"Divinely Protected" (2022)
T4T BIPOC series documenting the bed space as an altar.
Tee & Coyote in Los Angeles:
✜ Ocean Salt from Hawai'i
✜ Prayer scrolls from Tee's Grandma in Korea
✜ Incense from a temple in Korea
✜ Teakwood, Cedar, Amber, and Moss Candles
✜ California Wildflowers
✜ Abalone Shells
✜ Polaroid of Tee and Coyote at Venice Beach
✜ Dried Peonies
✜ Ivory Satin
✜ Tiger Patterned Faux Fur
✜ Paintings of Homelands on Wood
Hōkūli'i & Liam in Oahu:
✜ Box that holds their wedding rings
✜ Polaroids throughout their relationship
✜ A necklace that was a wedding gift from Hōkūli'i to Liam
✜ Some paintings they did together on an anniversary
✜ Paintings gifted from Hōkūli'i to Liam for Christmas
✜ Red and White Roses
Lauren & Ihui in Los Angeles:
✜ Painting by Makoto chi
✜ Pan Chang knot
✜ Chinese kite
✜ Dragon statues
✜ Guan yin print
✜ Symbolic protectorate items from Chinatown
✜ Sculptures from Mexico
✜ Bag of toys
✜ Japanese mask
✜ Stuffed worm from Peter Lai
✜ Lava lamp
✜ Pisces charm from my grandparents home in Hawaii
✜ Yeti named Olafur
✜ Lotus lamps
✜ Taiwanese boba plushie
✜ Peaches to ancestors and motherland Taiwan
✜ Orchid
✜ Lotus candle holders