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now that @realdonalddrumpf has ended #DACA, it’s time for Congress to protect the 800,000 recipients @SpeakerRyan
about a year ago
https://t.co/lxP118rCyj
about a year ago
too good 😂😭 https://t.co/Ss1awP8DXy
about 2 years ago

February 2018
- Feb 4, 2018 Tips for Sharing Your Imperfect Work Feb 4, 2018
January 2018
- Jan 22, 2018 Why Share Imperfect Work? Jan 22, 2018

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i’m fine you’re fine we’re all fine 🙃 #howareyoudoing #opentointerpretation

#fbf to happy hour on a lovely outdoor patio in taipei exactly one month ago 🍻🍟🍷 (lovely minus the mosquitos that preyed on us) #joanneshihillustration

the onset of seasonal depression feels like a surprise final exam for a class you forgot you signed up for, called How To Accept and Be Kind to Yourself When That Self Is Sad, Depressed, Scared, Anxious, Uninterested or Just Generally Uncooperative. #wednesdaynightthoughts #letstalkaboutmentalhealth

adjusting to life as a hibernating cactus - a self-portrait. #bearwithme #winter #🌵

spent most of today feeling blah 💩... ⁣
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not sure if it’s SAD kicking in, or my regular depression saying hello, or the result of sleeping super poorly (did the ridic storm last night keep anyone else awake / trigger anxiety that the roof was most def gonna cave in), or just overthinking everything per usual / all of the above.⁣
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anyway I made this at some point today just for fun and it helped a little bit 🙂 the text is from a photo I snapped in some boutique shop in Taiwan (swipe for said photo) - the words resonated with me but I thought it needed some color 🎨 I’ll post a screensized version in my stories in case you want to be phone lock screen twinsies with me :) ⁣
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wishing you all a lovely weekend, be kind and be true to yourself 🌿

remembering this rainy day café date with @jonbag87 (when we intentionally hashed out some vacation grievances we had with each other lol in addition to ooh-ing and ahh-ing over our fancy coffee and baked tea cheesecake)☕️💕 #joanneshihillustration

what’s your go-to comfort food? 🍜🍜🍜 I still have so many dishes we ate in Taiwan that I want to draw or paint, including a bunch of noodle bowls. this lil gouache painting is from earlier this year - when we had a surprisingly good bowl of ramen in Montreal 😋 #joanneshihillustration

loved seeing so many beautiful plants while we were in Taiwan... here’s a little study of some leaves that caught my eye 🌿 #joanneshihillustration

matcha latte to start your weekend 🍵💛 I’m off to bed now after resisting to nap all day... 🤖 #jetlagged #joanneshihillustration

Leaving Taiwan today.. it’s been a full few weeks, and I’m sad to be leaving it (even as I’m also feeling ready to be back in Boston again). My parents both grew up here and relatives on both sides of my family live here. As much as I love Taiwan for its abundance of delicious+cheap food, cute cafes & bookstores, and lush greenery, the most meaningful part about visiting this island to me is the overwhelming sense of family, home, and identity I feel when I’m here, walking the streets, taking in the sights, sounds, smells (so many smells!), having meals with family I see every few years (if that) — it’s hard to articulate the feeling but it’s an undeniable one. I marvel at how this sensation transcends culture, time, and language, since I neither grew up here nor speak Mandarin / Taiwanese well (...yet!). Some thoughts and feelings for me to sit with - this rediscovering, expanding, and solidifying of these spaces within myself, reconciling them to my day-to-day life back in America. #asianamerican #childofimmigrants

#雪花冰 one of my favorite desserts here 😻 didn’t catch mango season this time but this peanut flavored snow ice with sprinkles hit the spot.. might need to get another one today as it feels like 90 degrees! #joanneshihillustration #xuehuabing

only one day left in 80-degree Taipei, then it’s back to wearing scarves and sweaters and blankets and also seeing the sun set at 4pm 🙈 on a scale from yikes to good luck with that, how bad do you think my post-vacay-blues will be? 😬🙃 // gouache still life painting from last december (one of my fave studies I’ve done) #joanneshihillustration

happy sunday 🌥☕️ added some color to an old café sketch I did (nearly two years ago!) just for fun ☺️ taipei has filled me with so much art inspiration, I just need to figure out how to bring the feeling back with me... #joanneshihillustration #joannegoessketching

#luroufan: so delicious and only costs a couple bucks 🍚 other than some quick café sketches, this is the only thing I’ve drawn this trip so far 😆 #hardtodrawwhenyoureconstantlyeating #joanneshihillustration

it’s been rainy the past few days (and will be for a few more days...) which means lots of café and bookstore time. here are some café sketching snippets from my sketchbook 💛👀 there is something so appealing to me about sketching little details and moments, it helps me slow down and appreciate the present moment ☕️ #joanneshihillustration

café dates are my favorite ☕️🥐💛 enjoying finding some new ones while we are in Taipei - loved @jiegenge in the Da’an district yesterday. PS looking forward to reuniting with gouache when we get back home.. I’ve missed painting 🖌 #joanneshihillustration

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