boonana is a ghost that loves to travel everywhere and anywhere with her favorite banana peel on top of her head. even though she floats around, she always goes home with a souvenir and new memories at the end of the day.

boonanamilk, or boonana for short, is an online alias that i've been going by since 2020. i randomly came up with this name by combining one my favorite drinks, korean banana milk, with the word "boo" to change it up. because i couldn't use bananamilk on every social media platform i used, boonanamilk was my last option.

boonana the ghost is both my original character and my artist persona. i knew i always wanted to make a character and story based on my online alias ever since i came up with it, but i didn't make her first design until 2023. after that first design was made, i abandoned this project because of my studies. i had the opportunity to develop this project further one year later, which finally allowed me to finish boonana's design and finalize her concept.

through this little ghost and her adventures, i reflect my goals as an artist through her in some way. similar to how she enjoys traveling to new places, i enjoy exploring new art concepts. every illustration i make of boonana challenges me to get out of my comfort zone and illustrate things i avoid or have always wanted to do. i post every illustration of boonana on an instagram dedicated to her, as if she’s the one running the account.