I had the good fortune to be invited to do comics art demonstrations at this year’s ArtTastic event at KidsQuest Children’s Museum in Bellevue, Washington, on February 27, 2026. The mission of the event was to not only encourage kids to create crafts and expand their imaginations, but also to introduce local art craftsmen who excel in various forms of art.

The other featured artists included:

Lamecca Bostwick- multidisciplinary painter

SmallRiniLady- vintage shadow portraits and paper art. @smallrinilady on Social Media

Theatre 33- multilingual non-profit community theater in Bellevue, WA. theatre33wa.org

All the artists were located around the museum. I welcomed families to the second floor in the Connections lounge. For the event, I crafted a mix-and-match set of animals, insects, reptiles, and fantasy creatures that younger kids could move body parts around to create new creatures. For older kids, I worked with them to illustrate their own unique creatures and showed them how to illustrate feathers, scales, claws, and even crab pinsurs! It was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed meeting everyone who came by the Connections area.

It was a delight being a part of ArtTastic and I hope to do more events with Kids’ Quest Children’s Museum in Bellevue!