Maybe its a marriage thing…
but I love my husband’s hometown, Tri-cities, WA. Here is a few tribute pieces to the Tri-cities and a family collage of our birth places.
We learn a lot of things in the places of our upbringing. I believe that one of the most important things we learn from home is our first definition of love. Often, not quite the storybook description of love but usually a flawed type of love passed down from one generation to the next. So what if theres a better standard of love? What about better ideas in general? How do we reroute, restructure, and relearn how to love and think better than familiar ideas of our upbringing?
I was never quite fond my own neighborhood, but today I am able to recognize the place of my upbringing can become a place of redemption.
These three images represent Bayview, a neighborhood in the south east corner of San Francisco.
No pit stops were made on Third street. Just to school and back. There was absolutely zero reason to go out there (food desert and general safety concerns). But things are changing - new businesses have chosen this place to lay their roots, new leaders are rising up, fathers and mothers are being transformed, and healing is taking place. This community is being invested in... and I am excited for what's to come.
This is a tribute to a place that I am fond of.
“Friends don’t let friends stay geographically challenged.” My first illustrated map of San Francisco was inspired by my new-to-the-city-friends.
Currently my list of maps have expanded to other cities that I love. They include East bay, Seattle, Playa Del Carmen, Tri-cities Washington and the peninsula.
*Seattle map was a custom piece.
Reading the Bible helped me to see God's weaving throughout world history as well as in my own life. This coloring book was birthed from the idea to help other people see and be encouraged as they discover who God is and how He has constantly pursued humanity throughout time. The Gospel Coloring book includes 32 illustrated verses that reveal the redemption of man through Jesus in chronological order from the Old Testament to the New Testament.
https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Coloring-Book-Kathy-Kong/dp/1939008034
The Bible Lettering Coloring Book is my second self published book. It unites my two loves- one the Bible and the other hand lettering. Design and production took around one month (yes, craziest timeline) and could not happen without the encouragement and support of my husband.
This series of neighborhood food guides was initially inspired by my favorite weekend hobby, coffee shop dwelling. The guides are catered toward the foodie and indecisive alike. Enjoy!
Client: Sam’s Club
Art Direction: Jessica Huang, Desiree Espada, Kasumi Chow, Einat Gilboa, Keilani Rodriguez, Kathy Ramirez
Illustrator: Kathy Ramirez
Illustrated over 150+ product photography concept sketches for 40+ Sam’s Club ISB publications with a print run around 14 million per issue.
