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Volume 2 (2018) Identity

Editors' Note

As an annual journal, each issue of Brushing has the chance to capture the climate of the Rollins community for that year, immortalizing it in print. During our first meeting as co-editors of the journal, we realized that with our issue, we wanted to hone in on Brushing’s unique ability to document the community climate and explore what Rollins has been feeling this historic and uncertain year. When we sent out the call for submissions, we did not have a theme for the issue. We wanted to take an unfiltered snapshot of Rollins, and the submissions that we received—well over a hundred of them—formed a theme of their own. The pieces in the journal each offer a deep, introspective look into the self, despite the current obsession with external conflict and spectacle. This year, we are extremely pleased to present our issue of Brushing, based around the theme of identity. From the personal perspective of two graduating seniors, we are often faced with the questions of who have we been? Who are we? Who will we become? The answers are often hard to articulate, which is why we hope the following pieces, beautifully designed and organized in these major sections, can help guide the reader, as well as ourselves, to answering these difficult questions. Inspired by this year’s pieces, we hope to face the coming year with the audacity to challenge ourselves, overcome obstacles, try something new, and look at things from a different perspective. This year, we invite the reader to do the same. It has been a pleasure putting together this issue and working with our exceptionally talented team: our designer, writers, artists, editors, readers, and advisors. We hope you enjoy reading our issue of Brushing as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Sincerely,

Sianna Boschetti & Tyler Vaughan,Co-Editors-in-Chief

Articles

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Cover Art
Brushing Staff

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Editor's Note
Sianna Boschetti and Tyler Vaughan

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Designer's Note
Anna Wenzel

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Thoughts on Sounds
Edwin Davis

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This, Too, Shall Pass
Michael Dulman

 

The Condition of the Zombie
Catharine Linder

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Autumn Wind
Alex Litchner

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Grass Shrimp
Gene Moore

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Space
Katherine Andrews

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My Window
Barbara Hughs

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The Greatest Lesson
Shelby Phillips

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Memories
Alison Wilson

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Never Dreamed
Marian Hernandez

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The Titan
J. Diego Medrano

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Apollo and Daphne
Edwin Davis

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Tango
Carla Hoskins

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Spritz
Kinsley Gerks

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The Dream
Michael Dulman

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(Distance)
Kendall Clarke

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Beneath the Bridge
Bet Tauscher

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Limericks
Ashley Chico

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When They Go
Shumaita Kabir

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Embers
J. Diego Medrano

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Generators Speak
Kathy Kite

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Heaven For Leo
Stephanie Macias

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"Women" & "Beauty"
Ashley Chico

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Tip Jar
Alex Candage

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Yuyin
Caitlin Cherniak

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Portrait
Kathy Kite

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Desire Paths
Lea Warren

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Everywhere
Elizabeth Trepanier

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Untitled
Jody Roun

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Oculus Videre
Jody Roun

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Aix 2017
Cason Jenkins

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Materia
Jody Roun

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7E
Richard Reep

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Untitled
Sarah Hameer

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Italia-Rico Hurtado

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Untitled
Maisie Haney

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Beatbox Emergency
Maisie Haney

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Big Cats
Karina Barbesino

Editors

CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sianna Boschetti
CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Tyler Vaughan
HEAD OF DESIGN
Anna Wenzel
EDITORS
Alex Candage
Bruno Sato De Oliveira
Juan Diego Medrano
Elizabeth Trepanier
Kathy Kite
Melissa Simon
Caitlin Cherniak
READERS
Alex Candage
Corrine Shoemaker
Caitlin Cherniak
Maisie Haney
Grae Kipping
Helena Cabrera
Kathy Kite
Alex Lichtner
ADVISORS
Greg Golden, Director of Student Media
Matthew Forsythe, Faculty Advisor

Designer's Note

The design for the 2017-2018 issue of Brushing came, conceptually, from a number of different places. First and foremost, the content of the pieces themselves drove the design decisions, and each element was included with the intention of emphasizing the works themselves. With a concept as broad as “identity,” however, a clear direction was necessary. Given the primarily serious themes of this issue’s pieces, I wanted design elements that enhanced rather than distracted from the literature. I took inspiration from poetry publications, like Rupi Kaur’s Milk and Honey and The Sun and Her Flowers, as well as the clean but detailed designs of old anatomy textbooks. Finding a balance between detail and simplicity was difficult, especially for an illustrator accustomed to semi-realism and cartoons, like myself. To mediate my style, many of the graphics were done using a single line. With each drawing, I tried to get to the crux of the subject, only including what was absolutely necessary to convey the meaning of the piece. On a more technical level, the design of the book was, again, inspired by traditional poetry books. The font used is Baskerville, a simultaneously classic and modern typeface that is more visually interesting than the commonly-used Times New Roman, but is still recognizable and easy to read. The decision to divide the work into chapters was my own, and it was done with the hope of adding organization to the publication, and maybe to emphasize the meanings of certain pieces. Ultimately, each piece speaks for itself, and my designs exist mainly to decrease the amount of blank space in the final book. It is my hope that the reader can enjoy text and image, both separately, and as singular work of art.

Sincerely,

Anna Wenzel, Head of Design