Naoshima!

About me

Grew up in the Bay Area
- Loved comics and animation
- Made silly videos with friends during jr high + high school when YouTube became a thing
Studied Art Studio and Computer Science in college
- Was part of a group that taught storytelling at local elementary schools
- Helped construct a mobile art studio one summer
Moved to NYC to join an early-stage startup as a software engineer and eventually manager
Moved back to the Bay during COVID and quit my job last year to explore creative work again + re-examine relationship to work and money!

Tagline of my life

The next best time to plant a tree is today!

Friends describe me as:

Guitar
Personal knowledge management
The competitive Pokemon scene (just watching, I don’t play haha)
Used to do improv and Brazilian jiujitsu (would like to get back into both)
Cooking, making fermented foods (yogurt, natto, tempeh)
Figure drawing
Reading
Taking video calls with people I met online
Reading comics and going down YouTube rabbit holes e.g. urban design, film essays, critiques on capitalism.