Liz Tsui

Watercolor on paper
6 1/4” x 3” x 1”
2022

A project that I’d love to revisit, Greetings is a reflection on how Chinese families don’t really “do greeting cards”. Growing up in Canada and making cards and crafts during day school for the holidays, they were always thrown soon after arriving in the house. Alternatively, red envelopes tend to float around much longer as they remain useful even after they’ve been given. As such, I’ve made this drawing in the same dimensions as a dollar bill to fit in a red envelope and pass along with the customary gift of money. It’s small and simple, easily kept around but also guilt free to throw away with the clutter.