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The Divine Feminine, Stevie Iseral Jun 2021

The Divine Feminine, Stevie Iseral

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Stevie Iseral is a senior interdisciplinary studies major with concentrations in sociology, history, and marketing. She began practicing photography 7 years ago and still feels joy each time she picks up her camera. Stevie loves photography because it creates a space for her to document the beauty of life.


I See You, Christina Summers Jun 2021

I See You, Christina Summers

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Christina Summers is a sophomore in business management at Louisiana Tech University. She has been doing photography since her junior year of high school, and her photography has progressed beyond being just a hobby. Her goal is to become a wedding photographer and to capture raw moments between people. She is currently getting a business degree in order to take her photography skills to a more mature and professional level.


Glitch, Kayla O'Neal Jun 2021

Glitch, Kayla O'Neal

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Kayla O’Neal is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in studio art with an emphasis in drawing and illustration at Louisiana Tech University. After completing her undergraduate degree, Kayla interned as a photographer through the Disney College Program. Her photographs have also been displayed in several galleries, including the LoosenArts Gallery based in Rome, Italy.


Epiphany, Callie Robbins Jun 2021

Epiphany, Callie Robbins

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Callie Robbins is a senior studio art major and English minor at Louisiana Tech University. She graduated from Leesville High School in 2017. She is a poet, sculptor, traveler, and cat mom. Callie is the host of a podcast of three seasons called “Girl Uninspired,” where she interviews creatives about their processes and resolutions. She has also published her own poetry book and hopes to write many more. She loves iced coffee, bright colors, and forming connections with others.


Minded Figure, Noah Blessing Jun 2021

Minded Figure, Noah Blessing

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Noah Blessing is from northeast Ohio and moved to the south as he began his early journey in art. Enduring family hardships and trials led him back to his relationship with God, and now he creates for his creator. From abstractions to pop colors and design, he ventures to create interesting environments with vivid colors and unique forms that tell their own stories.


Self-Portrait Within The Wallpaper, Evelyn Hinojosa Jun 2021

Self-Portrait Within The Wallpaper, Evelyn Hinojosa

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Evelyn Hinojosa is a senior at Louisiana Tech University majoring in studio art. She is interested in depicting the human body in alternative ways in order to talk about significant women’s issues. The majority of her work consists of body print paintings which she uses as a way to reclaim the female nude in art. By transforming her own body into an instrument to paint with, this allows her to be the author and subject rather than simply being, historically speaking, the object of sexualization.


David, Hunter Jones Jun 2021

David, Hunter Jones

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Hunter Jones is majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. In his free time, he enjoys practicing photography and videography.


Steeples Glen, Linh Nguyen Jun 2021

Steeples Glen, Linh Nguyen

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Linh Nguyen is a senior at Louisiana Tech. He is majoring in computer science.


Melvin, Noah Blessing Jun 2021

Melvin, Noah Blessing

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Noah Blessing is from northeast Ohio and moved to the south as he began his early journey in art. Enduring family hardships and trials led him back to his relationship with God, and now he creates for his creator. From abstractions to pop colors and design, he ventures to create interesting environments with vivid colors and unique forms that tell their own stories.


Raining Colors, Hunter Jones Jun 2021

Raining Colors, Hunter Jones

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Hunter Jones is majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. In his free time, he enjoys practicing photography and videography.


Norton, Tiffany Clinton Jun 2021

Norton, Tiffany Clinton

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Tiffany Clinton is a sophomore, majoring in graphic design and minoring in studio art. Making art has always been a passion as well as a stress reliever for Tiffany. Her favorite mediums are acrylic paint and colored pencil.


Camera Shy, Trevor Blackstock Jun 2021

Camera Shy, Trevor Blackstock

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Trevor Blackstock is a third year pre-medical student majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry and psychology. He is a member of AED, Tri-Beta, KLPI, and an ambassador for the School of Biological Sciences. He enjoys viewing art in various forms from different cultures and the interesting ideas that are presented about overstated topics.


Waste, Camryn Price Jun 2021

Waste, Camryn Price

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Camryn Price is a second year student at Louisiana Tech University, majoring in studio art. She is from Winnsboro, Louisiana. She has a strong interest in 3D design, sculpture, and installation. She has begun to develop a love of the conceptual arts.


Silhouette, Brennan Hilliard Jun 2021

Silhouette, Brennan Hilliard

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Brennan Hilliard is a photographer from Shreveport, Louisiana. He currently attends Louisiana Tech University where he is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in journalism. He formally studied photography at Bossier Parish Community College where he acquired two certifications.


Graphic #5, Noah Blessing Jun 2021

Graphic #5, Noah Blessing

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Noah Blessing is from northeast Ohio and moved to the south as he began his early journey in art. Enduring family hardships and trials led him back to his relationship with God, and now he creates for his creator. From abstractions to pop colors and design, he ventures to create interesting environments with vivid colors and unique forms that tell their own stories.


Praying Mantis: The One-Night Stand, Evelyn Hinojosa Jun 2021

Praying Mantis: The One-Night Stand, Evelyn Hinojosa

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Evelyn Hinojosa is a senior at Louisiana Tech University majoring in studio art. She is interested in depicting the human body in alternative ways in order to talk about significant women’s issues. The majority of her work consists of body print paintings which she uses as a way to reclaim the female nude in art. By transforming her own body into an instrument to paint with, this allows her to be the author and subject rather than simply being, historically speaking, the object of sexualization.


Fibro Frog, Kayla O'Neal Jun 2021

Fibro Frog, Kayla O'Neal

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Kayla O’Neal is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in studio art with an emphasis in drawing and illustration at Louisiana Tech University. After completing her undergraduate degree, Kayla interned as a photographer through the Disney College Program. Her photographs have also been displayed in several galleries, including the LoosenArts Gallery based in Rome, Italy.


Permanence. Anxiety. Acceptance., Christi Kruger Jun 2021

Permanence. Anxiety. Acceptance., Christi Kruger

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Christi Kruger is originally from South Africa but moved to Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 2014. Being a first-year biomedical engineering student at Louisiana Tech University, schoolwork consumes most of her time, however that doesn’t stop her from exercising her passion for drawing and painting. She especially tries to capture the intricacies of nature and animals, as it allows her to focus on such small, intimate details.


Diamonds In The Rough, Brennan Hilliard Jun 2021

Diamonds In The Rough, Brennan Hilliard

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Brennan Hilliard is a photographer from Shreveport, Louisiana. He currently attends Louisiana Tech University where he is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in journalism. He formally studied photography at Bossier Parish Community College where he acquired two certifications.


Crimson In The Snow, Trevor Blackstock Jun 2021

Crimson In The Snow, Trevor Blackstock

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Trevor Blackstock is a third year pre-medical student majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry and psychology. He is a member of AED, Tri-Beta, KLPI, and an ambassador for the School of Biological Sciences. He enjoys viewing art in various forms from different cultures and the interesting ideas that are presented about overstated topics.


Asia Sunset, Tiffany Clinton Jun 2021

Asia Sunset, Tiffany Clinton

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Tiffany Clinton is a sophomore, majoring in graphic design and minoring in studio art. Making art has always been a passion as well as a stress reliever for Tiffany. Her favorite mediums are acrylic paint and colored pencil.


Keeny Hall, Linh Nguyen Jun 2021

Keeny Hall, Linh Nguyen

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Linh Nguyen is a senior at Louisiana Tech. He is majoring in computer science.


Dixie Theatre, Linh Nguyen Jun 2021

Dixie Theatre, Linh Nguyen

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Linh Nguyen is a senior at Louisiana Tech. He is majoring in computer science.


Hangar, Hannah Fulton Jun 2021

Hangar, Hannah Fulton

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Hannah Fulton is a third year Master of Fine Arts candidate at Louisiana Tech University’s School of Design, and she is projected to graduate this spring quarter. She has earned a Bachelor’s degree in graphic communications at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. She aims to pursue a career in art education.


Cloud Watching, Maryam El-Awadi Jun 2021

Cloud Watching, Maryam El-Awadi

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Maryam El-Awadi is an oil painter and a student. She grew up in Ruston, Louisiana and is now studying studio art at Louisiana Tech. She loves creating content about daydreaming and the subconscious. She aspires to be someone who creates art and teaches about art for a living.


An Ethereal Afternoon, Stevie Iseral Jun 2021

An Ethereal Afternoon, Stevie Iseral

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Stevie Iseral is a senior interdisciplinary studies major with concentrations in sociology, history, and marketing. She began practicing photography 7 years ago and still feels joy each time she picks up her camera. Stevie loves photography because it creates a space for her to document the beauty of life.


Contributor Biographies Jun 2021

Contributor Biographies

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Acknowledgments Jun 2021

Acknowledgments

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Loving Winds, Samuel Cooley Jun 2021

Loving Winds, Samuel Cooley

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Samuel Cooley is 19 years old and from Vidalia, Louisiana, where he graduated from Vidalia High School. He is currently majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. He hopes to one day become a published author. Samuel enjoys learning and attempting to replicate new styles of poetry. He is also a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity at Louisiana Tech University.


Snowmelt, Ashley Palmer Jun 2021

Snowmelt, Ashley Palmer

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Ashley Palmer is a computer science and English double major at Louisiana Tech University. She wrote her first story at the age of 3 and hasn’t stopped since, currently working on edits for her own novel. When she’s not writing or working on schoolwork, one can find Ashley sketching and painting digitally, designing stage and concert lighting for her church, or hiking through the Ozarks at her grandparents’ cabin.