Spawning Pool—Art 2024

SpawningPool Art Chapbook

Spring 2024

Shippensburg University

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Retrospection

The action of looking back on or reviewing past events or situations, especially those in one’s own life.

Covers By:

Katie Huston

Piper Kull

Elizabeth Peters

Emma Moschetti

Dan Brouse

Emily Cantrell

Gretchen Lambie

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SpawningPool is a literary arts chapbook published at Shippensburg University by a small, dedicated team of undergraduate students. It is composed of art pieces submitted by undergraduate students of the university.

SpawningPool accepts rolling submissions throughout the year, and we publish our chapbook every spring semester.

SpawningPool is a publication of The Reflector, which also accepts year-round, and is compiled each fall semester.

Contact us:

Submissions and inquires: reflect@ship.edu

SpawningPool Art Chapbook, Spring 2024

Text in: Book Antiqua

Printed by Shippensburg University

Layout by Gretchen Lambie

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Art Editors

Gretchen Lambie

Katie Huston

Art Committee Members

Ava Hawes

Dan Brouse

Emily Cantrell

Lauren Pool

Liam Ocker

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Letters From the Editors

Throughout the creation of this book, I’ve had a lot of time to think about the arts and the state that it is in these days. We have always fought to get art submissions, so I’d like to say thank you to all the artists who decided to share their art with the world. I hope you all keep creating and putting yourselves out there because you have something special to share.

I hope while you look through these pieces, you can delve into your own form of retrospection, whether it be through art or sharing memories with others, it is important to keep memories and connections alive.

I would like to give a special thanks to Katie Huston for coordinating the making of the cover, by getting everyone together, and spending countless hours doodling and formatting. Thank you,

Gretchen Lambie

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Gretchen and I chose “retrospection” as the SpawningPool theme because it fully encapsulates the artistic process. In all its forms, art draws on the reflection of the past experiences of its artists. This year, our published artists reflect on school, the 2010s, and simply life itself.

I would like to thank all of our artists that submitted for this year’s SpawningPool. I am extremely proud to share all of your talents with everyone through this journal. Keep creating art in everything you do! I would also like to thank all of the wonderful “doodlers” that contributed to the cover of the SpawningPool.

And finally, I want to shoutout and thank Gretchen for putting up with my crazy schedule this year, while we put together this journal. Genuinely, none of this could have been done without her. Thank you,

Katie Huston

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~ 7 ~ Table of Contents Acier “footprints” 20 “cat” 43 Adam Beam “Untitled” 16 “Untitled” 29 “Untitled” 38 Allyson Ritchey “Untitled” 28 “Untitled” 36 Colby Page “Pharmaceutical” 18 “One Man’s Trash” 31 “Brutality” 41

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Alfonso de Goes “Urban Tree” 17 “Stare” 32 “Static Life” 42 Elizabeth Peters “Graduation Shoe” 25 Emily Cantrell “Star Student” 14 “Hand in Unlovable Hand” 30 Emily Velez “Sleeping Under Big Dipper” 27 Grace Harbour “Untitled” 13 “Untitled” 35 “Untitled” 44

Davi

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“dog” 37 Hannah Cornell “Angels in a Stairwell” 15 Jeanetta “Daydreaming in Discrete” 26 Jenny Russell “Gone Fishin’” 24 Kayla Harley “The Eye” 19 “Porch” 33 “The Senses” 40 Lauren Pool “Hygee” 21

Gracie Hobbs

~ 10 ~ Liam Ocker “Seeing Double” 22 “Refraction” 34 Piper Kull “Time Being” 12 “And Uncle Tim Brings Bread (An Easter Memory)” 39 Sophia Chovanes “Tiles” 11 “2013” 23 “2011” 45

Tiles Sophia Chovanes

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Time Being

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Piper Kull

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Untitled Grace Harbour

Star Student

Emily Cantrell

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Angels in a Stairwell

Hannah Cornell

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Untitled Adam Beam

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Urban Tree Davi Alfonso de Goes

Colby Page

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Pharmaceutical

The Eye

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Kayla Harley

Footprints

Acier

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Hygee Lauren Pool

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Seeing Double Liam Ocker

2013 Sophia Chovanes

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Gone Fishin’

Jenny Russell

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Graduation Shoe

Elizabeth Peters

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Daydreaming in Discrete

Jeanetta

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Sleeping Under Big Dipper

Emily Velez

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Untitled Allyson Ritchey

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Untitled Adam Beam

Hand in Unlovable Hand

Emily Cantrell

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One Man’s Trash

Colby Page

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Stare Davi Alfonso de Goes

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Porch Kayla Harley

Refraction

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Liam Ocker

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Untitled Grace Harbour

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Untitled Allyson Ritchey

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dog Gracie Hobbs

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Untitled Adam Beam

And Uncle Tim Brings Bread (An Easter Memory)

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Piper Kull

The Senses

Kayla Harley

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Brutality

Colby Page

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Static Life Davi Alfonso de Goes

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Acier

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Untitled Grace Harbour

2011 Sophia Chovanes

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Acknowledgements

We would like to extend a thank you to all of the fabulous people who made this SpawningPool possible.

Thank you to all the artists who took the time to create beautiful, thoughtful pieces for this journal.

We would also like to thank our lovely Executive board Emily Dziennik, Olivia Chovanes, and Megan Williamson for their leadership in keeping The Reflector afloat.

Thank you to all our committee members who submitted and ranked this year. We appreciate all of you!

Additionally, we would like to extend our thanks to Kim Hess for all of her help throughout the publication and printing.

Lastly, thank you to our advisor Dr. Santalucia for all of her support throughout this process.

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