May 2024 issue:
an LA mizpah publication, vol 5 : issue 4
Celebrate with Lipscomb Academy the imagination & creativity of the dreamer. In this issue: submissions of ART ~ PHOTOGRAPHY ~ POETRY
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SUNSET by Jeanne Fakhry, oil on canvas
MOUNTAIN by Annalise Ravella, oil on canvas
SELF PORTRAIT by Annabelle Calcote, pencil on paper
TENT IN COLOR by Annalise Ravella, photography
YELLOW ORANGE by Jay Essner, photography
TILL DEATH DO US PART by Caroline Bell, photography
HIDING PLACE by Aspen Ravella, photography
SUNSET MOUNTAIN by Lily Coburn, oil on canvas
MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE by Jay Essner, oil on canvas
THE BALLAD OF BROWN EYES by Ari Smith, poetry
Your eyes are brown
And hers are blue
And his are green,
a very unique hue
You always hated that shade of brown
Dirt, dead leaves, and various things from the ground
You always envied those vibrant eyes
But what if I told you they housed a surprise?
Her eyes hold skies, and sapphires, and seas
And waves so strong they could bring you to your knees
But beneath these waves and gems and flowers
Lies something that you’ve yet to encounter
Those eyes hold the sorrows of past generations
Look deep enough and you’ll find an explanation
To why those eyes of a brillant blue
Show more than just an interesting hue
His eyes hold emeralds, and jades, and trees
And the fruits and vegetables that cater to our needs
But behind these leaves and gems and plants
Is something you’d miss without a second glance
Because those eyes hold the weight of the world
A burden so great it must be absurd
Look close enough with your magnifying glass
And you’ll see the venomous snake in the grass
But what could your eyes possibly hold
That hasn’t yet been truthfully told?
Your eyes hold minerals and riches unseen
With mountains and forests and all in between
Your eyes carry earthquakes and tornadoes alike
Oh, what destruction, but oh what life
So yes, their eyes are rare and unique
And by all accounts show wondrous mystique
But yours, oh yours, they reign supreme
For they hold the purest light the world has ever seen
REFLECTIONS by Annalise Ravella, oil on canvas
TWILIGHT ON THE BEACH by Finn Black, oil on canvas
SUNSET ON LOVE'S CIRCLE by Holland Arnold, oil on canvas
IRIS plein air by Carrigan Carter, oil on canvas
STILL LIFE WITH ROSES AND FRUIT by Aspen Ravella, oil on canvas
POTTERY
by Elias Hammers, mixed media
POTTERY
by Esther Sisaye, mixed media
POTTERY
by Allie McCormac, mixed media
POTTERY
by Arianna Burroughs, mixed media
POTTERY
by Logan Swiggart, mixed media
POTTERY
by Drew Rempel, mixed media
POTTERY
by Ege Acikbas, mixed media
POTTERY
by Lucy Allen, mixed media
POTTERY
by Gideon Carter, mixed media
BEAR by Elias Hammers, white colored pencil on black paper
EAGLE
by Drew Rogers, white pencil on paper
LONGHORN COW
DOG
LION by Matthew Clay, white pencil on black paper
BOAT ASHORE by Logan Swiggart, acrylic on canvas
BOAT ON SHORE by Aspen Ravella, oil on canvas
EVENING SAIL by Charlie Poling, oil on canvas
CLOSING NIGHT by Ella Cauley, poetry
I’ll measure you in a thrice repaired earring
In pictures from the wings and of my ring
In the number of faces peering
Strung to giggles just inside my hearing.
I’ll honor you with badly scuffed shoes
And a lost voice still reverberating through
Rows of pews lining the coldest venue:
Sacred place I Hope I warmed you.
I’ll remember you in unsteady waters
Trying to be a better daughter
Learning laughter, loving faster
Spinning into the after
Unafraid, on the edge of a stage.
Goodbye to this lovely thing I loved through three “all nights.”
I’ll turn off the lights in my memory (after all you deserve your privacy)
But sing to me for years to come, and never say anything is done
And hold your final bow for one, two, three, forever.
PURPLE IRIS by Shelby Dodd, acrylic on canvas
SHADES OF COLOR by Caroline Westerman, photography
LIBERTY by Allie McCormac, oil on canvas
CALL ME MAYBE by Addie Blackburn, oil on canvas
FLOWER MOSAIC
by Esther Sisaye, repurposed tiles & wood
DOG MOSAIC
by Gideon Carter, repurposed tiles & wood
ABSTRACT MOSAIC
by Arianna Burroughs, repurposed tiles and wood
BUSY AND BORED by Ella Cauley, poetry
Little tiny builders hammer away at the insides of my skull
Assisting me in storing larger and larger numbers of thoughts.
My capacity to think is only increasing.
I have a long to do list
Only I don’t feel quite up and down enough to do it.
I’m down for some more stores of knowledge, but not down for the storing, per se.
Because say a person told me their name today.
I might need to remember that!
I’m only waiting for it to happen.
We mustn’t waste space while the space is being made
And time is a wasting!
For what?
Why, I’m sinking as they’re sawing up there!
Into a pit of gloggliness, that is.
I need to save my strength to drag myself out of the muckidiness again.
But every time I claw my way to the brim of the sludge I lose interest
And sink back down again
Only deeper now because of the momentum from my fall.
And their little hammers aren’t helping!
Noisy fellows with miniature bellows blowing my mind into a frenzy.
Isn’t it mind blowing how my mind is growing to accommodate new thoughts?
But I suppose I’ve already said that.
Ah, well.
I’m still waiting for a hand out of the pit
And perhaps that hand is attached to a person who will be attached to a mouth that will give me a name!
I must remember it!
Don’t forget!
But I might forget if I waste all my energy climbing out of this mental stew.
Maybe I’ll grab a little worker and pull him in by the hard hat.
He can blubber around, too,
Busy and bored as I am.
AUTUMN GLAZE by Saana Alapuranen, oil on canvas
FIELD OF GREEN by Aspen Ravella, oil on canvas
TULIP PATHWAY by Allie McCormac, photography
GREEN DIVISION by Jay Essner, photography
UNDER THE LILYPAD by Caroline Bell, mixed media photography and digital graphics
SPOTLIGHT : GREEN ART
art created using sustainable, recycled, or repurposed materials
CHECKERS by Chase Hallings, wood
LANDSCAPE by Mason Baker, reclaimed barn wood and repurposed wood
PICKLEBALL PADDLE & CHARCUTERIE BOARD by Britton Cone, repurposed mixed media
WIND CHIME by Morgan Jolly, repurposed mixed media
TABLETOP BOOKSHELF by Lucy Allen, reclaimed wood & hardware
BIRD FEEDER by Drew Rogers, reclaimed wood & bottle
PHONE HOLDER by Tommy Petrillo, wood
LAMP by Abe Bekele, repurposed mixed media
HEADBAND by Lucy Allen, wood (designed with Adobe Illustrator & laser cutter)
JEWELED STAFF by Emi Shaw, mixed media
MEMORY BOX by Presley Miller, wood
BIRD FEEDER by Wilson Borders, reclaimed wood & bottle
OCTOPUS & STRAWBERRY by Julie Nguyen, crochet
SPOTLIGHT : AWARD WINNERS
curated by the Lipscomb Academy yearbook mizpah staff
student editors in chief : Zion Belay and Shelby Doddfaculty advisor : Erin Rickelton
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