A pet portrait of Jax the puffy bichon! Commissioned by Kangyoua, and drawn digitally using my new Surface Pro 6 and Adobe Photoshop CC. Kangyoua is using this drawing on her Twitch TV gaming stream, heartbreakr.
Including my rough drafts, responding to feedback to make Jax look more chibi!
12/19/18
A self-portrait featuring rice being washed. Created using pen, ink, and markers for ArtCrop‘s group exhibition, SIB PAUV ZOG: A Hmong Cultural Harvest.
SIB PAUV ZOG includes the work and stories of Hmong artists and farmers reimagining Hmong existence and making way for new cultural traditions. It is on display at the Hennepin Gallery from December 3, 2018 until January 25, 2019.Reference photograph taken by Hayden Bui with myself modeling.
11/28/18
A self-portrait featuring words from Ntozake Shange’s poem, “sorry.” Created using pen, ink, and markers for ArtCrop‘s group exhibition, SIB PAUV ZOG: A Hmong Cultural Harvest.
SIB PAUV ZOG includes the work and stories of Hmong artists and farmers reimagining Hmong existence and making way for new cultural traditions. It is on display at the Hennepin Gallery from December 3, 2018 until January 25, 2019.
11/28/18
Digital graphics I created for a #SupportLocalHustle pop-up sale. These graphics were used as Instagram posts and a Facebook event banner promoting the sale.
#SupportLocalHustle are Minneapolis-based pop-ups that feature Black, Indigenous, and People of Color vendors. These vendors make and sell art, food, jewelry, knitted winter wear, and more.
11/18/18
Digital illustration I created for the online article “Hennepin County sheriff’s office and the consequences of authority” published by the Twin Cities Daily Planet.
9/23/18
Digital illustration I created for the online article “Not your backbone: Black women want more from the DFL” published by the Twin Cities Daily Planet.
9/17/18
I created this flyer for the collaborative performance piece “To Be Real,” created and performed by Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay and myself. The flyers included a Facebook event banner, a square image for digital sharing, and a printed copy.
“To Be Real” is a performance written by Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay and Tori Hong. Together, Hong and Vongsay performed “To Be Real” on 9/1/18 as a part of the 2018 Our Space Is Spoken For Fellowship. The accompanying zine was put inside lucky red envelopes with $2 bills and given to vendors and customers at the Sun Foods Farmers’ Market in Saint Paul. The performance culminated in a 2-minute movement piece inspired by Frogtown resident Winston Tuan Nguyen and invitation to take off ones’ shoes and come home.
I created these illustrations for ACLU-MN‘s 2018 Annual Report. I was inspired by the work they have done and continue to do around the Muslim ban, immigrant rights, and voting.
A short collection of bunny wisdom.
“To Be Real” zine is a collaboration between Tori Hong and Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay. It is inspired by stories of Frogtown, Vietnam, immigration, war, family, generosity, and joy that Mr. Winston Tuan Nguyen shared with us over McDonald’s and phở.
Hong and Vongsay co-created the concepts for the zine. Hong illustrated and designed the zine. Vongsay wrote the poem.
This zine was a part of a performance — also titled “To Be Real” — that Vongsay and Hong wrote and performed together on 9/1/18 as a part of the 2018 Our Space Is Spoken For Fellowship. The zine was put inside lucky red envelopes with $2 bills and passed out to vendors and customers at the Sun Foods Farmers’ Market in Saint Paul. The performance also incorporated movement and invitation to take off ones’ shoes and come home.
