"There’s a kind of magic in little discoveries. Whenever my sister sneaks into my room, she steps into a different world, taking her first careful steps toward adulthood by exploring a tiny lip gloss box. She studies it, twists it, wonders what it can do – and in that moment, she is both small and impossibly wise. I wanted to capture her curiosity and imagination, the way children try on the world of adults. It’s not just a box; it’s the joy of exploring, pretending, and becoming a little older than yesterday, created as a realism pencil sketch to bring this scene to life."

- Olivia Chen