She picked up a piece of her Hello Kitty jigsaw puzzle, rotated it in her hand, and joined it to the other pieces. I knew she wouldn’t willingly go to bed until the 100-piece puzzle was done.

Artist Kukula, whose oil on panel piece titled Rocokitty is seen here, is one of 100 artists who are part of the Hello Kitty 45th Anniversary Group Show at the Corey Helford Galley in Los Angeles ...