I created the break & bloom zine with a friend with the intention of creating a space that allows people to create the art they want— free from expectations to create for someone other than oneself. Our first issue, "Bloom", was launched in September of 2023. Since then we've featured many artists and continue to grow our community.

The name break & bloom takes inspiration from the Chinese character, 绽, which can mean to break or to bloom. this zine is meant to give creatives a chance to do both, to break into a space of their own and to bloom and flourish there.

As Editor-in-Chief, my duties include artist outreach, project planning and management, and content curation and design for both our zine and our social media. In our latest issue, "break", I was also responsible for the artistic direction of our cover shoot.