By Lillian Fernald
What is your piece titled?
Time Slipped Away
How long do you think it took you to make this art?
Around 20 hours.
What is your favorite part about this piece?
I like the texture I achieved on my hair.
What was a challenge in creating this ?
Drawing your own face repeatedly can be frustrating. Including sketches and preliminary drawings, I likely drew my face at least 36 times for this piece. It becomes very repetitive.
What medium did you use to create this artwork?
Mixed Media.
What is the meaning behind your artwork?
It represents how I’ve taken time for granted and my wish to go back and rewind it, even though it’s too late. I aged myself around the clock to show the passage of time.
What was the inspiration behind this piece?
People often take intangible things for granted. This piece is from a portfolio where I made these overlooked aspects of life into physical forms.
What do you hope viewers will take away from this artwork?
I hope viewers relate to this artwork, as many people wish they could rewind to earlier parts of childhood. I aimed to show something often taken for granted, so it would resonate with them.
What was the process like in creating this piece?
The project was time-consuming. I began with a sketch to finalize the composition, then chose marker and ink for a humorous, cartoon-like look. I made a light pencil drawing, including detailed faces, and then went over it with pen and markers, shading and coloring as I went. Since it was my first time using markers, it was a definite learning process. I colored each face, the clock base and hands, the large face, and then the clothing. The piece took a while because it was large and had a lot of surface area to cover, but I really like how it turned out.
Who is your favorite artist and why?
My favorite artist is Hung Liu. I admire her ability to paint faces with such depth, especially in oil. She often recreated old photographs of people forgotten by history, like laborers, refugees, orphaned children, and women soldiers, bringing beauty back to their stories. Beyond being an incredible artist, she was also a close family friend, and one of the kindest, most humble people I’ve known. She was a beautiful soul who created beautiful art.