Kate Spade and Yespai Gallery commissioned me to create a series of illustrations for celebrating Chinese traditional Valentine’s Day.

My creative inspiration comes from the Chinese idiom "Love the House and the Crow," which means "He who loves a woman loves the crow on her house." In my opinion, "house" and "wu" not only evoke contemporary thoughts about "love" in tandem but also provide a visual space and time to tell the story of Valentine's Day. When I named the work Love Me Love My Bag, I quoted the English translation: "Love me love my dog." Whether it is a bag or a dog, love all loveliness; all deserve to be loved.

Client: Kate Spade

Agency: Yespai Gallery