2023 Senior Artists Q&A

Husayn Hamoud Feature Editor Julia Chehade Staff Writer

DHS Seniors Sofia Ghannam and Caitlin Milligan Win Dearborn Public School’s 2023 Annual Senior Art Show

What does art mean to you?

“I like all forms of art because I just like to create. art is a form of therapy and expression for me, and its helped me find beauty in the most mundane of things. This has helped me overcome a lot and given me an outlet.”

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How has art impacted your life? Do you plan to make art your career in the future?

I’m not really sure what I want to do in the future but I know I’ll always make art whether its in my job or not (however I was thinking of art therapy or literature but its not for sure).”

What separates you and Caitlin from each other as artists?

“I don’t think Caitlin and I are very different in the way we are just both artists showing self expression through our pieces, but I think I might be a bit more intricate than her when creating. Again though, its just how we express ourselves differently in art. “

What’s the biggest challenge you face when finishing an art piece, how do you get over it?

“Challenges I face while making art is usually just it not looking how I want it to, but the good thing is my ideas usually evolve and change throughout the process so that it doesn’t need to look exactly how I pictured at the start. Mistakes while creating art is human so I usually just accentuate them in a way it looks intentional and no one will know but me. This usually works in my favor.”

DHS senior Sofia Ghannam Posing for a picture in the courtyard outside the DHS office on May 23, 2023.

What’s your favorite artpiece of yours?

“This is my favorite painting of mine because I grew up with my grandfather’s cabin that he built 50 years ago. its always been a place of peace for me, so I wanted to replicate that in a painting since once my grandma passes the house will be sold. though this painting will never give me the same contentment that the house has given me as its been my safe place since I was little, it still makes me feel a bit of solace.”

DHS senior Caitlin Milligan getting her picture taken in the DHS courtyard on May 23, 2023.