Chaperone for the Stars, illustrated by graduating Honors student Sally Logue, has been selected as the cover art for this year’s Honors College Degree Recognition Ceremony.
After a call for student artwork submissions earlier this spring, Sally’s piece was chosen by Honors College leadership. The Honors College has purchased Chaperone for the Stars to be used throughout the graduation ceremony.
Meet the Artist: Sally Logue
Sally will be graduating this coming week with an Honors BFA in Illustration and a BA in French with a minor in photography. She credits her Honors experience for inspiring her to add rigor and depth to her Fine Arts degree, which she exemplifies in her winning piece. Sally says, “The Honors College encouraged me to tailor upper-division art courses to include Honors coursework; this was a really cool addition to the Honors College curriculum track. And I love the rigor that the college championed. It was all hard work but was so rewarding.”
Honors Experience Inspires Artistic Growth
Chaperone for the Stars comes out of her combined Honors thesis and capstone project. “The original piece was my translation of the French expression, ‘Bonne Vivante’ — someone who is devoted to enjoyment.” She continues, “I think it really is very joyful, I’ve received a lot of comments that it makes people smile to look at, which makes me happy. I love trying to create joyful moments for viewers to experience. I think it’s important, in a world of heaviness, to find beautiful moments.”
Art, Joy, and the Power of Communication
Sally’s research for her Honors thesis allowed her to experiment with the balance between art style and communicative power. “I truly believe that communicating something from your heart is so important, that communicating feeling touches people in different, important ways.” Her research inspired the style of Chaperone for the Stars, leading Sally toward a theme of joyful discovery and celebration. “I think that we are all little lights in the universe, and learning to love being curious, learning to keep asking questions to try to understand ourselves, to study and see beauty in all the idiosyncrasies in the world, can be guided by our professors, our classes, our curricula.”
Advice for Fellow Honors Students and Aspiring Artists
Sally advises aspiring artists and fellow Honors students alike: “Do what you love. Do it with rigor. Study ferociously. Be patient. Take your time, sit with it. Ask for extra time. Be thoughtful. Engage, engage, engage. Do talk with your professors. They’re really cool people. They have so much to share.”
McKenna Hall | Journalism Intern, University of Utah Honors College