Get to know me

Artistic Interests – both musically and artistically:

I love doing black and white pencil drawings and working with any new or odd materials I can play around with. Musically I love participating in musical productions. During my freshman and sophomore year when the opportunity was formerly available the highlight of my day was show choir rehearsal before school.

How long have you been interested in making art?

In elementary I enjoyed art class, but when I got to high school I loved it even more. I have had an art class in my schedule 5 out of the 6 semesters I have been in high school.

What do you most enjoy about performing?

Coming together with the whole crew in costume and making jokes and having fun backstage.

Do you come from an artistic family?

Nope

What is the most difficult, or challenging, part for you when creating a new piece of artwork, or preparing a new production?

Whether working on a production or making a new art work there is always that one mistake that you just can't seem to get quite right, but it's fun to laugh about it with people because in reality only the artist, or the cast of the show will ever truly notice that the mistake is there.

What is the most rewarding part of the artistic process?

When you're finally done with a project and seeing how happy or excited it makes you and the people around you feel.

Do you plan to use your artistic skills after high school? If so, in

what ways?

After High school I would love to find local art classes and productions to participate in, however at this point I do not even know where I am going for college so I am open to anything that the future holds.

Who inspires you and why?

My older sister Alex Tiernan, I always used to joke that she could never do anything the normal way, but in reality this gave her some of the coolest opportunities. Having her as an older sister has always been inspiring and an interesting experience overall,and I looked forward to the day when my opportunity would come.

Walk us through a typical day in the life of Lizzy Tiernan.

I usually wake up around 6:30 and have to be at school by 7:45. I always bring a cup of coffee with me to school. I have Art right before lunch. This semester I am taking a sculpture course. After school I have practice from 3:15-5:30, I'm in six sports so an off season really does not exist for me. When practice is done I normally run home and have a

quick dinner with my family, and then go back to school by 7 for musical practice. Then I go home and head to bed around 10:30 - 11pm.

What are your plans after high school?

I have been volunteering at the Fort Dodge Fort Museum for over two years now and absolutely love it. After high school I would like to go to college to get my history degree and a degree in museum studies so I can be the executive director of a small history museum someday.