Editor’s Note

from

the editor

Thank you for being a part of the reason we enjoy sharing the work of talented students. Without your support and interest this magazine wouldn’t be possible. This is my second year being Editor-in-Chief and it has been great. I joined Broken Ink my freshman year of college as a shy artist. Now, I’ve met so many wonderful people and am able to help others share their work in a safe space. This magazine is brought to you by an amazing staff and editors. I hope you like it as much as we enjoyed putting it together. Broken Ink will do nothing but flourish in the upcoming years, I can’t wait to see where it goes. It has been a great four years for me being a part of this organization.

Thank you, Isabel Martinez

Isabel Martinez, Editor-in-Chief

Front cover and interior of Broken Ink’s first issue, Spring 1971.

Mr. Virgo has donated his original copy to the Aiken County Historical Museum, where it is now preserved in the archives alongside other historic Aiken documents.

Images courtesy of ACHM

Special thanks to the Virgo family and the Aiken Museum for their participation in this issue of Broken Ink, and for their continued support of the arts in Aiken.