Back When Tigers Smoked The Pipe is a phrase both my grandparents and I cherish, much like Once Upon A Time. Folk stories connect generations through oral traditions and raised in a mixed-race household, I often felt out of place. Heritage, rituals, and values shape our understanding of history. I use my art to explore transcultural fluidity and identity with paper. Paper, like multiracial identities, can morph and conceal layers. I honor and reveal my cultural heritage through art. Hanboks with Saekdong sleeves are worn to celebrate. Saekdong traditional colors, known as obangsek, have given me a visual identity. I've created my color palette based on obangsaek and ogansaek, symbolizing strength and vulnerability. Each layer of paper represents one's identity. Ginkgo leaves serve as a metaphor for memory. As I dipped them in wax, I reflected on how traditions are lost with each generation. My art uncovers concealed layers of identity inviting viewers to do the same.