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Clairebear
Claire Torgerson
Pencil, 2024
This artwork is called Clairebear created in the medium of color pencil. I picked this name because it is my nickname that my family calls me. Ever since I was little my family has called me this because it rhymes. I was a sophomore at Hillsboro High School when I created this self-portrait.
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Claire’s Clusters
Claire Torgerson
Colored Pencil, 2024
The name of this artwork is “Claire's Clusters.” I chose this name because it's short for nerd clusters. I chose this candy because it's really good and colorful and I wanted to draw something colorful. A fun fact about nerds is that they came out in the 1980s’ and finally came up with the nerd clusters in 2020. Another fun fact about them is how they got popular, Kylie Jenner advertised them in one of her videos in 2021 and 200 million people got influenced.
Marshmellow Mocha
Claire Torgerson
Fibers, 2024
Claire’s Bouquet
Claire Torgerson
Acrylic Paint, 2025
The name of this artwork is “Claire’s Bouquet.” I chose this because my favorite flowers are tulips. And they remind me of my grandma. It also looked easy to sketch for painting. They actually originated in the Tian Shan mountains of Central Asia. The first time they were found was by Turkish people over 3,000 years ago.
Claire’s Ballarish
Claire Torgerson
Watercolor, 2025
The name of this artwork is “Claire’s Ballarish.” Ballarish is the mix between a ballerina and a jellyfish. Who had powers she
didn't know of. She got put in a fish bowl because some doctors found her. The crab is a ballerina as well because her friend was with her at the time. If your curious about this keep reading to hear the full story otherwise it’s hard to get this story. They are in space but with fireworks because she is celebrating escaping. The faucet is there
because it is a never ending ocean in a bowl.
This dream was very chaotic if you couldn't tell by the picture. Have you ever seen the movie Finding Nemo? That kind of relates to this dream. There was an unusual fish in the water some people noticed so they took it to do some tests on it. The ballerina said to them that she was transformed by a witch and she couldn’t go back to normal ever again. She got put in a fish tank but with her powers she teleported to space. She didn’t know she could do that but she did not want to get needles all over her body. To this day she is still in space. Nobody has seen her since then but she is living her happy best life.
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Claire’s Childhood
Claire Torgerson
Charcoal, 2025
The name of this artwork is “Claire’s Childhood.” I chose this name because it’s 3 different things that remind me of my childhood. The deer I got from my mom at a zoo the first time I went to a zoo. My mom says that the deer was my favorite animal I saw so that’s why I got a deer stuffed animal. Next is the flowers, I got these with my sister. We were decorating our room and we both picked out some fake flowers from Hobby Lobby. Her favorite color was blue and mine was red so it worked out perfectly. I remember that was the only thing she let me pick out because apparently my style wasn't as good as hers. Lastly the baby glass shoes. I have had these ever since I was born. Me and my sister got matching ones but hers was purple. These mean a lot to me because I’ve had them for so long and surprisingly haven't broken them. These are all my reasons why I picked these as my 3 things from my childhood, and I feel like they still represent me to this day. Fun fact: I still love deer as much as I always have.