Kristi Lin

I was honored to build a giant floating lotus for the Socal Asian and Pacific Islander festival in Oceanside. To me, this festival came as a surprise. I wouldn't have ever imagined that we would have such a large Asian and Pacific Islander festival in Oceanside or North County of all places. So this vision came to me that the festival is like a LOTUS as it blooms in places where you'd least expect it. Like this festival, the lotus is a symbol of unexpected beauty and peace.

Fun fact: lotus root themselves in mud and their flowers go back into murky water every night before emerging pristine at sunrise every morning.

My lotus floated on the fountain in front of the Oceanside Public Library. I'd been wanting to do a floating artwork for a long time and finally got the chance! Thank you Socal AAPI Fest! 

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