Baopu #49: A Little Love Everyday
Yao Xiao
Yao Xiao is a China-born illustrator based in New York City. Yao Xiao creates artwork depicting a poetic visual world where complex concepts and human emotions are examined, amplified, and given physical form. Her work has helped people all over the globe connect at unique moments, from the celebration of the 20 Year Anniversary of the SXSW Interactive Festival, to the grand release of pop singer Katy Perry's single 'Dark Horse.' She has created deeply emotional and beautiful graphics for editorial print publications, pop music record covers, concert posters and book covers. Yao Xiao's serialized comic Baopu currently runs monthly on Autostraddle. It is an original comic exploring the nuances in searching for identities, connections and friendships through the fictional life of a young, queer emigrant. Baopu stands for 'holding simplicity,' a Taoist ideal of wishing to return to a simpler state. Find her on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Etsy or her website.
Yao has written 134 articles for us.
This is beautiful!
Absolutely lovely—both the comic and the sentiment!
The only baggage that you can bring…
And love is not the easy thing
The only baggage you can bring
Is all that you can’t leave behind…
This is so perfect and much needed ❤️
I want a print of this for my wall!
Ditto !!
This is beautiful! Will this be available as a print on your etsy?
bless this!!!
Love this!