Based in Portland, Oregon, Sumi works in a variety of media. Her sculpture work encompasses large-scale site-specific installations employing cast and fabricated metals, hand-blown and fused glass, and laser-cut acrylic. Her public and private permanent installations are on view throughout the Pacific Northwest. Sumi builds abstract interactive sets for dance and opera. Her costumes have appeared in a variety of settings, from original movement works to musicals and dance performance. Her video work includes projection design and capturing live dance performance. She is also a performer, having appeared recently as a dancer for Portland Opera and Imago Theatre, as well as actor and violinist in productions around the city.