Art SpawningPool
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
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Our Nature of Emotions
The work presented within this journal derives from the theme of nature that inspires emotions. These emotions can stem from human nature, emotional, and inspirational works of art.
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Cover Photo by Isabella Brignola
SpawningPool is a literary arts chapbook published at Shippensburg University by a dedicated team of undergraduate students. It is composed of art pieces submitted by undergraduate students at the university.
SpawningPool accepts rolling submissions throughout the year and we publish our individualized SpawningPool every spring semester.
Contact us at: reflect@ship.edu
spawningpool@ship.edu
Art SpawningPool, Spring 2023
Text in: Georgia and Times New Roman
Printed by Shippensburg University
Layout by Megan Williamson
SpawningPool is a division of The Reflector, Shippensburg University’s journal of the Arts.
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Head Art Editor:
Megan Williamson
Associate Art Editor:
Bailey Joseph
Committee Members:
Kimberly Braet
Gretchen Lambie
Dan Brouse
Ava Hawes
Liam Ocker
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5 Table of Contents April Petesch “Road to somewhere” 12 Cora Patterson “Bubble” 35 “Love(d)” 43 Cynthia Dodd “Mythos” 33 “Rarity” 36 “Maggie” 40 Emily Velez “Jamaican Life” 9 “First Steps” 46 Georgie Baker “Port Royal Speedway” 23 “Autumn” 28 “Crossing” 44 Gretchen Steel “secrets in the stacks” 14 “overgrown” 17 Jake Shiber “When the Sun Touched the Sea ” 24 “Opacarophile” 27
6 Jenny Russell “Little Island” 11 “Scar Lines” 15 Josiah Horst “The Adventurer” 47 Kara Barrett “Untitled” 38 “Untitled” 39 Keegan Fonder “Loz Feliz January 7” 16 “Atlantic Boy on the Pacific” 21 “California Airplane” 32 Kimberly Braet “Under the Sheets” 13 “Glow” 19 Piper Kull “Family Tree” 10 Quehanna Coble “time will tell” 34 “time is relative” 42 Ruby Tilder “class drawings” 20
7 Sophia Chovanes “Koi” 22 “Beach” 25 “Bees” 37 Sydney Fowler “A Cloudy Day in Maine” 8 “Picnic with a Puppy” 18 Theresa Weber “Gram’s Garden: Part 1” 29 “Gram’s Garden: Part 2” 30 “Gram’s Garden: Part 3 ” 31 Theodosia Philip “A Grey Floof” 26 “Looking Towards the Future” 41 “Eye Opening” 45
A Cloudy Day in Maine
Sydney Fowler
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Jamaican Life Emily Velez
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Family Tree
Piper Kull
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Little Island
Jenny Russell
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Road to somewhere
April Petesch
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Under the Sheets
Kimberly Braet
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secrets in the stacks
Gretchen Steel
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Scar Lines
Jenny Russell
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Loz Feliz January 7
Keegan Fonder
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overgrown Gretchen Steel
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Picnic with a Puppy
Sydney Fowler
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Glow
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Kimberly Braet
class drawings
Ruby Tilder
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Atlantic
Boy on the Pacific
Keegan Fonder
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Koi
Sophia Chovanes
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Port Royal Speedway
Georgie Baker
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When the Sun Touched the Sea
Jake Shiber
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Beach Sophia Chovanes
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A Grey Floof Theodosia Philip
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Opacarophile
Jake Shiber
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Autumn Georgie Baker
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Gram’s Garden: Part 1
Theresa Weber
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Gram’s Garden: Part 2
Theresa Weber
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Gram’s Garden: Part 3
Theresa Weber
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California Airplane
Keegan Fonder
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Mythos Cynthia Dodd
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time will tell Quehanna Coble
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Bubble Cora Patterson
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Rarity Cynthia Dodd
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Bees
Sophia Chovanes
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Untitled Kara Barrett
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Untitled Kara Barrett
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Maggie Cynthia Dodd
Looking Towards the Future Theodosia Philip
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time is relative Quehanna Coble
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Love(d) Cora Patterson
Crossing Georgie Baker
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Eye Opening
Theodosia Philip
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First Steps
Emily Velez
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The Adventurer
Inspired by A. Shipwright
Josiah Horst
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Acknowledgements:
Our Executive Board:
Megan Gardenhour, Alaina Conaway, Emily Dziennik
Thank you so much for all that you have done this year to support the editors and committee members. You were the dream team and we are so thankful to have you in our corners throughout the duration of this process. Our meetings were so fun and you brought a joy to this group.
Megan Gardenhour: This organization would be nothing without you. You are a force and we cannot thank you enough for all that you have done for this group.
Committee Members:
Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to make this book possible. Your support and contributions were wonderful.
Professor Neil Connelly, Advisor of The Reflector:
Thank you for your help and assistance during this wonderful process. Your dedication was appreciated and inspires us all.
Kim Hess and Shippensburg University:
Thank you so much for your patience and help with creating the SpawningPool. Your dedication to this organization never goes unnoticed, thank you.
Published Artists:
Thank you for your submissions and taking time to create and submit to the Art SpawningPool . We could not have done it without you!
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