February 10, 2024
To respect member privacy, no photographs of the workshop are shared here; however, the communal painting created during that time, The Sun Forest Dragon, is included. In this workshop, I introduced the architectural history of dragon symbols in ancient China and collaborated with attendees to create a collective artwork. Inspired by the Chinese zodiac, where the Year of the Sun Forest Dragon represents manifestation, I invited participants to paint their own wishes and intentions directly onto the piece, transforming the dragon into a vessel of shared blessings. Drawing on my bilingual skills and knowledge of classical Chinese, I also gifted each attendee a Chinese name as a personal blessing, continuing a tradition of cultural exchange and goodwill.
