Naughty Girls is a collection of watercolor paintings, sculptures, and decorated ceramic tiles that features bold, manga-inspired female figures—primal, playful, and unapologetically free. These characters are my way of pushing against the stereotypes often placed on Asian women, reimagining them as raw, mischievous, and empowered. In this work, I explore sexuality and death—two deeply human experiences that are often silenced or stigmatized, especially in Asian and Western cultural contexts. By bringing these themes together, I wanted to see how far I could go in expressing what often feels unspeakable, and to question the boundaries of what I’m told is acceptable to show, say, or feel.