Some may refer to me as Alyssa, Lyss, or Munchkin…I'm an Asian American illustrator and storyteller. Unfortunately, I never wanted to be a doctor, nor was I a child prodigy at piano. I struggled academically throughout high school due to both physical and mental health issues. It wasn't until my senior year that I took my first art class. It is all thanks to my high school art teacher, who rekindled my passion for life.
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Why a lemon & stars?
Why a lemon & stars?
The name “Lysspiration” came from a username generator because I wanted a new Instagram handle. I thought it was a perfect combo: Lyss + Inspiration = Lysspiration. While it may not have had much meaning at first, I grew to love this name as the act of creating stems from inspiration. I tend to think of getting inspiration like wishing on shooting stars. If you can catch it, then the ideas will burst into space.
These aren't ordinary stars; they are star fragments based on the Japanese candy called konpeito. When I was a child, I was watching an episode of Hamtaro where the hamsters became obsessed with "diamonds of sugar" (konpeito). They believed these "diamonds of sugar" were actual stars and spent the whole episode trying to climb to the sky and grab the stars. Like Hamtaro, a part of me desperately wants to believe I can catch the stars, too.
The lemon mascot is known as Lemonpan. She embodies the zesty, bright side of me. I am often reserved in showing the bolder and more adventurous parts of me to the world. She reminds me not to be afraid of being different and to earnestly be proud of who I am.
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