Before I officially get into the details of describing as well as parsing my creative process, I want to talk about my definition of art from my personal perspective. Since this is a personal essay, I'll start it by talking about me and art. From my perspective, I've never been a very artistic creator, or at least, I've never felt like an artist. I'm more of a 'businessman' in the art world than an artist, I'm exchanging my few feelings in this fast-paced era with art, but when I'm faced with a greater good, maybe I'll give up on art, I often feel ashamed to say this at an art school, but it seems like I just found myself on the path of art, so I don't think I should be judged since art is ‘undefined.’ Especially after three years of college life, I have realized that there are ‘people outside of people, there are mountains outside of mountains.’ It’s a Chinese phrase that means that there are always better people out there, there are more mountains after one mountain. I have never been the one designated by God as an 'artist,’ which in my definition is ‘that’ artist. I know when I say this everyone around me will tell me that you are different, art is not defined, but in my definition I am lucky that I found out what I am good at and what I am not good at very early, I had the opportunities for different attempts, and I certainly did what I thought was an effort to fight against my fate in the short 22 years of my life, and I am very thankful for all these different attempts, they are the traces of my youth and the proof that I am alive. The conclusion is that I am not ‘that’ artist. But I am me, regardless of the art world, I am the Maylyn of this world, the daughter who grows up working with her father and is a good talker, the sister who is patient and funny, the friend who catharses her mother's middle-aged worries, the boyfriend's spiritual support, and the friend's warm and happy girl. These are all me. After all these introductions, my perspective for the creative process is that is how I create. I use them as a guide and I use me as a guide. Because I am not ‘that’ artist, so I try my best to feel everything with my life, I create with what I feel in my life. As small as a few falling hairs that gives me anxiety, as big as an important cultural heritage in Chinese history that I grew up with.

Building upon my previous perspective, I often try to engage my five senses as an integral part of my creative process, transforming the act of creation into a multisensory experience that enriches the depth and authenticity of my work. In addition, my sense of sight serves as a strong guide, influencing the visual environment I create. I can create amazing scenes with words because of the vivid hues of nature, the play of light and shadow, and the minute intricacies of the world around me. I see the sun rise every morning with a color of yellow and orange overlapping together. I smell the coldness in the air in the morning when I walk out of the building. I see homeless animals wandering around the streets staring at people like watching their life movies. I feel the temperature of the coffee in my hand, whether it’s cold or hot, the temperature always reminds me that I have to start my day. I also feel that I’m alive by using what I see to daydreaming about all the possibilities in the world. Moreover, something small like the rain on soil or sunshines through the grass adds a sensory depth to the creative process that enhances the whole experience and leaves a sensory mark on the work itself.