A black-and-white digital illustration of two white rabbits running through the snow under a full moon. In the full moon is the Korean myth of the rabbit who lives on the moon. The night sky is pitch black except for a few stars and the swirled clouds. To the right of the running rabbits is a birch tree.

Moon Rabbits is a digital illustration based on the Korean folktale of the rabbit who lives on the moon. It is said that a rabbit becomes the guardian of the moon after sacrificing himself to the emperor of the heavens. Now the Moon Rabbit can be seen making rice cakes using his mortar and pestle.

In this illustration, I reimagine the legend within a Korean diasporic context. Two rabbits run under the full moon in the middle of a Midwest winter, snow covering the ground and a bare birch keeping the bunnies company.

Moon Rabbits has been adapted and published with Springboard for the Arts for their January 2021 mailer.

A mailer created for Springboard for the Arts using Tori Hong's Moon Rabbits illustration. Two rabbits run under a full moon. On the moon is the silhouette of a rabbit on its hind legs using a mortar and pestle. There is a slew of text covering the whole page, which include Springboard's event offerings.
The front part of Springboard for the Arts' mailer, featuring a black and white digital illustration of the full moon with a rabbit on its hind legs using a mortar and pestle inside of it. The background is pitch black, and wispy white clouds and dainty white stars cover the page. Springboard's mailing addresses are in the top left corner.
Inside the Springboard for the Arts mailer. It features a black and white birch tree on a pitch black background. There is an activity for artists on this page, called the "Accountability Mailer."
Inside the Springboard for the Arts Mailer. In the middle is a digital illustration of two white rabbits napping on top of one another in their den. There is text surrounding the rabbits explaining what Springboard for the Arts offers and its staff.