art, storytelling, empathy

bloom byul was created by

the name combines two of her favorite subjects

  • bloom- flowers; growth; gardening; nature

  • byul 별 (bee-yull) - star, in Korean; night sky; cosmos

    Hallie is an Emmy winning artist with over a decade of animation industry experience focusing on color and positive leadership. With the current state of the industry, she has found herself with an abundance of free time to focus on growing as an independent artist.

    Hallie is passionate about creating authentic artwork while exploring color and texture.
    While she loves handmade, handcrafted pieces,
    she also wants to have eco-friendly, accessible print-on-demand options
    for select art prints and photography.

    Hallie is working toward writing/illustrating children’s books, entering the art gallery scene, and building a cozy creative community.

Mixed Korean and white. Living in California with her husband and two adorable dogs.

She studied Character Animation at CalArts and has worked in the animation industry for over a decade.  Hallie won a Daytime Emmy for her work on The Casagrandes as the Color Supervisor.

When she isn’t painting or creating, Hallie can often be found spending time with her dogs, gardening, cooking, baking, noodling around Notion, or researching yet another new exciting, creative hobby or technique.

Hallie enjoys exploring and working in various traditional media including watercolor, oil pastels, acrylicgouache, photography, sculpting, and linoprinting.

She currently finds inspiration from Dancheong designs found in Korean palaces and temples and the simple everyday beauty found in her backyard garden.