创意汉字 Creative Chinese Characters

Wow! Are they Chinese characters, pictures, or the combination of both? The following images were made by Zhu Rencen (竺仁岑), a lady in her 20s. Influenced by her father who likes drawing, Zhu created such unique artworks of Chinese characters when she was 19. With the help of social media, her works have now been widely circulated online.
[lǎo wài]老外 foreigner
[ài] 爱 love
[xióng shī]雄狮 lion
[bān mǎ ]斑马 zebra
[lǎo tài pó ]老太婆 old woman
[měi lì de gū niang] 美丽的姑娘 beautiful lady
[xióng] 熊 bear
[xióng yīng áo xiáng] 雄鹰翱翔 eagle soars
[táng sēng] 唐僧 The monk in the classic Chinese literature piece Journey to the West
[sūn wù kōng] 孙悟空 The character of Monkey King in Journey to the West