Many of the artworks were inspired by commuting. “I used to do sketches during my commutes to pass the time, and some works would later evolve into print designs, such as the line-drawing artworks in the Hong Kong Magic City Collection,” she explains.

“I draw inspiration from basically everything, including the heritage and iconic sights of Hong Kong like trams, junks and minibuses, as well as daily wordplay and inspirational quotes. My daily life influences me significantly, leading me to incorporate words of love and energy, along with local sayings like ‘Fai Di Laa (Hurry Up!)’ and ‘Lido M’Goi (Stop here, please)’ in some of the prints.”

“My personal favorite is the ‘Olive Ding Ding’, which holds a lot of sentiment for me since I created it 16 years ago. Unlike some of my later sketches done on an iPad, this piece was entirely created on paper,” she says. While the designs of the ‘Hong Kong Magic City’ date from 2009, others, she says, were created as recently as 2020.

“As part of the ‘Hong Kong Magic City’ Collection, the concept was to transform the concrete landscape of Hong Kong into an organic city, incorporating wood textures throughout. The organic and delicate handling of textures and natural elements in this work may have pre-echoed some of my later pieces.”