"Moonlit Lotus" is part of a triptych called "Blooming Between Realms," a three-part painting series exploring identity, duality, and the beauty of cultural in-betweenness. Each dreamlike composition focuses on carefully chosen flowers rendered softly against abstract backgrounds. The series reflects the artist’s experience navigating the space between her Chinese heritage and American upbringing, both of which she felt she didn't fully belong to. Through the symbolic florals and soft brushstrokes, the work expresses that one can still find beauty in the in-between and bloom despite living in the unknown.