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Life On The Farm, Laura Cason

The Quatrain

Laura Cason is currently enrolled part time in the creative writing program at Louisiana Tech. In 2018, she earned her Bachelor’s of Science in biology from Tech before deciding to pursue a career in a field she actually enjoys. In her free time, Laura enjoys watching anything that could be labelled as ‘oddly satisfying’, perfecting her skin care routine, and educating her coworkers in the CoLA office on 21st century slang. She is survived by the spawn of Satan himself, her cat Zorra.

Jackson, Lauren Washington

The Quatrain

Lauren Washington is a native to Ruston, Louisiana. She is studying English with a concentration in technical writing. She has always had a passion for reading and writing and hopes to one day work in the publishing industry.

American Soldier, Kylee Armstrong

The Quatrain

Kylee Armstrong grew up in many places throughout the country, but she calls San Antonio, Texas home. Currently, she is majoring in English at Louisiana Tech University.

The View, Katelyn Swanson

The Quatrain

Katelyn Swanson is a sophomore at Louisiana Tech University studying English with a concentration in creative writing. Katelyn has goals of becoming a published author. She fell in love with writing in high school, and the rest has been history. She loves experimenting with different styles of writing and in different types of art as well. When she is not creating, you can find her playing video games in her room or cheering on the Bulldogs on the football field with the LA Tech color guard.

Fallin, Kristyn Hardy

The Quatrain

Kristyn Hardy is an English major at Louisiana Tech University with a concentration in creative writing. She was raised in a home surrounded by books, wit, and love, making the three somewhat synonymous to her. It has only been in the last couple years that she has considered dedicating her life to writing, but she loves it and cannot wait to see where it takes her.

That One Dime, Anthony Franklin

The Quatrain

Anthony Franklin began his creative writing career in eighth grade after reading The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. Self expression through ink on paper is enthralling to him. He hopes to master this medium of expression, becoming the best writer he can be, throughout college and beyond.

Drained, Savannah Barker

The Quatrain

Savannah Barker is a freshman from Shreveport, majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. She has been writing poetry for about five years. She enjoys many forms of art such as painting, but Savannah’s biggest dream is to publish a poetry book someday.

25, Samuel Donn

The Quatrain

Samuel Donn is studying biology at Louisiana Tech. He has loved writing poetry for a large part of his life and is honored to contribute to The Quatrain.

Comfort Food, Isabelle Byrnes-Bartell

The Quatrain

Isabelle Byrnes-Bartell is a junior at Louisiana Tech University. She is the President of the campus’ Poetry Society and the Editor in Chief for Tech’s chapter of Her Campus. In 2018 she received two Regional Silver Keys in writing portfolio and personal essay from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, as well as a Regional Honorable Mention in short story.

To Isolate, Or Not To Isolate, Keith Watson

The Quatrain

Keith Watson is a sophomore in the chemical engineering program at Louisiana Tech University. He is from Magnolia, Arkansas. He is a Christian and attends First Ruston. He also plays trumpet, tennis, and disc golf in his free time.

Alien, Alayna Juneau

The Quatrain

Alayna Juneau is a senior in interdisciplinary studies at Louisiana Tech University. She is passionate about telling stories through any medium. Her favorite things to do are pet cats, take naps, and play video games. She hopes to one day be a game developer, a writer, or a crazy cat lady.

Hives, Isabelle Byrnes-Bartell

The Quatrain

Isabelle Byrnes-Bartell is a junior at Louisiana Tech University. She is the President of the campus’ Poetry Society and the Editor in Chief for Tech’s chapter of Her Campus. In 2018 she received two Regional Silver Keys in writing portfolio and personal essay from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, as well as a Regional Honorable Mention in short story.

The Proving, Noah Weatherly

The Quatrain

Noah Weatherly is an English student at Louisiana Tech University with a concentration in creative writing. He aspires to be a novelist someday, but if this dream isn’t realized, he hopes to enrich the minds of future generations as a professor at the college of his choice. He enjoys reading, writing, and going to the movies when there isn’t a pandemic.

82, Samuel Donn

The Quatrain

Samuel Donn is studying biology at Louisiana Tech. He has loved writing poetry for a large part of his life and is honored to contribute to The Quatrain.

A Sonnet To Adonis, Zachary Biggs

The Quatrain

Zachary Biggs is from Summerfield, Louisiana. He is a senior English student at Louisiana Tech, and he aspires to further his education and become a professional counselor. Zachary loves the rich history of English poetry, from Beowolf to Chaucer to Wordsworth, and he enjoys writing his own poetry.

Firsts, Kristyn Hardy

The Quatrain

Kristyn Hardy is an English major at Louisiana Tech University with a concentration in creative writing. She was raised in a home surrounded by books, wit, and love, making the three somewhat synonymous to her. It has only been in the last couple years that she has considered dedicating her life to writing, but she loves it and cannot wait to see where it takes her.

Here Lies The Dreams, Samuel Cooley

The Quatrain

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.

What's The Point: For Brittany, Katelyn Swanson

The Quatrain

Katelyn Swanson is a sophomore at Louisiana Tech University studying English with a concentration in creative writing. Katelyn has goals of becoming a published author. She fell in love with writing in high school, and the rest has been history. She loves experimenting with different styles of writing and in different types of art as well. When she is not creating, you can find her playing video games in her room or cheering on the Bulldogs on the football field with the LA Tech color guard.

What Happened At The House On Colquitt Road, Savannah Barker

The Quatrain

Savannah Barker is a freshman from Shreveport, majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. She has been writing poetry for about five years. She enjoys many forms of art such as painting, but Savannah’s biggest dream is to publish a poetry book someday.

Train Station Of The Afterlife, Alayna Juneau

The Quatrain

Alayna Juneau is a senior in interdisciplinary studies at Louisiana Tech University. She is passionate about telling stories through any medium. Her favorite things to do are pet cats, take naps, and play video games. She hopes to one day be a game developer, a writer, or a crazy cat lady.

Flash Flood Warning, Jenna Meadows

The Quatrain

Jenna Meadows studies history and English with a concentration in creative writing at Louisiana Tech.

I Used To Call It Home, Annie Gremillion

The Quatrain

Annie Gremillion is a senior majoring in speech-language pathology at Louisiana Tech University. Since Annie was young, she has made a hobby out of writing. Whenever she has the opportunity, she enjoys practicing prose and occasionally dabbling in poetry.

A Journey To The Deep Self, Fengkun Yu

Masters Theses

Filling the empty corners and walls with my favorite stuff in my house is essential for me to feel secure. Thus, I make pieces that I imagine being surrounded by the best collection by placing and organizing them in a touchable distance, such as wall shelves or bookshelves in my own space. I feel both physically and mentally comfortable with the atmosphere that these objects create and convey to me as a relatively sensitive and introverted person.

The state of being free from agitation and disturbance to me is the prerequisite to conduct studio practice. Being able to focus on …

Mars Is For Fags, Justin Quaid Grubb

Masters Theses

The overarching theme dealt with in my work relates to the Space Age - specifically the predictive futuristic approach to product design and the pop culture that came out of the movement. During this time, technological advancements permeated American culture. Manufactures made the future accessible to everyone and futuristic living became symbolic of innovation, progress, and prosperity. A blueprint for a futurist suburban utopia was forged and the American people were ready to embody the new “American Dream.” Residential Mid-Century Modern architecture emerged as the new site for this dream and along with it came a new way of life. …

Beauty Still Lives Here: Narratives Of Radical Self-Love, Deshun Peoples

Masters Theses

This exhibition is primarily concerned with the act of taking up physical and socio-political space. Through the use of form, design, color, and installation this work places various histories and traditions of both ceramics and resistance in communication with one another. The red, black, and green of Marcus Garvey’s 1920 Pan-African/Black American flag are proudly displayed against a warm, calm, pale green backdrop to highlight the importance of mental health in all endeavors, especially in the emotionally taxing labor of social, political, and economic protest in the battle for humanity, life, civil rights, equity, access, and decision-making power.

Shift: Moving Art Classes Into Rural America, Amy Schmierbach Mfa

Art & Design Faculty Publications

For the past 25 years academia has worked to create virtual and on-line classes. They have become mainstream and an expectation at each university. They want to keep education accessible for individuals unable to come to campus or that live in remote locations. Across the country universities have shrinking enrollment for their on-campus courses. The student that do come to campus learn differently than what most professors have been taught themselves. These students are passionate about the world and they want to impact their communities. The usual lecture or art demo may not be enough to prepare our students for …

Fableware From The Garden Of The Grotesque, Matt Becker

Masters Theses

In biology, a chimaera is created when two zygotes collide at an early stage of development, resulting in a unique creature containing two distinct sets of genes. The name is borrowed from Greek mythology where chimaeras are fire-breathing monsters born with the mixed attributes of lions, snakes, and goats. As creatures of myth, chimaera represent a narrative union of disparate parts; a collision of the fantastic and the mundane.

Clay can be used to explore this dichotomy, utilizing its ability as a mutable canvas to embody a vast range of visual vocabularies while referencing its rich history and placing new …

Physically Based Rendering Techniques To Visualize Thin-Film Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Fluid Simulations, Aditya H. Prasad

Dartmouth College Undergraduate Theses

This thesis introduces a methodology and workflow I developed to visualize smoothed hydrodynamic particle based simulations for the research paper ’Thin-Film Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Fluid’ (2021), that I co-authored. I introduce a physically based rendering model which allows point cloud simulation data representing thin film fluids and bubbles to be rendered in a photorealistic manner. This includes simulating the optic phenomenon of thin-film interference and rendering the resulting iridescent patterns. The key to the model lies in the implementation of a physically based surface shader that accounts for the interference of infinitely many internally reflected rays in its bidirectional surface …

Control Theory, Colin Yoon

Masters Theses

When people feel that everything is out of control, their natural response would be to turn to a designated space to manipulate anything within it, whether a physical environment or a digital platform. This book expresses the comforts of order and predictability in response to the chaos and confusion that emerged from the train wreck known as 2020. After everything that has happened, it’s understandable that people want to have some semblance of control over something in their lives, as predictability makes them feel safe, intelligent, and powerful.

Loose Threads / Hilos Sueltos, Estefanía De Ros

Masters Theses

In this body of work, I’ve collaborated with four artisans from my home country, Guatemala: Apolonio Vicente, Vinicio Vicente, Mario Poz and Manuel Otsojay. They all use traditional craft methods with natural materials: wicker, wool, and cotton. I interweave, overlap, and knot mementos from my childhood with current ideas and dialogues that contain loose threads to the work. All of the layers merge in fluid forms with texture and movement. The curtains let light in, the rug sets warmth, and the “cayuco” invites you to slow down.

I aim to push back against the devaluing of craft traditions, especially in …