Ka Yan Tam’s Illustrations Will Make You Fall in Love with Toast All Over Again

Illustrators who specialize in food aren’t easy to find, and Ka Yan Tam opted for a very specific niche when she decided to go down this road. She specializes in making illustrations of toast that will make you see this beloved breakfast staple in a whole new light.

Ka Yan Tam is a 20-year-old illustrator based in Los Angeles, and she wanted to pursue art from a young age. She eventually started her Instagram account @nomkakaii, where she attracted over 70,000 followers, mostly thanks to her toast illustrations.

She decided to start drawing toast because she sees it as a canvas because it allows everyone to “paint” it with the ingredients they love and tell their own story.

“By looking at different ingredients, and contexts ranging from sweet to savory, let’s explore together what connects us! drawing toast is like drawing on a canvas within a canvas; it’s the perfect starting point to add on top of and create a conversation around,” Ka Yan Tam explains on her official website.

She finds inspiration for her toast illustrations everywhere around her, from real life to social media. From drawing toasts that she wants to make to being inspired by the ones she actually saw and tasted, Ka Yan Tam wants her illustrations to reflect things we hold dear to ourselves.