About Lillian Lee 陳婉蓮, aka 竹升女
I’m an illustrator & graphic designer and comic artist living in Boston, MA where I was born and raised with my husband, baby boy, cat…and my folks who live in the apartment below us. My mother’s side of the family speak Cantonese and my father’s side speak Toisonese. I am the daughter of a seamstress and cook.
When not making art, I lion dance which I’ve been practicing for the past 15+ years with a little dragon dance thrown in and obsess over all things Hello Kitty, pop music and Keanu Reeves.
Inspirations
Here are the people whose work inspire me. I’ve been fortunate enough to meet them…and, yes, I go through hair phases.
With comic artist and writer Tak Toyoshima of Secret Asian Man at Boston Comic Con. My life-long dream of meeting the main designer of Hello Kitty, Yuko Yamaguchi at 2014 San Diego Comic Con. Getting to experience a socially awkward moment with one of my favorite comedians, Ronny Chieng of The Daily Show, at the 2016 Boston Comedy Festival. Here I am with one of my comics heroes, Bill Amend of “Fox Trot” at 2017 PAX East. Met one of my all-time fave illustrators, Stacey Lee who was the reason why I fell in love with Marvel’s Silk comics. Meeting one of my comic artist & writer heroes, Gene Luen Yang at Brookline Booksmith in 2017.
PS I was previously known as Lillian Chan.