From Beijing to Toronto

I'm Lily if you haven't guessed. My Chinese name is lì 莉 (Jasmine💮). I'm from Beijing and been living in Toronto since 2008. I've never paid much attention to Chinese aesthetics until I moved abroad. I find myself pulled towards it the longer I'm away, therefore I'd like to share it through the books I make! 📚

My interest in bookbinding started in 2015, when I took a bookbinding workshop during my master's degree. Early 2021, feeling a bit trapped because of the pandemic, I decided to combine my love for traditional Chinese patterns into bookbinding.

Thank you for everyone's support! It means so much that my work is being seen by people around the world! 🤓🐼❤️