cheeringbutterIssue № 01 · 2026
2026 · Fifteen drawings · A sustained investigation

A journey
through sleep.

关于睡眠的旅程

I am investigating my struggle and journey to fall asleep through a chickadee avatar — how consistent disruptions cause aversion to sleep instead of an anticipation for rest, and how the journey navigates through these disruptors before finding an eventual resolution.

Chapter I · 一

The Plane飞机

Ink pen · 4 × 6 in · 2024 / 10
I. The Plane · 飞机

Hatched lines build an uncomfortable, dizzy environment — the discomfort that follows the bird everywhere. The chickadee enters the series already restless, already small inside a room of marks.

密集的排线构筑出一个令人不适、晕眩的环境 —— 那种伴随着小鸟无处不在的局促感。

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Chapter II · 二

The Room房间

Paint pen markers, ink pen, white gel pen · 7.1 × 7.2 in · 2024 / 11
II. The Room · 房间

Saturated colors and textured whites convey a loud, overstimulating room — too much, too bright, too awake.

饱和的色彩与带肌理的白色,传达出嘈杂、过度刺激的房间 —— 太满、太亮、太清醒。

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Chapter III · 三

The Stack作业堆

Ink pen, colored pencil, foam board · 9.1 × 5.3 in · 2024 / 12
III. The Stack · 作业堆

A partial bird's-eye view emphasizing the weight of homework — and the raised surface that lifts the chickadee above it all.

俯视的视角强调了作业的重量,被垫高的画面又将山雀托举其上。

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Chapter IV · 四

Yin / Yang阴阳

Fountain pen, fountain pen ink · 8.4 × 8.4 in · 2025 / 01
IV. Yin / Yang · 阴阳

Stress opposites in a yin/yang shape — awake in night, asleep in day — warm and cool tones set against each other.

对立的应激反应嵌入阴阳图形之中 —— 夜里清醒,白日沉睡 —— 冷暖色调彼此交错。

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Chapter V · 五

The Pages书页

Ink pen, graphite, foam board · 8.4 × 6 in · 2025 / 02
V. The Pages · 书页

A falling chickadee drops into a reading loop — pages turn into a soft, endless plane lifting the bird up.

坠落的山雀跌入阅读的循环 —— 书页化作绵延的平面,轻轻托起小鸟。

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Chapter VI · 六

The Bus公交

Ink pen, watercolor, white gel pen · 8.5 × 11.5 in · 2025 / 03
VI. The Bus · 公交

Short, choppy marks emphasize the frosty atmosphere of the bus, layered over a watercolor wash.

短而急促的笔触强调了公交车上的冷冽,覆盖在一层水彩底色之上。

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Chapter VII · 七

Restless焦躁

Ink pen, colored ink pen · 8.5 × 11.5 in · 2025 / 05
VII. Restless · 焦躁

Alternating line directions show restlessness; colored ink suggests an overheated bird.

交替方向的线条表现出焦躁不安;彩色墨水暗示一只过热的小鸟。

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Chapter VIII · 八

The Teacup茶杯

Ink pen, colored pencil · 8 × 10 in · 2025 / 07
VIII. The Teacup · 茶杯

An offset teacup in extreme foreground, warm colors linking it to the nauseous bird in the background.

前景一只偏置的茶杯,温暖的色彩将它与背景中反胃的小鸟相连。

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Chapter IX · 九

The Magpie喜鹊

Colored pencil, ink pen · 8 × 8 in · 2025 / 09
IX. The Magpie · 喜鹊

Cool bedtime colors offset by active conversation between two birds. The magpie is mom.

冷色调的就寝氛围与两只鸟之间活跃的对话相对照。喜鹊是妈妈。

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Chapter X · 十

Fever高烧

Ink pen, white gel pen · 8.5 × 10.3 in · 2025 / 10
X. Fever · 高烧

Varied marks stress fever, cough, sneeze, headache, congestion. Disruption with a fragmented plane.

多变的笔触强调发烧、咳嗽、喷嚏、头痛、鼻塞 —— 通过破碎的画面表现干扰。

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Chapter XI · 十一

Thoughts思绪

Ink pen, paint pen, gelli print · 8.5 × 11.5 in · 2025 / 11
XI. Thoughts · 思绪

Layered ink over a printed background. Chaotic, active thoughts in freeform acrylic marks.

墨水层层覆盖在印制的底色之上。自由的丙烯笔触承载着纷乱、活跃的思绪。

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Chapter XII · 十二

Watching凝视

Ink pen · 8 × 7.4 in · 2025 / 12
XII. Watching · 凝视

Dual views of watching and being watched. The same directional marks unify both pieces.

凝视与被凝视的双重视角 —— 同向的笔触统一了两幅画面。

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Chapter XIII · 十三

The Mouths众口

Ink pen · 9.1 × 3.4 in · 2026 / 01
XIII. The Mouths · 众口

A trapped setting full of nightmarish imaginations; the bird encircled suggests being targeted.

一个被困的场景,充满噩梦般的想象;被众口环绕的小鸟暗示着被针对。

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Chapter XIV · 十四

Drifting漂浮

Ink pen, colored pen, colored pencil · 4 × 12 in · 2026 / 03
XIV. Drifting · 漂浮

Triptych: drifting into colorful dreams. A soft, gentle pattern in colored pencil and ink.

三联画:飘入色彩斑斓的梦境。彩铅与墨水描绘出温柔的图样。

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Chapter XV · 十五

Flight飞翔

Colored pencil, colored ink, gel pen · 12 × 15 in · 2026 / 05
XV. Flight · 飞翔

Immersed in dream. Tangible geometric shapes carry the bird through motion. Warm hues finally arrive — for comfort.

沉浸于梦中。可触的几何形态以对角的方式承载着小鸟穿越运动。暖色终于到来 —— 为了安抚。

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