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Cell-fie, Drawings, Environments, Lana Plant, Organisms

Four Seasons Treehouse

July 29, 2018October 15, 2019 Grace Ling
cell-fie 4 seasons treehousee
4 Seasons Treehouse

A treehouse with leaves symbolizing winter, spring, summer, and fall.

I also have more concept art on my drawing Instagram, @candyleaf_

Tagged art, biology, cute, Drawing, indie game dev, kawaii, nature, science, summerLeave a comment
Cell-fie, Cell-fie, Drawings, Organelles, Original Characters, Vess Vesicle

Vess Vesicle’s room

July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 Grace Ling
cell-fie vess vesicle room
Vess Vesicle’s Room

This is Vess Vesicle’s room in my game, Cell-fie! It’s suspended by microtubules from the cytoskeleton network 😊

I also have more concept art on my drawing Instagram, @candyleaf_.

Tagged art, artist, biology, Drawing, front-page, game design, game development, Interior Design, kawaii, scienceLeave a comment
Cell-fie, Drawings, Elli Jellyfish, Environments, Organisms, Outdoor

Peanut Butter and Jelly Fish Restaurant

July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 Grace Ling
Cell-fie Peanut Butter and Jellyfish house restaurant
Peanut Butter and Jellyfish Restaurant

This is a restaurant in Cell-fie that serves peanut butter and jelly themed food!

I have more concept art on my drawing Instagram.

 

Tagged Anime, art, concept art, Drawing, front-page, game design, gijinka, jellyfish, kawaii, peanut butterLeave a comment
Cell-fie, Cell-fie, Drawings, Leala Leaf, Organisms, Original Characters

Leala Leaf’s Attack

November 17, 2017November 16, 2017 Grace Ling

Cell-fie Leala's leaf attack.png

This is Leala Leaf’s botanic blast attack in Cell-fie.

I have more drawings on my blog and art Instagram.

Tagged Anime, art, character design, Drawing, kawaii, leaf, manga, plant, science, video gameLeave a comment
Drawings, Fan Art

Fern

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Grace Ling

AT with mochatchi - Fern.png

This Fern, she is drawn for an art trade between Mochatchi on Instagram and I.

I have more drawings on my blog and art Instagram.

Tagged Anime, art, character design, digital art, Drawing, fern, kawaii, leaves, manga, plantsLeave a comment

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I gave a talk at a place that used to give me PTSD early last month. Growing up, I didn’t have a good memory of church because going there always made me feel like I was never good enough. I was different than the other kids there and never felt like I fit in. I liked to draw where most other kids seemed to like other things and I felt excluded for years every Sunday. - - All the adults always seemed to be comparing their kids to each other. The adults would tell my parents and I how “good” their kid is and then ask me about what I have accomplished and try to one-up me and talk down to me. - - Not only that, but my only friend from church started ghosting me in real life one day and blocking me on social media after I started running and winning medals. She was also saying really mean things behind my back. I never done anything mean to her and felt really hurt. Church made me feel left out and never good enough. It is one of the causes of my low self esteem as a kid and the dark thoughts about myself. - - I started running cross country in high school, I would go on long runs every Sunday and start before my parents left for church and come back after. I never went back there until that day, 8 years later. - - My mother invited me to give a talk at the church about my career journey. I talked about my “unconventional (in stereotypical asian parent terms)” career path - I wanted to be an anime artist growing up, but chose to major in bioengineering pre-med because of pressures from society and wanting to make my parents proud. After going through many breakdowns, I finally chose to make my own path and combine my experiences to pursue product and game design instead! My presentation was really well received. Also, a lot of the adults who used to seem to judge me negatively as a kid were now asking me for life advice. - - This really means a lot to me especially because I grew up there as a kid feeling less of myself and inferior. I almost went home because I was shaking pretty hard from PTSD. I felt scared to talk to anyone, but I convinced myself that this is practice for interviews. I’m glad that I was able to feel motivated enough to take on this challenge.
I had an amazing experience tabling at the Lynbrook Craft Faire yesterday and debuted new acrylic charms and designs. I also developed a newfound confidence in my own business. - Going back to my high school was really triggering for me for years after I graduated, but I’m really proud of myself for getting over it. Most of the students from my middle school went to my high school, and I was bullied to the point where multiple people told me to “kill myself” daily because I called someone “popular” out for theft of my belongings as I saw them using my alpha gels. I was also a quiet kid who was easy to step on. - Then one day my mother decided to pay me to go to the gym with her and I started running in 8th grade. I learned from a young age about who I don’t want to be from being bullied and started to focus on improving myself, starting with running and I improved quickly. - Coming into high school, I felt really left out of the girl’s varsity cross country/track team as they talked mean things behind my back because my personality was not the same as theirs and they didn’t like how I ran faster than them. I started running with the boys and claiming multiple school records as well as making it to nationals several times. The people who were telling me to die in middle school were suddenly asking me for running tips. Running was my identity and is what I thought is the only reason people would respect me for in high school. - - In college, I stopped running competitively due to injuries and mental health. Coming off with the running “reputation” I had in high school, I felt like I had nothing about myself to be proud of for years in undergrad. I thought people from high school would judge me negatively because I do not run competitively anymore while I was also very insecure about my art and career because I was following a path of what society defined as success and not being myself. - Yesterday, I had an amazing time reconnecting with friends and teachers from Miller/Lynbrook and making new friends! I was really quiet in high school because I thought if I spoke up just to how I spoke up to the theft, I would get harassed and threatened again. [CONT]
I made my first enamel pin - Lychee Cat, an original design by me. Here is a video of the reflections and front/back! I’m also excited to announce my own sole proprietorship - Candyleaf Designs. I sell enamel pins, acrylic charms, and vinyl stickers (will add more items soon) on Etsy and at conventions (next ones - Lynbrook Craft Fair (This saturday 11/23 9 am - 4 pm and secret code to get a free sticker at my booth is: snow) and Sac Anime (January))! It has always been my childhood dream to pursue art and design coming from a background being forced to pursue something science/engineering related! - - My artist name, Candyleaf, symbolizes the inspirations from pastel colors and nature in my art. I’ve been using this name since 2012 when I first started my Deviantart and have been using it as my name in games. - - Art account: @candyleaf_ Etsy: etsy.com/shop/candyleaf Patreon: patreon.com/Candyleaf Facebook page: facebook.com/CandyleafDesigns
Hi everyone! I’ll be presenting at the Global Education Conference online this Wednesday, 11/20 at 12-1 pm PST. My topic is: Virtual Reality Games in the Classroom to Increase Global Learning Engagement. I will be going over my design process and demo of my biology-inspired virtual reality role-playing game called Cell-fie (pronounced “Selfie”) where you can become a cell in VR! https://grace-ling.com/cell-fie/ - - Feel free to register here on Eventbrite (it’s free): bit.ly/GEC2019register for the link to the presentation schedules and link to join the Blackboard room at that time! It will also be recorded :)
Update: Thank you everyone for all the kind and supportive messages in the last few days! You all really made me think hard about what actually makes me happy despite society’s social constructs that has been engrained in my head since I was born. In the past, I always thought I wasn’t good at school and blamed myself for having to study more than others to get the same grades. - - I took a step back and decided to focus on my own strengths instead of what most of the structure of school and society currently defines as strengths. Creativity, art, and thinking outside of the box comes naturally to me which is what school never rewarded me for. - - The school system rewards people for following rules and memorizing facts, from my experience. In order to succeed in school, one must be able to binge a lot of information before purging it all in the test then possibly forgetting everything. There can be improvements to this system. In order for me to have a competitive undergrad GPA, I sacrificed my mental health, social life, sleep, passions, hobbies, and happiness to train myself to “succeed” in that behavior. In the end, I lost more than I gained. - - I realize that I need to focus on what makes me happy in order to make a meaningful impact in society, after not prioritizing myself for years and trying to obtain the wrong kind of success for myself. I’ve came to the conclusion of either taking a break from school, changing majors, or taking less classes and work full time/projects. My happiest times of undergrad was working on my own virtual reality game, Cell-fie and interning at Intuitive Surgical as a Virtual Reality Robotic Surgery Game Developer. - - I’m excited for my future of product/game design and art! I am passionate about creating products that bring joy to others such as games, apps, and merchandise while improving my skills in leadership and business! I’m going to live a balanced life and work on the right goals for myself.
I’ve been struggling for a while now and I am going to talk about it. I admit that I am only doing my master’s degree not really related to my career goal because of imposter syndrome. I graduated studying topics unrelated to my career goal of product design, so I feel like I need to keep working on projects before applying to full-time jobs. - - Growing up with two parents both with PhDs in Silicon Valley, I felt the intense pressure to do the same. All throughout elementary and middle school, I loved to draw and create things with my imagination. I had to get bribed in order to think inside of the box in order to get good grades - what school taught me to do. - - I sacrificed my mental health, social life, sleep, and hobbies in order to graduate with a 3.7 GPA in engineering. Freshman, sophomore, and parts of senior year of college were the most unhappiest times of my life. I wouldn’t go out on weekends - I had to always study or do something for my resume. That was not worth it. - - Now, I can not study by myself for a long time alone or else my mind goes in a dark place. I oversleep and hang out with friends to avoid studying because it’s painful. - - I want to take a break from school but I don’t know if I should because of the scholarships I received. I never thought school was for me - I only play this game of school because of society’s social constructs and expectations.

Food Art Instagram

I finished my first quarter of grad school! ✨ - Toppings: pastry from Clover Bakery, pink dragonfruit, strawberries, blueberries, peanut butter, bunny cookies, and pretzel 🍓🥨🥐
Happy Thanksgiving! I made a fruit turkey 🌿
I made dango cat and coffee vinyl stickers! I will be tabling at the Lynbrook Craft Fair as a vendor (This saturday 11/23 9 am - 4 pm and secret code to get a free sticker at my booth is: snow) and Sac Anime (January 3 to 5th)! - - Art account: @candyleaf_ Etsy: etsy.com/shop/candyleaf Patreon: patreon.com/Candyleaf Facebook page: facebook.com/CandyleafDesigns
Happy oatmeal featuring tiger stripe fig, banana, bread swirl, bear kiwi, apple wings, and peanuts 🌿✨🍡
Hi everyone! Sorry for being MIA - I recently went to Florida for the Grace Hopper Conference, missed a week of school, and got attacked by midterms. I have a lot of new posts coming everyday now! I’ve been meeting a lot of new friends and have been getting boba a lot! Sometimes balancing all my social media + 4 Instagram accounts is hard, so I appreciate you for being patient with me ✨ - Toppings: Modo mochi donuts, Hello Kitty apple, starry cereal, cherries, banana, tiger stripe figs, apple wings, and a wafer cookie 🍪🍎💫🌻
I’ll be going to the Grace Hopper Conference this week in Orlando, Florida if anyone would like to meet up! :D - Toast friends featuring: peanut butter, chocolate peanut butter, melon pan bread, starry cereal, wafer cookies, strawberries, banana, pink dragonfruit, peaches, and blueberries ✨🌿🌱🌟💖

Drawing Instagram

I did my third craft fair tabling event at Google in SF on Friday! 😀 I debuted some of my new vinyl sticker designs. - - I'll also be vending at the Mini Art Mart in SF Japantown on 12/21 and 12/22 from 10 am - 6 pm (and 7 pm on Sunday). Next event is Sac Anime on 1/3 - 1/5. Secret code is "owo" for a free small sticker. Feel free to come by💫 - 📸Photo credits: @michelecdraws ✨ - Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CandyleafDesigns/ - Etsy (code is "HOLIDAYS20" for a 20% discount on all orders. No mininum purchase): https://www.etsy.com/shop/candyleaf/
I added new vinyl stickers to my Etsy shop and a holiday discount code! Use the code “HOLIDAYS20” for 20% off your order (no minimum) until 12/31/2019 ✨ Etsy.com/shop/candyleaf - - I’ll also be vending at the mini art mart in San Fransisco Japantown on 12/21 and 12/22 10 am - 6 pm (7pm on Sunday) Feel free to come by~ say the secret code “owo” for a free small sticker!
This is my second enamel pin design - Dango Cats! It’s coming soon and should be available before Sac Anime in January! 🍡🐱💫
I had an amazing experience tabling at the Lynbrook Craft Faire yesterday and debuted new acrylic charms and designs. I also developed a newfound confidence in my own business. - Going back to my high school was really triggering for me for years after I graduated, but I’m really proud of myself for getting over it. Most of the students from my middle school went to my high school, and I was bullied to the point where multiple people told me to “kill myself” daily because I called someone “popular” out for theft of my belongings as I saw them using my alpha gels. I was also a quiet kid who was easy to step on. - Then one day my mother decided to pay me to go to the gym with her and I started running in 8th grade. I learned from a young age about who I don’t want to be from being bullied and started to focus on improving myself, starting with running and I improved quickly. - Coming into high school, I felt really left out of the girl’s varsity cross country/track team as they talked mean things behind my back because my personality was not the same as theirs and they didn’t like how I ran faster than them. I started running with the boys and claiming multiple school records as well as making it to nationals several times. The people who were telling me to die in middle school were suddenly asking me for running tips. Running was my identity and is what I thought is the only reason people would respect me for in high school. - - In college, I stopped running competitively due to injuries and mental health. Coming off with the running “reputation” I had in high school, I felt like I had nothing about myself to be proud of for years in undergrad. I thought people from high school would judge me negatively because I do not run competitively anymore while I was also very insecure about my art and career because I was following a path of what society defined as success and not being myself. - Yesterday, I had an amazing time reconnecting with friends and teachers from Miller/Lynbrook and making new friends! I was really quiet in high school because I thought if I spoke up just to how I spoke up to the theft, I would get harassed and threatened again. [CONT]
This is my strawberry jellyfish 🍓I'll be vending at the Lynbrook Craft Fair this Saturday 11/23 from 9 am - 4 pm! Secret code for a free paper sticker is: owo I'm excited to see my high school again 👀I also made a Facebook page and Patreon yesterday! Etsy: etsy.com/shop/candyleaf Facebook page: facebook.com/CandyleafDesigns Patreon: patreon.com/candyleaf
I finished my shop banner and logo! It’s going to be printed on vinyl for my physical school display as well as a cover photo for my Etsy, Facebook Page, and Patreon! - I’ve been drawing bunnies like this since I was young and using the name “Candyleaf” on deviantart in 2012 when I first started posting my art online! Candyleaf symbolizes pastel colors + nature which is what inspires my art!

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