As you walk into the Honors Hallway in the morning, past the display cases and plastered on the left wall are various pieces by graphic design students. One of which is a picture of a girl playing frisbee against a green background, with words associated with her interests. Colorful digital illustrations in the gazebo and the graphics room are also hung, all credited to the same person: sophomore artist Shannon Yue.
Yue was constantly seen doodling at a young age, and was eventually encouraged by her father to join art classes.
“It was like sketching. It was all about form and how to copy things, and then it got more complicated,” Yue said.
Yue started to do oil painting as a result of her studies, but she took interest in digital art, her main art form.
“I really like how versatile it is,” Yue said. “You can kind of choose to do any type of medium you want, and you can replicate it digitally, even if it’s not the same as the real thing.”
As for her ideas, Yue draws inspiration from a lot of fantasy media. Art teacher Ms. Regina Iannello, who has taught Yue for two years, expresses Yue’s innovative mindset.
“She doesn’t need a whole lot of guidance in terms of prompting for ideas. She’s very creative and comes up with her own subject matter, but applies it to whatever project we’re doing in class,” Iannello said. “In terms of creativity, she definitely comes up with unique and different ideas which are really interesting.”
Yue is also the Head Art Editor for Jabberwocky. Jabberwocky Editor-in-Chief Cali Fries explains her willingness to take on extra responsibilities.
“Some people dropped graphic spreads, and she was very quick to sign up for them and take their place very diligently,” Fries said.
As for Yue’s impact, Iannello expresses how the artist’s work has inspired her because of the various programs she uses. She even posts her art on Instagram, @magpiemoth.
“I think she does a lot of Procreate on her own, so it’s kind of kept me on my toes in terms of realizing there’s other technology that I can still continually adapt to as well,” Iannello said.
Yue describes art as a healthy creative outlet in order to relieve stress.
“I’ve been doing it from such an early age, and it’s kind of like my comfort hobby that I turn to,” Yue said. “So, it really calms me down.”
