera and took a "random" shot to see what the instant second would find- this is the result.

Abstract

On my way to the art building one early cold morning, I look down and notice this broken ice on the ground, so I stepped on it some more and it looked like beautiful crystals, kind of ethereal or lost in time.