We recently connected with Lora Qiu and have shared our conversation below.
Lora, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?
I started learning drawing when I was a child. Like most Asian kids, I worked hard on my drawing just want to get good grades. I met a friend in 2019, who said some things that made me think about art. At that time, I was thinking about what major I needed to choose, fashion or illustration. And she said that in her opinion, different majors are different artistic expressions, and the most important thing is what is in your heart you want to express. What she said made me think. And after that, I chose this path.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
My major is illustration in my undergraduate, and my field is children’s picture books. My drawing style is quite childlike. In my work, I prefer to keep the texture of pencil and I often have lots of small lines in the drawing, which is what I feel is special. For the illustration of the editorial, I will change the drawing style in different articles to fit the theme as much as possible. My illustration work often represents the content of a story or an article. Some of my abstract paintings represent my own experiences or my thoughts about the environment.
What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?
I think the most rewarding aspect of the artist is the voice, the voice of the artist displayed by artwork.
Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?
I think the big problem for me as a foreigner is the visa. I will not have a student visa anymore after I graduate and my internship visa is only valid for a year, so I have to think about how to get the next legal status in the US.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: loart00