Work — Thu Sister Studio

The Hydroponic Garden The hydroponic garden is a love letter to growing and loving the food you eat. A personal look into my own childhood, where my parents grew their own veggies in the backyard, and would always ask us to cut up frui

Thu Sister 6/1/24 Thu Sister 6/1/24

The Hydroponic Garden

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Hopelab Hopelab is a transformative social innovation lab and impact investor working to support the mental well-being of adolescents ages 10-25, especially BIPOC and LGBTQ+ young people. Through philanthropic funding, collaborations,

Thu Sister 2/1/24 Thu Sister 2/1/24

Hopelab

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Fresh

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Thu Sister 1/1/24 Thu Sister 1/1/24

Fresh

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Gravy Quarterly I was commissioned to draw two editorial illustrations to accompany two poems by writer Joshua Nguyen in Gravy Quarterly’s spring 2023 issue. The first poem is a response to the words “You were born in Vietnam, I don’

Thu Sister 12/1/23 Thu Sister 12/1/23

Gravy Quarterly

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Symmetry Magazine Select illustrations from 2023-2024 for Symmetry Magazine. Art directed by Michael Branigan.

Thu Sister 11/1/23 Thu Sister 11/1/23

Symmetry Magazine 2023 - 2024

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Paseo Arts Festival The Paseo Arts Festival is an annual event in the heart of the Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City. It takes place every Memorial Day weekend and is free to the public. The Paseo neighborhood is always so vibrant

Thu Sister 10/1/23 Thu Sister 10/1/23

Paseo Arts Festival

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People Nerds Select illustrations from 2021-2023 for People Nerds blog by Dscout. Art directed by Jarred Kolar and Addie Burgess.

Thu Sister 9/2/23 Thu Sister 9/2/23

People Nerds 2021 - 2023

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GRLSQUASH Two Illustrations for GRLSQUASH magazine’s fifth issue, Ceremony. The first piece is for a story about having one last meal before Ramadan starts. The second piece accompanies a story about Black family reunions and how the a

Thu Sister 8/1/23 Thu Sister 8/1/23

GRLSQUASH

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Equity Brewing Company I was commissioned to create Illustrations for Oklahoma’s first all women owned craft brewery, Equity Brewing Company. The artworks are for their Rise Up Roasted Coffee Stout and Collective Action Kolsch beer lab

Thu Sister 7/15/23 Thu Sister 7/15/23

Equity Brewing Company

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Đi Chợ

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Thu Sister 7/1/23 Thu Sister 7/1/23

Đi Chợ

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Loud Girl In A Lotus Pond Personal portrait, created as a reminder to celebrate resilience and growth, no matter how hard the journey. As Thích Nhất Hạnh says, “There can be no lotus flower without the mud.”

Thu Sister 5/1/23 Thu Sister 5/1/23

Loud Girl In A Lotus Pond

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People’s Blend Concept for Junction Coffee’s design label competition for their new blend, the People’s Blend.

Thu Sister 4/15/23 Thu Sister 4/15/23

People’s Blend

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Caro Fotos Carolina Sanchez is a photographer located in Chicago. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents who were born in Oaxaca, Mexico. After hearing her father's stories about working at a newspaper when he was younger in Oaxa

Thu Sister 3/1/23 Thu Sister 3/1/23

Caro Fotos

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LOUD Lotus In 2017, my best friend and I started an online collective called LOUD Lotus. One of the driving factors was that we didn't feel like there were enough platforms for Asian Pacific Islander American women identifying and gend

Thu Sister 2/15/23 Thu Sister 2/15/23

LOUD Lotus

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We Are the Fruits of Our Mother's Labor Dedicated to Asian/Pacific Islander immigrant women who have given birth to us, transferring all their intersectionalities and creating new ones, so that we can reshape how society sees AANHPI wo

Thu Sister 2/1/23 Thu Sister 2/1/23

We Are The Fruits of Our Mother's Labor

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You Are Beautiful Matthew Hoffman started his well-known “You Are Beautiful” movement back in 2002, just to empower people. In 2016, he gathered over a hundred artists around the world to created their own You Are Beautiful boards. Bri

Thu Sister 1/1/23 Thu Sister 1/1/23

You Are Beautiful

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Making A Scene Chicago Children’s Theatre evolved out of the city’s need for high-quality, professional, year-round children’s and family programming that matched the same quality as theatrical powerhouses such as the Steppenwolf Theat

Thu Sister 12/15/22 Thu Sister 12/15/22

Making A Scene

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Thu Sister 12/15/22 Thu Sister 12/15/22

Cannariginals

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CashMD CashMD believes that healthcare should be affordable, transparent, and simple. With CashMD, you can compare healthcare providers and prices, make your selection, and choose your own path to better health and financial peace of m

Thu Sister 12/10/22 Thu Sister 12/10/22

CashMD

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Manifest Urban Arts Festival Columbia College Chicago’s annual end of the year urban arts festival, Manifest, is a student-powered event and features graduating students’ showcases, live musical performances, film screenings, gallery s

Thu Sister 12/1/22 Thu Sister 12/1/22

Manifest Urban Arts Festival

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