So I’ve been in LA for the past couple of weeks and it’s not my first time here but I was digging through some past illustrations and I found this piece on settling down in a new place that I did for Instructables and thought I’d share it here. I did the original one with colored pencils back when I was in Buenos Aires here but this version I did on Photoshop with my tablet is much easier to read 🙂 Hope you enjoy! Stay tuned for updates on my tiny house building and other summer in LA news! You can also follow me on Instagram where I post almost daily.
About Miyuki Baker
Miyuki is a resident of the place where many circles overlap. They’re a queer, multi-racial/lingual artist, activist & academic passionate about using common or discarded objects, stories, zines, and performance in public spaces to make accessible art. Their research examines how we practice “hope” and meaning through space, architecture and the environment. They’re currently a PhD Candidate in the Department of Performance Studies at UC Berkeley.
After graduating from Swarthmore College in 2012, where they were involved in queer Asian activism and making art, they received the Watson Fellowship to travel the world in search of queer artists and activists and made 8 zines highlighting what they learned under their publishing house Queer Scribe Productions. From 2014-2015 she lived in Ecuador and traveled by bicycle from Ecuador to Colombia cataloging traditional textiles, music and food. After returning, they built and lived in a mobile tiny house for a year (until selling it in May 2016).
Hey Miyuki! 
I absolutely love this! Maybe a series of illustrations like this on all the different places you’ve been to?
Hehe that’s quite a project since I’ve been to over 20 countries and who knows how many cities 😉 But maybe one at a time! I do have quite a few posts on my “favorites of ______” that you should check out!
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These are all great! Wonderful advice for travelers or new transplants. Thanks. 🙂
Sure thing 😉 Glad you like the advice Andrew ❤ Thanks as always for reading and commenting!
I have loved this for quite some time! Such great advice. Hope you’re well!