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Argentum
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�Argentum 2012
What is art? This is a timeless question best left to museum curators, art historians,
testy critics, and creative types arguing fervently in smoke-filled bars. A more
uncomplicated question may be “Why is there art?”
For those of you who are encouraged, entertained, educated, -- and maybe
“bewitched, bothered and bewildered” -- the answer to “why” is as unique as each
individual artist and each individual viewer.
As you turn the pages in this year’s Argentum, I hope you are intrigued by the
interesting ways your fellow artists and authors view the world. You may find yourself
asking, “What was the photographer thinking at the moment he or she triggered the
shutter?” “Why does this author’s words make me question my beliefs?” “What did the
bead maker feel at the moment a flower blossomed from the flame?”
The world is full of questions. Perhaps art invites us to seek out answers. Enjoy.
Wendy Porter, Community member “Peace” Watercolor
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�Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s
Artist
Title
Page
Wendy Porter
Lorraine Giurlani
Kristen Orr and Gail Rappa
Lois Ports
Kristen Orr and Gail Rappa
Ann Hagland
Megan Anderson
Thelma Richie Homer
Karen Dannehl
William Becker
Jeannie Rosenthal
Wendy Porter
Allan Fisk
Summer Callender
Jennifer Pierce
G. Edward Winch
Patricia Gray
Ruth Collins
Cindy Joyce
Roger Hockemier
Gayla Rockwell
Nancy Harris McLelland
Susan Summer Elliot
Will Barber
Issac Duran
Janet Sanchez
Ron Richardson
Dan Thurston
Debbie Heaton-Lamp
Mary Ann Plavi
Megan Anderson
Gim Briggs
Paige Allen
Michele Barney
Kendra Thompson
Peace............................................................ 2
Wall Mirror................................................... 4
Shades of Green........................................... 6
Metamorphosis............................................. 7
Blossoms...................................................... 8
.
Begonia Bug................................................. 9
Breaking Dawn........................................... 10
Performance............................................... 11
Solutions..................................................... 11
Turkish Delight. .......................................... 12
.
The Sound of Heaven................................. 13
Sarah.......................................................... 14
Anniversary Quilt........................................ 15
Michele’s Pastels......................................... 15
.
Mandala..................................................... 16
Mandala..................................................... 17
Lullaby No. Thirty-Something...................... 18
Mojave....................................................... 20
.
Horizon...................................................... 21
Old Fishing Boat, Walker Lake, NV. ............ 22
.
Grackles..................................................... 24
.
Protecting the Young................................... 25
Beach......................................................... 26
The Shack................................................... 27
Three Poems About You:............................. 28
The Resentments You Carry......................... 28
Your Life Passes........................................... 28
Your Life Is Scattered in the Lawn................ 29
Ink Blue...................................................... 30
Homestead Under Storm Clouds................ 32
Eyes of a Stranger. ...................................... 33
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Black Hat. .................................................. 34
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Springtime in NE Nevada............................ 35
The Generator............................................ 36
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Lamoille Aspens.......................................... 38
Pogonip...................................................... 39
Perky and A’Poppin!!.................................. 40
Fall Bloom. ................................................. 42
.
Fall Woods.................................................. 44
Up in the Air............................................... 45
Summer Air. ............................................... 46
.
Taking the Leap........................................... 47
Cover: Kristen Frantzen Orr, Grasshopper Kaleidoscope
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�Lorraine Giurlani, GBC student “Wall Mirror” Photograph
This publication is made possible by the generosity of:
GBC’s Office of Academic Affairs
GBC’s Intellectual and Cultural Enrichment (ICE) Committee
GBC Foundation
Special thanks to Karen Dannehl and Tanya Stokes for their help in guiding the creation
of Argentum 2012, and to David Orr and Kristen Frantzen Orr for bead photography.
Kudos to Marin Wendell and Erin Radermacher of Everything Elko for their
support of local arts and help in producing Argentum 2012.
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�Argentum Selection Committee - 2012
Thanks to the following community members who gave so generously of their
time to select this year’s submissions for Argentum. Your volunteered efforts and
expertise are greatly appreciated.
� ailey
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Billington, Advocate for the Arts
Bailey Billington was born and raised in Elko, Nevada. She has been involved in visual
art from a young age including singing and playing the flute in band and in her church.
She began acting in theatre productions at Great Basin College while in high school
and also performed in many plays while attending GBC. She also took up photography
as a GBC student. After graduating with an Associate of Arts, Billington transferred to
Northern Arizona University where she studied Anthropology and Photography, and
completed her Bachelor of Arts degree. Billington returned to Elko and continued acting
with the Silver Stage Players. Today, she is a member of the City of Elko Arts and Culture
Advisory Board, Rotary International and works for the American Red Cross. She enjoys
working on her photography portfolio and on her many hobbies with her family and
new son.
� ichard
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Hooton, Author
Richard Hooton was born and raised in southern Idaho, spending his early years on his
grandfather’s ranch near Sun Valley. A member of Western Writers of America, he is the
author of the acclaimed historical fiction novel, Soldier Hollow, and his most recent
release, The Lamb Cart. He still maintains his roots in the Intermountain West, and is
currently a resident of Elko, Nevada, where he is researching and working on his next
novel, The Mustang Riders.
� ynne
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Kistler, Artist
Lynne Kistler was born in Washington D.C., and raised in Reno, Nevada. She is a
fifth-generation Nevadan. She graduated from the University of Nevada Reno, with a
Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters in Art Education. Kistler taught high school art for
30 years in Reno. She then moved to Lamoille to ride and drive her horses, and teach art
at Great Basin College. She enjoys creating her own artwork and is now getting ready
for her own art show at the Northeastern Nevada Museum next year.
� ene
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Russell, Photographer
Gene Russell was born in northern California. Growing into his musical self, his early
creations were of notes, not prints. Russell found his passion as a photographer while
in Houston, Texas. Since the early 1980’s he has been sculpting his craft in fashion,
portraiture and product photography. His client list includes the Queen of England, both
Bush presidents, as well as notable film stars. Russell settled in Elko with his late wife,
Karen, and now calls Elko County home.
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�Kristen Frantzen Orr and Gail Rappa, GBC faculty “Shades of Green”
Flameworked
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�Metamorphosis
Cold, hard rods of trapped color
Coaxed into the intensity of dancing flame
Molten wraps of vivid hues
Flowing, reacting, merging
Creativity once hidden, now transparent
Uniquely formed, its shape emerges
Placed within the kiln it rests
Time to strengthen, to anneal
Still glass, yet transformed
The bead emerges
Lois Ports GBC student
“There is something very mesmerizing
about working with molten glass to
create small works of art.”
– Lois Ports, GBC student
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�Kristen Frantzen Orr and Gail Rappa, GBC faculty “Blossoms” Flameworked
glass bead, sterling silver, amethyst
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�Ann Hagland, GBC student “Begonia Bug” Flameworked glass focal bead sculpture
Making glass beads satisfies a need to use my
hands to produce something that pleases me,
challenges me and always has a bit of whimsy.
– Ann Hagland, GBC student
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�Megan Anderson, GBC student “Breaking Dawn” Photograph
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�Performance
Solutions
It must have been wonderful once
Pillories!
no lines tying us to false light,
Centered in the town square
when nothing blighted the landscape
head and hands locked in wood
when on a dark night
exposed to public scorn:
one leg at a time
Pillories!
the moon
stepping out onto a stage
What a good idea
pinpricked only with stars
for
strutted her stuff
wily politicians
like an old burlesque queen
priests that prey
blowing kisses
lawbreakers
beaming promises
jawbreakers
revealing not quite everything
errant husbands
leaving us wanting more.
run-away brides
Oh,
prodigal sons
Moon…
wolves in sheep’s clothing
snakes in the grass
maybe even
bad cooks!
Pillories!
WHAT
A
GOOD
IDEA!
Thelma Richie Homer Community Member
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�Karen Dannehl, GBC student “Turkish Delight” Jewelry - Necklace Argentium Silver
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�The Sound of Heaven
All of the players, all of the singers are lined up.
No tuning was required, no practice was needed.
Their faces are bright, their smiles are wide.
Each is prepared to give all that they have.
And suddenly, without hesitation, it begins.
A low rumble is heard from thousands of drums.
A hum comes forth from a million throats.
Slowly, each instrument enters in turn.
Pianos and Organs, Trumpets and Tubas,
Mandolins and Violins, Guitars and Sitars,
Flutes and Piccolos, Chimes and Harps,
All of the instruments that ever were join together.
Millions of voices, never missing a verse,
Millions of fingers, never missing a note,
Millions of drummers, never missing a beat,
Millions of players, never missing a step.
Each one is perfectly tuned, perfectly together.
Each one is amplified by the stars themselves,
Resonating with the music, giving praise to the Creator.
It lasts for days, the players never tiring or slowing.
The song is brand new, never heard before,
Yet the players know it all, through and through.
Impossible to imagine, yet fully realized in an instant.
Soon after it ends, another, more astonishing song begins.
William Becker GBC student/staff
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�Jeannie Rosenthal, GBC student “Sarah” Jewelry - Bracelet, Copper, silver, brass and stone
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�Incorporating old fabrics
and recycling clothing into
useful creations has been
Wendy Porter, Community member “Anniversary Quilt”
Quilt,
Cotton
a welcome challenge.
Creating a quilt from a
50-year-old maid-of-honor
gown brought back
pleasant memories.
– Wendy Porter, Community member
Wendy Porter, Community member “Michele’s Pastels”
Quilt,
Cotton
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�Allan Fisk, GBC student “Mandala” Colored pencil on black paper
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�Summer Callender, GBC student “Mandala” Colored pencil on black paper
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�Lullaby No. Thirty-something
There is meaning
in the mediocrity of days
Listening close enough
to hear its humming through the seemingly endless
pointless, repetitious minutes
of the day
That,
the listening
and actually hearing,
is the most difficult daily task
But if I am still enough
a thin line
of colorful sound vibrates—
Often briefly
Always beautifully—
and if I chose to listen,
soft transcendental truths
alight upon heart and mind
___________________________
I’m rocking my baby boy to sleep
His head rests, restless on my chest
tossing left, tossing right
fighting sleep, welcoming stillness, drifting between
I notice the books on the shelf
are falling over
There is an urge to straighten them
-ImmediatelyThen to tackle the basket of laundry
sleeping on my daughter’s bed
where she should at the time be resting
But she is drifting between sleep and awake
Lying with her father
in the living room, spilling over with the day’s clutter
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�So many unfinished tasks
are falling over
Like books on a shelf
Urging to be straightened
So many unfinished chores
collecting dust in the corners of our house
In the cracks of my day
Perceptions of who I am and wanted to be
slipping through imagined crevices
-My soul retreats thinking about it all___________________________
In one small flicker
my son’s breathing slows
Peacefully drifts
His head no longer tossing
but resting on my chest
My breath involuntarily follows
In
out
in
out,
breathe…
Our body heat sticky this dusk of summer night
Yet he turns in to nuzzle closer
and I, too, nestle into our swarthy cocoon
The books will fall over again
One basket of laundry will be replaced
by another
The unfinished mediocrity
of the day continues
to stagnate all around me
But this
This
transcends tedious daily drudgery
Inside this sticky cocoon
there is humming – glorious soft humming
Jennifer Pierce GBC faculty
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�G. Edward Winch, GBC student “Mojave” Acrylic
I’m a free range artist practicing in cartoons, illustrations,
caricatures, psychedelic paintings, and photography. I’m always
exploring new ways to express art.
– G. Edward Winch, GBC student
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�G. Edward Winch, GBC student “Horizon” Acrylic, Ink
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�Patricia Gray, Community member “Old Fishing Boat, Walker Lake, Nevada” Acrylic, Ink on Clayboard
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�It’s a lifelong ambition —
pursuing fine art. Among
my favorite subjects are
landscapes depicting the
solitude of Nevada.
– Patricia Gray, Community member
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�Ruth Collins, Community member “Grackles” Photograph
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�Cindy Joyce, Community member “Protecting the Young” Photograph
“I believe photography is a unique form
of art that reflects one’s soul.”
– Cindy Joyce, Community member
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�Roger Hockemier, Community member “Beach” Photograph
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�Gayla Rockwell, GBC Student “The Shack” Photograph
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� Three Poems About You
The Resentments You Carry
Your Life Passes
You face an elevator
Your life passes
holding your resentments,
before your eyes
grudges and angers
behind your back.
folded and packed.
You press the button.
Your life passes,
The door slides open.
like the guy says,
You step inside.
while on your way
“I’m free,” you say
somewhere else.
as you speed up or down.
You think you know
Your life passes
what floor you’re on.
as you grasp at straws
You think the baggage
arrange chairs
is gone.
on sinking ships
Wherever you are,
Your life passes
you hold resentments
regardless of time zones
next to your heart,
or metronomes.
near where you breathe.
And the ticking
of your days
marks wasted time
and useless ways.
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�Your Life Is Scattered on the Lawn
Carrying a well-packed
U-Haul box to the car,
you trip over the hose,
fall flat and hard, arms out,
as if to thrust a desperate gift
on anybody passing by.
The street is empty.
No one walks a dog,
rides past on a bike.
No one stoops to help.
Your life is scattered on the lawn,
in the gutter.
Your photos blow away from you.
You look at the contents
spilled from the box
important only an hour ago
and cry and cry
for your life and your stuff.
Nancy Harris McLelland Community member
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Susan Summer Elliott, Community member “Ink Blue” Photograph
�Will Barber, Community member “Homestead Under Storm Clouds” Photograph
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�Isaac Duran, GBC student “Eyes of a Stranger” Photograph
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�Janet Sanchez, GBC student “Black Hat” Photograph
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�Ron Richardson, Community member “Springtime in NE Nevada” Photograph
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�The Generator
We have a place on Jackstone Creek
At the foot of the Adobe Hills.
It’s nothing big or fancy,
But for us it fills the bill.
It’s not the Rubies or Lamoille,
But there’s beauty to be had.
We have a creek that flows year ‘round;
For Nevada that’s not bad.
So I call my friend Bret Murphy,
He knows this stuff more than me.
“That valve below the solenoid
Don’t seem right to me.”
There’s trees along the driveway;
The green’s a pretty sight.
The generator shed’s in back.
Life is good when things go right.
Of course it’s not stocked in Elko,
So I phone up Salt Lake.
“We’ll put it on the bus tonight,
Same model, number, make.”
But with the good there’s problems too,
And we’ve had our share of those.
Two miles of road become two miles of mud
When it thaws after the snows.
Next day at noon Greyhound calls,
“Your parts have just come in.”
I hurry down to pick them up,
Then go right home again.
But the problem that I dread the most
(I’ve come to hate the sound)
Is my wife calling me at work,
“The generator’s down.”
This doesn’t seem too difficult,
Pull off the old, put in the new.
But the diesel still won’t start,
Guess there’s something else to do.
Now I’m not a good mechanic
But there’s a little bit I know
I’d best go home and take a look;
Perhaps I can make it go.
I go through it all again once more,
It ought to start, but no.
I recheck everything I’ve done
But I still can’t make it go.
First I snug down all the bolts;
The wires all seem tight.
But I guess I missed the problem,
‘Cause something sure ain’t right.
My wife come out, “Can I help?”
“No,” snarling, I growl.
She calls away my helper,
“We’ll leave dad alone for now.”
My five-year-old comes out to help.
“Daddy, why won’t the engine turn?”
I smile at him; I’m glad he’s here.
“Son, that’s what we’re trying to learn.”
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Together we check it out;
I poke and probe and pry.
But it seems past my ability
To find the reason why.
I take it apart, redo it all;
This time should do the trick.
But when I try to start it,
It still won’t move a lick.
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�“Dammit.” I stomp outside the shed,
Throw the wrench across the yard.
“This --- ---- thing’s a piece of ----.”
It shouldn’t be this hard.
Then I look to the western sky;
The sun is getting low.
Perhaps I ought to try a prayer,
I’ve done all else I know.
“Dear Lord, I don’t deserve it,
For my family, please, not me.”
Then I face the generator;
“Now START, you S.O.B.”
My poems are literally true –
an attempt to find romance in
modern, everyday life.
– Dan Thurston, Community Member
I’ve done all that I can do;
I’ll try it just once more.
Then wonder upon wonder,
The old diesel starts to roar.
I go inside to wash my hands
And my wife’s not quite so grim.
My little boy is happy;
Dad’s a hero, still, to him.
But I know I didn’t start it;
It was the words I spoke out there.
But you, the listener, can decide,
Was it the cussing or the prayer?
Dan Thurston Community member
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�Debbie Heaton-Lamp, Community member “Lamoille Aspens” Watercolor
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�Mary Ann Plavi, GBC student “Pogonip” Photograph
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�I’ve always been ‘that girl
with the camera…always
wanting to capture the
Megan Anderson, GBC student “Perky and A Poppin’!!” Photograph
memories. My children are
my constant inspiration, as
are the moon, flowers and
nature in general.
– Megan Anderson, GBC student
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Gim Briggs, GBC staff “Fall Bloom” Photograph
�Paige Allen, Community member “Fall Woods” Photograph
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�Michele Barney, Community member “Up in the Air” Photograph
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�Summer Air
Summer Air, Simple, Subtle, Saturating
Frigid, bitter, expansive lake below
Building audacity to make that leap
Standing on this intimidating cliff
Trying not to look below
Just force myself off
Force myself into the abyss beneath
It always looks so much higher
From the tippy top
Always looks so much more intimidating
Instigating, irrational, implacable
Falling, feeling fearless, flailing
Lightening I feel in the floor of my stomach,
lightening I crave so deeply
My body’s disbelief that my mind actually did it
Then SPLAT. The water welcomes me
Will this deepening water like me too much?
Mercilessly want to keep me all to itself?
Then I break through that barrier to the vital oxygen
And take the deepest, most genuine breath of my life.
I feel SO alive
Living, Laughter, Lustrous
Kendra Thompson GBC staff
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As I paged through the April issue of Smithsonian magazine, a headline -- “Burning Man” -caught my eye. A commentary on Nevada’s counter-culture event, I wondered? Nope. Instead,
the article detailed the creative efforts of Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang who “paints” with
fireworks and gunpowder.
Guo-Qiang may be “the only artist in human history who has had some one billion people gaze
simultaneously at one of his artworks,” the writer proclaims. Guo-Qiang’s “fireworks sculpture”
was televised worldwide for the opening of the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and, according to
the article, Guo-Qiang’s subsequent “huge flaming earth sculptures…are meant to be seen from
space.” The author reports that Guo-Qiang wants to open “a dialogue with the universe.”
It was a much more modest bunch chosen to be a part of this year’s Argentum. None mentioned
aspirations of grandeur, but most looked deeper inside and commented on the therapeutic
nature of creating art.
“Writing is the best form of therapy one could have,” noted Emily Hardy. “Paper does not judge,
nor does the pen mock.”
For many, art was an escape from everyday life, an indulgence in their creative side, sanctuary
from a stressful world. They wrote, painted, focused a lens, carved, and manipulated metal and
glass, all in hopes of capturing a special moment and preserving it for all time.
“Art, to me, has always been the most noble and highest of callings,” wrote Nicholas LaPalm. “As
artists we are ambassadors, responsible for carrying the words, images, ideals, and inspiration to
the imaginations of the masses. Moreover, we are bound to the virtues of art, and indentured to
upholding the notions of truth and of beauty.”
Think art isn’t important? Think again. -- Lora Minter, Editor
Kristen Frantzen Orr, GBC Faculty/Spring Creek “Fresh Powder” Digital Photo
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�Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s
Artist Title
Kristen Frantzen Orr
Janet Correa
Cassie Rantapaa
Evelynn Thompson
Maggie Corbari
Jeannie Bailey
Wil Becker
KM Withers
Patricia Gray
Kristen Orr and Gail Rappa
Sally Rampe
Jolina Adams
Brandee Alexus Betancourt
Mike McFarlane
Mark Curtis
Jennifer Pierce
Heather Boyer
Patty Fox
Heather Wines
Jason Wallace
Paul Bowen
Anthony DeBellis
Nicholas LaPalm
Lauren Petrie
Brian Kump
Andrea Medina-Visscher
Shania Cook
Heidi Stevens
Jayme Cornmesser
Daniel Stevenson
Tanya L. Stokes
Sidne Teske
Katy Cooper
Cindy Joyce
Katie Glennon
Khatlyn Micheli
Megan Frandsen
Ami Rogers
Emily Hardy
Debbie Heaton-Lamp
Martha Watson
Thelma Richie Homer
Jana Tompkins
Genny Albitre
Page
Fresh Powder.................................................... 2
Bullet Proof...................................................... 6
Wine Pour........................................................ 7
Dancers............................................................ 8
Autumn Afternoon.......................................... 10
Acquiescence................................................. 10
Efflorescent Rendezvous................................. 11
Sanctuary Lake Powell.................................... 12
Hillside Home, Marietta, NV.......................... 13
Golden Nocturne........................................... 14
Heart Leaf Earrings & Pendant........................ 15
Antique Key with Red Heart........................... 15
Black Onyx Ring............................................. 16
Peach Bowl.................................................... 16
Sailing on Lake Superior................................. 17
Repositioned.................................................. 18
Waiting for the Loom...................................... 19
Tippets........................................................... 20
Brodie............................................................ 21
Time............................................................... 22
Winter Reflection............................................ 23
Northern Nevada Ore Train............................ 24
Melancholic Skies........................................... 25
Autumn Showers............................................ 26
Roll of Honor................................................. 27
Old Wagon Wheel.......................................... 27
They Changed Today...................................... 28
Saddle............................................................ 29
Tuck............................................................... 30
Gone to Seed................................................. 31
Gholley’s Breakfast......................................... 32
Winter at the Stone House.............................. 33
Whispy Winter................................................ 34
A Buttery Glow in Winter’s Snow.................... 35
Into the White................................................ 36
The Night is White.......................................... 37
Wild One....................................................... 38
Secret............................................................. 39
Switched........................................................ 40
Sunflower Burst.............................................. 42
Family Walk.................................................... 44
Wanderlust..................................................... 45
Words............................................................ 46
Eye on Sunset................................................. 47
Cover: Loretta Reed, GBC Student/Spring Creek, Cowboy Cathedral, Digital Photo
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Thanks to the following community members who gave so generously of their time
to select this year’s entries to Argentum. Your expertise and efforts, so graciously
volunteered, are greatly appreciated.
�C h a r l i e E k b u r g , Photographer
Charlie Ekburg has been interested and involved in
photography since the 1950s. In the early 1980s he founded
Sweet Light Photography to serve part-time customers with
darkroom services as well as the creation of images. Ekburg
revamped his business plan in the mid-1990s in order to
produce stock photographic images and do assignment
photography. He is currently the official photographer for
the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. (Recently a photo
he took of cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell was projectd
onto the jumbo screen in the middle of New York City’s
Times Square.) Ekburg also produces exclusive images
for the National Basque Festival and the Ruby Mountain
Balloon Festival, and is creator of the official RMBF poster.
His images have been printed in Nevada Magazine,
The Santa Fean, and The Los Angeles Times. In addition,
Ekburg is an adjunct instructor for Great Basin College
where he teaches photographic concepts. His website is
www.sweetlightphotography.com.
This publication is made possible by the generosity of:
GBC’s Office of Academic Affairs
GBC’s Arts and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) Committee
Special thanks to Tanya Stokes, Karen Dannehl, and Karen Kimber for their help
in guiding Argentum 2013. Thanks, also, to GBC’s Media Services for entry photography
and publicity support, and to Tim Beasley for computer/web assistance.
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��Ta m Fo r e e , Artist and Educator
Tam Foree graduated from Colorado State University
with a Bachelor of Art Education degree in 1985. That
same year she began working for the Elko County
School District as an Art Specialist for elementary
students. After a successful career teaching in public
schools, she retired to pursue another career as a
“classical realist” painter. “Leaving the educational
field was difficult for me,” Foree says, “so I chose
to continue teaching art by offering lessons to
homeschoolers and after-school students one day a
week. Now I can focus on being an artist when I grow
up!” Foree lives in Spring Creek with her husband.
They have two daughters who are attending UNR.
�B e t h C a r p e l ,
Writer and Photographer
Beth Carpel grew up in Washington, D.C. and
lived in various parts of the country before
settling in Spring Creek where she built her
house (a collaborative effort) and raised two
sons (also collaborative – it does take a village).
Excerpts from her novel, Assembling Georgia, and
examples of her photography, including nature
photography from Nevada and the wetlands of
Florida as well as scenes from Asia, can be found at
www.bethcarpel.com.
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�Janet Correa, GBC Student/West Wendover “Bullet Proof” Digital Photo Collage
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�Cassie Rantapaa, GBC Student/Elko “Wine Pour” Acrylic
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�Evelynn Thompson, Community Member/Elko “Dancers” Acrylic
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�“I start with colors and shapes and put them
together in a way that speaks to me.“
– Evelynn Thompson
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�Maggie Corbari, GBC Student/Winnemucca “Autumn Afternoon” Digital Photo
Acquiescence
Irises sway in the breeze, promises of sweet
perfume and pollen tease
fluttering butterflies and bumblebees.
High, full sun beckons blades of grass to rise
up and become more than they are,
anticipating falling blossoms.
Tiny green crabapples swell into heavy red orbs,
branches creaking, groaning.
Lengthened summer rays spill from streaming
cotton-balled clouds, slicing afternoon air –
shadows across yesterday’s sky.
Nipping frost in the air and on the skin:
apples sweeter versions of themselves in
lingering Indian summer. Sweet perfume, pollen –
not-so-distant
memories
the moment light becomes
periwinkle twinkling stars and breath is a long
exhale
sinking between mountains and moon.
Jeannie Bailey GBC Staff/Elko
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�Wil Becker, GBC Student/Battle Mountain “Efflorescent Rendezvous” Digital Photo
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�KM Withers, GBC Faculty/Pahrump “Sanctuary Lake Powell” Oil on Canvas
“� his image started from a photo from one
T
of my houseboat expeditions ... but it has
changed to one expressing the beauty of
reflected light into this unknown cove
and the peace of nightfall … Sanctuary.”
– KM Withers
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�Patricia Gray, Community Member/Spring Creek “Hillside Home, Marietta, NV” Acrylic
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�Kristen Frantzen Orr/Gail Rappa, GBC Faculty/Spring Creek/Tuscarora “Golden Nocturne”
Jewelry
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�Sally Rampe, GBC Student/Elko “Heart Leaf Earrings & Pendant” Copper, Silver
“� orking glass over a torch
W
is a huge adrenaline rush
… nothing gives me more
pleasure than flame-working
glass beads. In this technique
the bead is formed directly
onto another surface.”
– Jolina Adams
Jolina Adams, GBC Staff/Winnemucca
“Antique
Key with Red Heart”
Glass Bead
Flameworked
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�Brandee Alexus Betancourt, GBC Student/Elko “Black Onyx Ring” Black Onyx, Silver
Bezel, Copper Band
“� aking bowls from singleM
piece raw wood is a
rewarding challenge. You
never know exactly what
character of wood will be
exposed after turning on the
lathe. It’s amazing what you
can make from your friends’
and neighbors’ trees.”
– Mike McFarlane
Mike McFarlane, GBC VP Academic Affairs/Elko “Peach Bowl” Wood
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�Mark Curtis, GBC President/Elko “Sailing on Lake Superior”
Stained
Glass, Lead Came, Copper Foil
“� have always loved to work creatively with my hands.
I
About 25 years ago I became interested in stained glass
and church window restoration. This has become my
primary creative and artistic outlet.”
– Mark Curtis
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�Repositioned
Here a maternal juxtaposition
seeking to just position
myself away from
two children, my children
constantly, so selfishly
reappearing on top of MY Self
Only to position myself
at each day’s end
impossibly close to them
Close enough to gently cradle
the juxtaposition of
Someday
Two selves
Not needing me so close
Jennifer Pierce GBC Staff/Elko
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�Heather Boyer, Community Member/Wells “Waiting for the Loom” Digital Photo
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�Patty Fox, GBC Faculty/Elko “Tippets” Watercolor
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�Heather Wines, Community Member/Tuscarora “Brodie” Digital Photo
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�Time
Silence within a scream, stars at noon
Smiling eyes behind a frown, leap of faith
Mysteries exposed, secrets unknown
Reality in control, monkey on our backs
Flight in captivity, magic carpet ride
Lost in the pursuit, ghost of our fate
Distance betrothed to desire, needs without
Desperation within us, at the mercy of its whim
Daydreams of delight, controller of possibilities
Senseless machine of nature, governor of our success
Dreams given life, rectifier of mistakes
Decision of fate, impossibility to dream
Eras bygone, memories of compassion
Examination of values, quality inspired by need
Enormity measured, calculation by the masses
Intangible truths, lightning in the sky
Walls of darkness, moths in a tornado
Discipline inherent, steamroller of wrath
Ruler by defeat, king of futility
Measure of our lives, measure of our success
Lifetimes but a moment, moments become lifetimes
Jason Wallace Community member/Elko
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�Paul Bowen, GBC Student/Elko “Winter Reflection” Digital Photo
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�Anthony DeBellis, GBC Student/Ely “Northern Nevada Ore Train” Digital Photo
“I am a fireman and conductor on the Nevada Northern Railway in Ely.
Everything at the railroad is original, and mostly dates back to pre-1912. I try and
recreate photos that could have been taken 100 years ago with what is left today.”
– Anthony DeBellis
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�Melancholic Skies
Today is grey, as the skies are filled, of clouds without silver lining.
The fog extends, transcends, then ends, where the light-blonde sun is shining.
If only the grey, inside of me, would end just as abruptly,
Or if the grey in man, which forces his hand, to feast and rule corruptly,
I’d picnic there, and only stare, at the cruel dark clouds behind me.
And I’d invite all of you, the animals too, to rest under Eden’s fig tree.
But alas, it doesn’t end, instead black and white blend, in harmonic co-existence.
Thus, I’m destined to be sad, mankind: To be bad. And so we walk the tightrope’s distance.
We must balance it all, try not to fall, for in life’s long haul; there is no path of least resistance.
Nicholas LaPalm Community Member/Spring Creek
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�Lauren Petrie, Community Member/Elko “Autumn Showers” Digital Photo
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�Brian Kump, GBC Student/Elko “Roll of Honor” Digital Photo
Andrea Medina-Visscher, GBC Student/Elko “Old Wagon Wheel” Digital Photo
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�Shania Cook, GBC Student/Elko “They Changed Today” Digital Photo
“I have been inspired this year to
try something different – and art is
what has spoken to me. I have been
finding art in every state, in every
home, and all around me.”
– Shania Cook
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�Heidi Stevens, GBC Student/Elko “Saddle” Digital Photo
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�Jayme Cornmesser, GBC Student/Deeth “Tuck” Digital Photo
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�Daniel Stevenson, GBC Student/Elko “Gone to Seed” Digital Photo
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�Gholley’s Breakfast
Gholley
the Gilly
keeper of my land.
Slumbers contently
‘neath a canopy
of evergreen tam.
While out on the
fence post,
perching,
Magpies spy.
Yodeling softly,
their eversome cry...
“Have a European for Breakfast”
my daughter once
claimed
... the Birds sang.
“Have a European for Breakfast”
politely,
patiently.
“Have a European for Breakfast” they ask again
as they wait.
And to Magpies’ ears’
soundless answers
to query,
They swoop,
lightly down...
Stiff legged, in unison,
like Bridesmaids marching down,
a diamond lit aisle,
Made of Heaven sent snow.
Leaving angel-winged marks
to the glittering show.
Determinedly striding to the altar,
they traverse to the
old cat’s bowl.
“Breakfast is Served”
While my old cat, Gholley the Gilly,
keeper of my wee spot of
land.
Indeed...
slumbers in La La Land...
‘neath a canopy of evergreen tam.
Only to dream...
of Having Europeans for Breakfast.
Tanya L. Stokes GBC Staff/Spring Creek
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�Sidne Teske, Community Member/Tuscarora “Winter at the Stone House” Soft Pastels
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�Katy Cooper, Community Member/Spring Creek “Whispy Winter” Digital Photo
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�Cindy Joyce, Community Member/Wells “A Buttery Glow in Winter’s Snow” Digital Photo
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�Into the White
I drove my cat to her death today, Devi yowling in her crate on the passenger
seat of my rig, my fingers touching through the crate holes, hoping my love
and gratitude would travel like lightning to her heart. She quieted as we rose
over the low hills between home and the high destination unknown to us.
I drove home empty crated today, yowling, tears striking my cheeks like
lightning. My son came to bid Devi goodbye, his words to her so intimate it
hurt to hear. And I, holding Devi still for final ministrations, lost myself in this
great whiteness where thought and words end. I still don’t know how Devi
and I merged in the white upon her death.
Devi came to me as a four-month-old kitten, pregnant already, bullied by a
tomcat, crying at the thick wooden door of our house. I still don’t know how
she talked through wood.
She delivered three kittens in my lap, looking into my eyes as labor began,
asking me to explain to her this pain, that suddenness of kittens. I still don’t
know how I comforted her.
Devi held me night after night for nine years after my husband died. She
kneaded my chest until I put my forearm full length under her and held
her neck and head in my hand. Her massage of purring, soft warmth of
underbelly fur, and Braille of delicate bones decoded this huge beauty within
her. I still don’t know how beauty caused me to hold on, hold on, hold on.
Devi had feline AIDS. Hard that last year was, diarrhea, skeletal thinness,
crazed yowling, fleeing from the unseen down the hallway, hiding shoe deep
in the closet, and at last an exhausted slide into sleep crimped by pain. I
fought and fought to heal her until she jumped on my bed one last time and
held me after almost a year’s absence. She told me it was time and mine to
do, the mechanics of release. I still don’t know how she threaded through my
thick denial.
Last week I drove to Sacramento to help a friend deal with a painful rejection.
I saw Devi walk across the top of my friend’s refrigerator. For real. With my
very eyes. I still don’t know how this works, just that the whiteness is now
larded with the luminous gold of her eyes.
Katie Glennon Community Member/Elko
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�Khatlyn Micheli, GBC Student/Carlin “The Night is White” Digital Photo
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�Megan Frandsen, GBC Student/Elko “Wild One” Watercolor
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�Secret
She sits across from me uncomfortably shifting her weight in the well-worn couch cushion.
Crimson nails strum nervously against the ceramic cup held close, not for warmth, but for courage.
The tang of morning coffee and stale nicotine wafts across the table as she leans in.
Our eyes lock, hers pleading with silent intensity.
Every indelicate detail of her recent transgression rolls wickedly through garnet-stained lips.
I feign indifference, preserving my empathetic facade.
Feeling the electric pulse of delight begin to swell.
She who is adored by all and wears her Chanel suit so well.
After bearing two perfect children, she has not let herself go.
Yet has gone farther than I could ever imagine.
Her shoulders sag and her eyes dull with resignation as she concludes her sordid tale.
I breathe it in slowly, chest compressed, crushed under the weight of the secret.
It begins to fester almost immediately after the telling of it.
Ami Rogers GBC Staff/Battle Mountain
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�Switched
(an excerpt from the short story “Harmony’s Melody”)
Sassi dreaded her spring break. She wished to visit Ireland, to see grandpa again.
Her father would never schedule the time off or allow mother and daughter a trip.
Sassi watched the clock with trepidation. Time was up. She moved sluggishly,
passing the bus. She spotted the Ford Grand Torino. A handsome man lounged
behind the steering wheel, smiling. She sighed, climbing into the car. Father
launched into a well-rehearsed sermon. Sassi tuned him out. It was about fitting in
with her American neighbors.
“I took this week off.” Father said.
“Okay,” she replied hesitantly.
“Has mother been teaching you Gaelic?”
Mother was, but Father hated their heritage and forbid it. “No.”
He squinted skeptically, but remained silent.
One evening Sassi came into the kitchen. Mother was chopping onions and crying,
a fresh bruise on her cheek. Sassi decided that her plan had to be put in motion
tonight. Dinner was tense. Silverware chimed against plates and the cicadas chirped
outside, punctuated by Father’s outbursts. He complained of the food, the used
furniture, his daughter.
“Now or never,” she thought, as Father’s words lashed about the room.
Quickly she grabbed each parent by the wrist. Her hands barely closed around flesh
when she released the power. Time slowed. Sassi drew in their emotions. Anger
flowed up her right arm from her father. Fear slid up her left arm to mingle with the
little girl’s own anxiety. Sassi forced anger into Mother and planted a double dose of
fear into Father. It was time he knew what his family felt.
It was over in seconds. Sassi felt a wave of exhaustion consume her, but forced
herself not to pass out. Polarity in the room had shifted. Mother was clenching a
knife, knuckles white and angry. Her head jerked up and her eyes fixed on Father, as
she released a guttural snarl. She launched herself at Father. His chair slid back with
a chilling screech, tripping him as he backed away.
Sassi tried to cry out, but her body wouldn’t respond. She watched Mother attack
Father. In relief Sassi noticed the projected fear slough from Father, being sucked
into the ground. She waited for the same from Mother, but the energy didn’t
dissipate. Sassi’s last image was Father trying to fend off a mad woman’s steak knife.
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�Sassi woke under the table, cold tile supporting her cheek. A crash of shattering
glass pulled her attention to the far side of the kitchen. Mother hurtling curses and
objects at the closed door to the living room. Sassi scuttled further under the table,
back pressed against the wall, knees drawn to her chest. A wailing police siren halted
Mother’s next toss.
“Fucking asshole! You called the police? Coward! Let them in, I’m sure they would
love to hear what you’ve done to us!”
Red and blue lights bounced through the kitchen’s sliding glass door. Sassi could hear
slamming car doors. Men’s voices came muffled through the window and dark figures
were outlined by the flashing lights. Mother mumbled, eyes narrowed as she rifled
through a drawer. Metal caught Sassi’s eye, reflecting her pale image on the broad flat
surface of a large blade. Mother hid the blade behind her back when a voice called
out.
“Mrs. Flint, this is Officer Gates. Open the door. No one needs to get hurt. Your
husband is concerned for your daughter. Where is the girl?”
“My daughter?” Mother shouted. She rounded on Sassi, “Little bird, would you open
the door?”
Her tone sent chills down Sassi’s spine. She unlocked the door and Gates pulled it
open, herding Sassi outside. Sassi noticed his hand gripped on his weapon.
“Mrs. Flint, I need to see your hands.” Gates said. “Empty, at your side”
“Don’t give her to HIM. Whatever he told you, it’s a lie!” Mother spat.
“Final warning. Hands empty and at your side!” Gates commanded.
Sassi began to shake again. Three officers were in battle formation behind her. Sassi
darted toward her mother intending to suck all emotion from the deranged woman.
At the same time, Mother struck out. The woman slashed the air centimeters from the
policeman’s face.
Sassi clamped a hand against her mother’s hand, drawing anger from her parent.
At that moment Gates tugged Sassi’s arm. “No!” she thought as power flowed. As
backup arrived Sassi was torn from her mother and dragged into a squad car. A shriek
tore the night air, followed by a gun blast.
“Mommy! Mooooommmmyyy!” Sassi yelled, pounding on the window.
Emily Hardy GBC Student/Spring Creek
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�Debbie Heaton-Lamp, Community Member/Elko “Sunflower Burst” Watercolor
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�Martha Watson, GBC Student/Elko “Family Walk” Acrylic
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�Wanderlust
The world holds me lightly in its arms
and on dark nights
when clouds loom low
and stars pin up a heavy sky
I become its courier
traveling in silent radiance
to the moon
and beyond
to the very edge of nothingness
eavesdropping on angels
listening to their wings
cutting through the air
as if thumbing through the pages
of my latest book of songs.
Thelma Richie Homer Community Member/Elko
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�Words...
torn from the mind
detailing life
spilling across the page
ordering chaotic thoughts
or creating havoc
Words...
brightened by hope
steeped in despair
jumbled together without reason
or perhaps that is their purpose
Would the meaning change if the ink were red?
Jana Tompkins Community Member/Elko
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�Genny Albitre, Community Member/Elko “Eye on Sunset” Digital Photo
“I caught the reflection of the sunset in the eye of my horse
and, at that moment, was mesmerized by the image.”
– Genny Albitre
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As I looked at the beautifully crafted keys included in this year’s Argentum,
my mind filled with images of pirate chests, the distinctive keys required
to open them, and the curious and unusual treasures hidden within. I
envisioned precious metal shaped by imagination and skill, one-of-a-kind
works of art, multi-colored ceramics, even inventive words provoking
thoughts of unknown worlds and emotions. I would definitely seek for those
things in my personal treasure hunt.
I encourage you to peruse Argentum and discover the unique treasures
hidden within our 2014 edition. Appreciate the efforts of authors and artists
who unleash individual creativity to provide us with work that can spark the
imagination and take us to new and novel places.
When you are finished exploring these pages, please pass along this
Argentum to someone else. In doing so, you help Great Basin College
recognize local authors and artists, and support our efforts to encourage
creativity in our students, faculty, staff and communities.
--- Lora Minter, editor
For information about submitting your work for upcoming Argentum magazines:
Website: http://gbcnv.edu/argentum
Email: argentum@gbcnv.edu
This publication is made possible by the generosity of:
GBC’s Office of Academic Affairs
GBC’s Arts and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) Committee
Special thanks to the Argentum Steering Committee: Tanya Stokes, Karen Kimber,
Lynne Volpi, and Beth Clifton. Without the support of Patty Fox, Cynthia Delaney,
Kristen Frantzen Orr, Gail Rappa, Angie de Braga, and the Media Services office,
this issue would still be sitting on the desk. Their support of artists and authors at
GBC is inspiring.
Kudos to Marin Wendell and Erin Radermacher of Everything Elko for their support
of the arts and their help in producing Argentum.
Cover Art:
Cynthia Delaney, GBC Faculty/Elko “Not Forgotten” Digital Photo Collage
Back Cover Art:
Patricia Anderson, GBC Staff/Spring Creek “GBC Fountain in Fall” Digital Photo
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�Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s
Artist Title
Taela Terrillion
Toni Rose Milano
Gail Rappa
Duane Troike
Frank J. Henley
Kathi Griffis
Nicole Schubert
Cheryl Schmidtlein
Richard Hooton
Ann Haglund & Shelby Smith
Paul Bowen
Cindy Joyce
Mallary Paoli
Joyce Armour
Ceren Yalcin
Earl Edwards
Joe de Braga
Maureen Dempsey
Anthony DeBellis
Thomas Brown
Patricia Gray
Sarah Hadland
Talisa Brown
Andrea Medina
Arthor Asson
Frank Sawyer
Katie Glennon
Gretchen Greiner
Susan Church
Kristen Frantzen Orr
Gail Rappa
Simone Marie
Lois Ports
Michael Bail
Amber Shinpaugh
Amber Shinpaugh
Sarah Sweetwater
Kevin Lee Johnston
Heather Kennison
Franklin Graham Sr.
Patty Fox
Thelma Richie Homer
Lacey Gobber
Martha Watson
Page
Koi................................................................... 6
Florida Pelican.................................................. 7
Flash................................................................ 8
Stamped Image................................................ 9
T-Rex.............................................................. 10
But Mommy................................................... 12
Egyptian Narrative ......................................... 13
Tropical Birds - Eleven Different Parrots.......... 14
I Like Birds..................................................... 15
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Birch Tree with Cardinals................................ 16
Alone in the Light........................................... 17
Foxy Lady....................................................... 18
Highland Cow................................................ 19
Lady............................................................... 20
Queen Bee..................................................... 21
Zebra Cranes. ................................................ 21
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A Perfect Day................................................. 22
Canoeing. ...................................................... 23
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Wig Wag Signals at Night. .............................. 24
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Headed Home............................................... 25
Bison, Yellowstone.......................................... 26
Intensity......................................................... 27
Life is an Open Door...................................... 28
Cowgirl.......................................................... 29
I Want to Milk an Ostrich............................... 30
Phoenix.......................................................... 31
Trailer Trash.................................................... 32
Owl Pin.......................................................... 34
Key to my Heart............................................. 35
Key to the Bird Lady’s Heart........................... 35
Moonstone Key.............................................. 35
Fleur de Lis Bracelet....................................... 36
Leaf Bracelets................................................. 36
Mad Hatter.................................................... 37
Entirety. ......................................................... 38
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Washed Away. ............................................... 39
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Traveler.......................................................... 40
Tractor in Snow.............................................. 42
Consider the Tumbleweed.............................. 42
Deeth, Nevada............................................... 43
Reese River Sheep.......................................... 44
Wear and TEAR.............................................. 45
Contrast Image............................................... 46
Boats.............................................................. 47
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A heartfelt “thank you” goes to the following community members who gave
generously of their time to select this year’s Argentum entries. Your expertise and
efforts, graciously volunteered, are appreciated.
Sidnie Miller,
Artist and Educator
Sidnie Miller was born in Elko, Nevada,
and is a third generation Elkoan on both
sides. She graduated from the University
of California Santa Barbara with a degree
in painting and a teaching certificate. She
taught art in Elko schools for 30 years and
then taught for GBC. She loves all areas of
art, particularly jewelry creation.
Beth Carpel,
Writer and Photographer
Beth Carpel grew up in Washington, D.C.
and lived in various parts of the country
before settling in Spring Creek. Her
photography tends toward the natural word.
In the past few years she’s been interested in
birds and bones. Her “bonescape” photos are
changed digitally to a much greater degree
than her nature photos. She is the author of
the novel Assembling Georgia.
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�Keith Clark,
Photographer
Keith Clark is an internationally published
photographer. From Africa to Asia, Ireland
to Alaska, Keith’s work has been featured in
magazines, books, galleries and on national
television. He has photographed Emmy
award-winning actors. His Las Vegas studio
hosted authors, executives, brides, babies,
friends and family.
Clark now makes his home at the base of
the Ruby Mountains in Lamoille, Nevada,
where he owns a studio and enjoys capturing
images of the old West from horseback.
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�Taela Terrillion, GBC Student/Spring Creek “Koi” Digital Photo
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�Toni Rose Milano, GBC Student/Spring Creek “Florida Pelican” Digital Photo
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�Flash
Little clan of siblings as I first remember it, still fresh and mostly intact: two boys, two
girls, tallest Tommy to shortest me. We stand on the sturdy staircase in an array of flannel
pajamas, faces lit with rare, genuine awe by the Christmas card of a tree hovering over a
pond of shiny paper parcels all green, red, silver, gold.
Perhaps it’s not my memory at all and only a glimpse from a shuffle through old
smeared Polaroids: captured moments all mahogany and bruised blue in the dim morning,
lit by the tangle of colored tree lights, illuminated by the camera’s tinny flash. Or, more than
likely, a remembered snippet from dad’s fickle movie camera, brought out rarely then, each
of us having moved through the endearing stages of early childhood.
There is no photo, but my mother likes to tell of me at three, running down a path in
the public gardens on my chubby little legs crying out, “Here I come, swan boats!” I will
have to take her word for it. And, when she is gone, will her words slip into the sacred
realm of the dead, where insignificant comments and dismissed advice become profound,
where recollections transform to facts?
And my own wonder that my children, so awake in each moment, will likely not
remember much of what they have experienced up to now. It will be up to my husband
and I to be the keepers of their early memories. I can only hope that joy will be so familiar
it won’t stand out as a stark snapshot of an experience, but instead be as common as the
millions of unremarkable and miraculous breaths they will take.
Gail Rappa GBC Faculty/Tuscarora
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�Duane Troike, GBC Visual Foundations Online Student/Winnemucca
“Stamped Image” Ink on posterboard
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�Frank J. Henley, Community Member/Spring Creek “T-Rex” Digital Photo
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�“I enjoy photographing
nature doing unusual
things … Nevada is full of
interesting objects.”
Frank Henley
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�Kathi Griffis, Community Member/Spring Creek “But Mommy” Graphite
“Just a science kid trying to pass my fine arts credit!!
Some things turn out cool!”
Nicole Schubert
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�Nicole Schubert, GBC Visual Foundations Student/Spring Creek “Egyptian Narrative”
Black Sharpie
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�Cheryl Schmidtlein, Community Member/Elko “Tropical Birds Eleven Different Parrots” Stained Glass, Copper Foil
“Stained glass is more than church windows … the sky is
the limit. Working with glass does something to your soul.”
Cheryl Schmidtlein
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�I Like Birds
Especially the ones that learn how to cuss,
I once told a friend.
I like Mynahs and Macaws and Cockatoos,
And Roosters with their cock-a-doodle-doos.
I like Corvids, too,
The Magpies and Crows clean up my road kill
When I run over a snake on the gravel road
At the bottom of my hill.
I don’t like snakes.
They hiss and slither and rattle and
Leave their winding tracks in dirt and sand
And they coil and threaten with ready fangs.
The crows will get them - it’s all right,
When they come out to sun themselves
On a warm dirt road in the cold, bright light.
And crawl so slow they’re easy to catch.
The mocking crows follow and sass me from above.
“Caw! Caw! Caw! you ground-bound creature down below,
Where the little houses stand row on row,
And where children play, and
People come and go.”
Go keep us safe, I scold and shout, and leave me be!
Can’t you see I’m stuck here on the ground.
Go do your job and eat a snake!
I’d come with you, but not to eat.
If I had wings like you.
Richard Hooton Community Member/Elko
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�Ann Hagland & Shelby Smith, Community Members/
Elko “Birch Trees with Cardinals” Fabric Art
This collaborative work began with an October 2010 Quilt World pattern which was reduced. Hagland
developed her own cardinals and Smith used a long arm machine to free form quilt the background.
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�Paul Bowen, Community Member/Elko “Alone in the Light” Digital Photo
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�Cindy Joyce, Community Member/Wells “Foxy Lady” Digital Photo
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�Mallary Paoli, Community Member/Elko “Highland Cow” Digital Photo
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�Joyce Armour, Community Member/Elko “Lady” Rock, Clay, Resin, Paint, Brass
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�Ceren Yalcin,
GBC Student/Elko
“Queen Bee”
Acrylic on Clay/Sculpture
“Art, to me, is beauty
interpreted in the eyes of
the beholder.”
Earl Edwards
Earl Edwards,
Community Member/Spring Creek
“Zebra Cranes”
Zebrawood
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�Joe de Braga, Community Member/Elko “A Perfect Day” Digital Cell Phone Photo
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�Canoeing
You and I
are better
at canoeing
than we
once were.
Fifteen years:
J strokes
C strokes
Draw strokes
Paddle-like-hell strokes.
We’ve learned
canoeing is an art.
You’ve stopped giving
long-winded directions
from the stern,
Last week
you showed me
a new stroke:
The sweep you
called it.
My paddle had
to be tilted at
just the right angle;
you had to pull
your paddle at the
same time I did.
If not, we’d swim you said.
I thought about trying
it just to see if you were right.
I’ve quit steering
from the bow and holding
onto the gunwale.
Fifteen years ago
I might have.
We’ve studied:
the river
the rocks
the rapids
the waves
You and I
are better
at canoeing
than we
once were.
Together.
Maureen Dempsey Community Member/Spring Creek
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�Anthony DeBellis, GBC Student/Ely “Wig Wag Signals at Night” Digital Photo
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�Thomas Brown, Community Member/Spring Creek “Headed Home” Digital Photo
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�Patricia Gray, Community Member/Spring Creek “Bison, Yellowstone”
Acrylic Ink on Clayboard
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�Sarah Hadland, GBC Visual Foundations Student/Eureka “Intensity”
Colored pencil, Push-pencil, Black Sharpie
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�Talisa Brown, GBC Photography Student/Pahrump “Life is an Open Door” Digital Photo
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�Andrea Medina, GBC Ceramics Student/Elko “Cowgirl” Ceramics
“I am just beginning on my photography journey.
I am taking my first photography class at GBC
and am so excited to learn this art!”
Talisa Brown
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�I Want to Milk An Ostrich
I want to milk an ostrich,
A sublime ambition indeed.
For the ostrich is,
Without a doubt,
A most noble breed.
With cows there is the stool,
For goats one must kneel.
But one may,
In comfort stand,
For ostriches – ideal!
Oh, I suppose it’s true,
Standing will work for giraffes.
But hitting the bucket,
At such a range,
Will require considerable craft.
I rack my brain,
But fail to find a third.
So on the whole,
With comfort in mind,
I want to milk a bird.
Arthur Asson Community Member/Spring Creek
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�Phoenix
As I gazed into the flames
And watched them rise to touch the sky
I searched the blood-red glowing embers
For memories long since gone by
I saw my birth as an infinitesimal spark
Too small in fury to warrant a blaze
And then in seconds a boy I saw
With imagination a dreamer of days
In seconds still a man I saw
Lean and hungry in his youthful years
Then with the slightest breath of wind
A wise man drowning in aging tears
And as I gazed into the flames
And watched them rise ever higher
The charred remains of my body I saw
Burning on the funeral pyre.
Frank Sawyer GBC Faculty/Elko
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�Trailer Trash
I’ve had the hardest time figuring out I own my home and share it with none. Occasionally,
my children and grandchildren punctuate my solitude. My housekeeper comes most
frequently, sweeping up puppy-chewed pinecone mess, changing coral bed linens, watering
vivid green plants. Home is a 1974 rectangular trailer, one end for entertaining, cooking,
eating, the other for laundry, bathing, sleeping. I live in high desert plateau of rabbitbrush,
sage, pinion pine, prairie grasses, thin dirt, granite rocks.
I rarely use the living room, dining area or den. Business calls are taken in my office chair,
bed, bathroom, or over kitchen sink, me dripping juice from a peach so ripe the smell
swoons me. Most days and into evening I inhabit the office where my computer lives. Bills
are paid in the dark of night to soaring music. When first light leavens darkness, I go to
sleep in my bedroom where king bed and big screen television face off in perpetuity.
This trailer encloses 1,200 square feet, the living space facing the Ruby Mountains, a
miniature model of full scale mountain ranges in Colorado where I was born. Two large
windows face the Rubies behind which the sun and moon rise. So clear the air, a few steps
out my door seem enough to ride the moon, gliding across the night sky like wooden swan
boats on park pond.
In the den, a propane stove, forest green enamel with glass panels front and sides, real fake
logs. I love the flame, the ease of it and the beauty. I had a pellet stove that ate 50-pound
bags I heaved into its maw twice daily, soot blackening glass almost immediately. I must see
the fire or any stove turns into nothing more than folly.
My bedroom and bath make up the other end. A tiny window brings light into the
bathroom. My brother-in-law parked his beater truck on the dirt road above my bathroom
and stood on its bed to see if he could spy me. That’s how we placed that sliver of sight
through the wall just so for incoming light.
When we moved into this house, twelve years ago, my husband was dying of Alzheimer’s.
We moved in Thanksgiving. He died mid-December. I bought this trailer because it cost less
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peer through my windows. I bought this trailer because I felt safe within its silence.
Who is it that moved in with me secretly, who silences my desires and esthetics, preferences
and dreams? Who is she that lives within me invisible, killing plans to make beautiful my
bathroom, all the worst of plastic harvest gold shower bath combo, faux marble vanity,
flaking fake gold faucet, thin mirror with fluorescent light box above to illuminate my
spartan grooming -- brush hair, scrub teeth, swipe face, done.
Who is she to inform me that it is foolish to move my leather sleigh bed into the living
room to view the moon and sun rise? Who is it that believes that this house is for others?
She will not countenance kitchen cabinets painted flat black with warm cream walls and
soapstone countertops. I want to know who this is living so assuredly in my home, setting
the rules, scaring the crap out of me at 3 a.m.
My grandparents, parents, and husband were so blink of an eye. Only my life seems so
long. I’ve been wandering in the infinite space of empty, frozen in pain of loss. Creation of
self, as with the earth, requires that wild burning in the dark at the hand of the unbidden
one. Pulsing lava she bellows to expansion and diminishment. I am throat to both.
Genesis fire in this lifetime rises from fault lines laid down within me, unwelcome places,
barren places, weak places, burned places. I create out of failed seams and boiling
fissures oozing lava, the red raw and flawed, cracked, down low places, sulfurous hissing.
Everything good and loving within me comes from such a place.
Perhaps in another lifetime I will create my self from ocean shores, outer banks, cliff edges,
high mountain ridges, within drifts of snow or sand. Now, in this time and place, paint the
cabinets black as a coffin. Rip out carpet and put down yellow pine floors. Move bed to
behold rising sun, moon, constellations. I and the stiff one are uneasy keepers of the silence
within the empty.
Katie Glennon Community Member/Elko
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�Gretchen Greiner, GBC Jewelry 2 Student /Elko “Owl Pin” Bone, Brass, Copper, Silver
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�Susan Church, GBC Jewelry 2 Student/Keddy Ranch
“Key to my Heart” Copper, Silver
Kristen Frantzen Orr, GBC Faculty/Spring Creek
“Key to the Bird Lady’s Heart”
Jewelry Fabrication - Sterling Silver, Copper
Gail Rappa, GBC Faculty/Tuscarora
“Moonstone Key”
Sterling Silver, 14K Gold, Moonstone
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�Simone Marie, GBC Jewelry 2 Student/Spring Creek “Fleur de Lis Bracelet”
Metal, Brass, Copper, Silver
Lois Ports, GBC Jewelry 2 Student/Elko “Leaf Bracelets” Copper, Brass
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�Michael Bail, GBC Ceramics Student/Elko “Mad Hatter” Ceramics
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�Entirety
i want to relive the straight lines of your jaw,
and the subtle curves of your lips
the shallow stare of your eyes
the ever-present dent in your chin when you smile
your sharp cheekbones
the gentle structure of your nose
the slight arch in your eyebrows
you in your entirety. you’re so incredible to me.
i am in love with the straight lines of your temper,
and the subtle curves of your arms around me,
the shallow stare of your love pouring onto me,
the ever-present dent in your heart where i belong,
your sharp physique,
the gentle structure of your personality,
the slight arch in your back as you lean down to kiss me.
i am in love with you. you in your entirety.
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�Washed Away
I’ve been taking so many baths
just to drown away the scent of you from my skin;
to mask the potent odor of heartbreak
with the fragrance of independence.
But no amount of Lush products could wash away the memories
or clean my body of the imprints you made;
my fragile skin acting like memory foam
to your powerful grip.
So, instead I am left with gallons of water
flowery bubble bath
and a million curses,
followed by your name.
Amber Shinpaugh GBC Student/Las Vegas
“My creative process is not unusual for a writer. I stay up
until 3 a.m. and write until I can no longer think.”
Amber Shinpaugh
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�Traveler
Open your front door,
Walk out in the world.
Begin your journey
With a hungry heart.
Turn around now
And close the door on your house.
Step out of your comfort
And into the unknown.
Maybe what you really need
Is a traditional Turkish Bath
To steam and soak off the old
And scrub away the dead skin.
Empty your full mind
Of your preferred tastes,
Your favorite fragrances,
Of smoothly paved paths.
Forget your best tennis match and
Leave behind your favorite American team.
They fill your mouth too full of words
And your mind with your own stories.
Go out beyond your history
Into a landscape of strange roads.
Leave your past
Back in your homeland.
Listen. You are here now.
What stories will their history tell?
You are the visitor here in Turkey.
Your job is to be a good student.
This day is for new stories
Spoken in tongues sounding strange,
Accompanied by music
In other notes and rhythms.
Their stories are buried in ancient sites,
Written on stones in unknown forms,
Carved with shapes new to you
Connected by myths of different titles.
Stand still in the new land
Opening the pores of your senses
Like a child at play,
Cram life into your mouth.
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Forget the flavors of your cuisine
And the musical marches of your history
As you savor a yogurt soup
And feel your feet on cobblestone streets.
Be a child learning at play
Become a student with an open mind,
Notice all the differences
And celebrate them
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So this tastes sharp and lumpy.
Be patient. Taste again.
Soon its tartness will be welcomed
You’re on your Silk Road now.
With eagerness, trade what you know
Bartering good heartedly
For the unknown.
Let this adventure become your Silk Road
Trading your country’s riches for new ones.
Trade your baseballs for spices
�
Setting bowls of oregano and cumin at your table
Don’t be embarrassed by your ignorance.
When their currency confuses and you pay too much
Smile into their laughter
And be the fool lightheartedly.
Bring your synthetic, machine-made cloth
To exchange for the handspun, woven fabrics
Designed with ancient symbols.
Echoing magical meanings.
Next time, those multiple zeroes
Will more clearly translate
And you’ll recognize the million lira purchase
Is only $1.70 in our currency.
With your shoes and socks off
Embrace the sensuous silkiness
Of the weaver’s flying fingers
Massaging your soul from the soles up.
Returning home, open your front door,
Walk back in from the world.
Fingering those coins
As disks full of memories.
Sarah Sweetwater GBC Professor Emeritus/Elko
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�Kevin Lee Johnston, GBC Photography Student/Winnemucca “Tractor in Snow”
Digital Photo
Consider the Tumbleweed
Consider the tumbleweed;
Tumbleweeds are not lonely;
When the tumbleweeds of life roll in
Its shallow roots are so easily uplifted.
They amass in great numbers
Many are lost in the wind.
So it moves on, spreading its seed
And when they long last come to rest,
Others still, are found again
And welcoming change as a long lost friend.
They shelter their young to create new life.
So new ones can begin.
Heather Kennison Community Member/Spring Creek
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You’d think I would have learned
that love and blind desire
can cause a lot of pain;
like the red plaid DeLiso Debs
I passed every day
in the window of the corner shoe store:
irresistible
something I had to have
couldn’t live without
laid away
paid for on time,
the last payment as much of a sacrifice
as the first;
the wound on my heel
breaking open with every wearing.
Thelma Richie Homer Community Member/Elko
“I came to writing poetry in my 70s…my advice to aspiring
poets is that it never too late … just start.”
Thelma Richie Homer
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2015 Argentum Arge nt u m 2 015 1 �Introduction In the 2013 movie Words and Pictures, two instructors at an upscale prep school – one of them a writer/poet, the other a successful painter – spark a school wide debate about what is more important: images or the written word. The artist and art teacher, played by Juliette Binoche, tells her Honors Art students that “words are lies” and that only art speaks the truth. The writer and English teacher, played by Clive Owen, unnerved when his Honors English students voice their support of “pictures” over “words,” launches into a defense of language and its ability to change the course of lives and governments. The art-word debate escalates, eventually culminating in a “War on Words” assembly, where Honors Art and English students ask their school mates to decide which has more impact, more value, and more worth – words or pictures? Through the students’ point and counterpoint defense of words and pictures, they challenge all pupils, and all movie viewers, to choose for themselves between the power of an artistic image and the power of the written word. “A picture is worth a thousand words. Anonymous,” declares one student. “There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away. Emily Dickenson,” counters another. “Shakespeare’s portrait appeared on his portfolio,” says one student. “He wrote ‘Reader, look not at this picture, but at this book.’” Another student, “’What is the use of a book, said Alice, without pictures?’ Lewis Carroll.” In the end, the teacher/poet quotes Marcel Proust, acknowledging that it is “only through art that we can know what another person sees.” He calls for a truce, and a coming together of words and pictures. While the movie garnered mixed reviews for its own effective use of words and pictures, no critic seemed to fault the premise – that language and artistic expression matter. Argentum welcomes the words and pictures of our students, faculty, staff and community members, no matter where they are on their creative journeys. The sharing of stories and ideas, artistically and in written form, can help individuals make sense of their lives, and expose us collectively to new ways of looking at our daily world. Great Basin College’s Virtual Humanities Center (VHC) is a new resource for educators, students and community members appreciative of new ideas. The VHC can be found at http://humanities.gbcnv.edu. The Center’s mission is “to collect, curate, and cultivate humanities for rural Nevada,” and it hopes to become a resource for people seeking “the unique contributions the Humanities make through innovation, ideas, the arts, and culture.” The committee spearheading the development of Humanities resources and classes are convinced that the Humanities matter, and are important to the world of the 21st Century. Take a look and see why. 2 Arge n tu m 2 015 �A r g e n t u m 2 0 15 I would like to extend a special “Thank You” to the 2015 Argentum Steering Committee. Tanya Stokes’s hard work, Patty Fox’s arts expertise, Karen Kimber’s willingness to “do publicity,” Toni Milano’s photography skills, and Josh Webster’s editing eye have been welcomed and valued. GBC instructors Patty Fox, Cynthia Delaney, Kristen Frantzen Orr, Gail Rappa and Deb Finley have my deep appreciation for their support, not only of Argentum, but of the students who turn to them for guidance in bringing beautiful creations into the world. To both Frank Sawyer and Tim Beasley, who navigate pesky computer issues in times of crisis, you guys are lifesavers! To Angie de Braga and the ACE Committee, who all work diligently to bring cultural events to the campus and community, thanks for including Argentum on your list of worthwhile projects. A final thanks to the Academic Success Center and director Ping Wang for providing Argentum “office” and storage space, and all ASC staffers who graciously answered questions from people seeking information about Argentum throughout the year. Kudos to Marin Wendell and Erin Radermacher of Everything Elko for production and design assistance. - Lora Minter, Editor T h a n k Yo u s Argentum thanks the college’s Arts and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) Committee for their support of this publication and all things “artsy” on campus. ACE’s mission is to organize programs and events that expose GBC communities to diverse experiences, cultures, and viewpoints. ACE fosters a spirit of inquiry, creativity, and reflection at Great Basin College with emphasis on: Live Performing Arts | Humanities Speakers | The Great Basin College Film Festival Exhibits & Events at the GBC Art Gallery Argentum – GBC’s Literary & Creative Arts Publication Visit www.gbcnv.edu/ace for updates on upcoming cultural events. Contact Angie de Braga at the GBC Continuing Education Department at 775-753-2231 for info on: ARGENTUM 2016 Theme: Design for the Human Spirit (Cash award to the submission that best depicts the theme.) Website: http://gbcnv.edu/argentum Email: argentum@gbcnv.edu Cover Art: Shelby Wilson/Spring Creek, GBC Art 100 - Beginning Drawing Student “Curls and Glasses” Pencil (Photo by Toni Milano) Arge nt u m 2 015 3 �In Appreciation Three years ago, when GBC President Mark Curtis moved to Elko, he brought with him his wife of 43 years, (who was also his high school sweetheart), and an appreciation for the art of stained glass making. In 2012 the couple left Michigan, a state they called home for more than six decades, trading rainfall for desert, lakes for peaks. Curtis’s wife Margaret says the couple fell in love with Nevada mountains, and that love inspired the creation of an 18-foot by 3-foot stained glass landscape scene now displayed in their home. Curtis created seven, free standing, stained glass panels in order to make up the mountain and foothill scene. This is one of almost 50 major stained glass creations he has finished since taking up glass making in a community education class 30 years ago. Curtis has said that his interest in stained glass was spurred by a desire to repair broken glass windows in a Michigan church he attended. After his wife signed him up for a stained glass class, he discovered the real joy a finished piece of art brings to others. “With stained glass, both the end product and the hands-on process of creation, are so satisfying,” he says. As a community college graduate, Curtis believes deeply in access to higher education. As a stained glass artist, he believes the real beauty of the medium is the positive effect it has on others. Argentum thanks President Curtis for his support of artists and authors. This publication is funded by the GBC Office of the President. Mark Curtis/Elko, GBC President “Mountain Range and Foothills” Stained Glass, Lead Came, Zinc 4 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Argen tu m S ele c ti o n Co m m i tt e e - 2 015 A heartfelt “thank you” goes to the following community members who gave generously of their time to select this year’s Argentum entries. Your expertise and efforts are appreciated. L o r e t ta R e e d , Photographer and Educator Loretta Reed graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a Bachelor’s Degree in both Biology and English. She has taught English in the Elko County School District for 29 years, and photography at Spring Creek High School for 20 years. She strives to impart a love of photography and the ability to truly see the world around us to her students. Reed began teaching photography as part of her yearbook adviser position and quickly developed a lifelong love of capturing images through a lens. She takes portrait and event photos as a sideline and hopes to pursue photography as a second career when she retires. Reed’s photos have been published on the cover of a number of magazines. She loves to take images of the Nevada landscape. M a r s h a D av i s , Curator and Art Lover Marsha Davis, a retired draftsman, Nevada native, and local area resident for 45 years, is a lifelong student of art who continues to learn about art everywhere she goes. As curator of Sierra Java’s art exhibits for the past 10 years, Davis is familiar with local artists and the abundance of talent in our community. She says Sierra Java is one of the few places in the area that will allow artists to exhibit their work for 90 days. These “one-man shows” provide artists exposure and the opportunity to get community feedback. Nancy harris Mclelland, Poet and Educator A seasoned and “user-friendly” college writing instructor, Nancy Harris McLelland has conducted writing workshops in collaboration with the Western Folklife Center, Great Basin College, and the Great Basin Writing Project. An Elko County native with a background in ranching, McLelland has presented her Poems from Tuscarora at both daytime and evening events at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. She currently publishes essays and poetry monthly on her literary blog “Writing from Space” and conducts weekend writing retreats at her home in Tuscarora. Additional info at www.tuscarora-writers-retreats.com. Arge nt u m 2 015 5 �Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Artist Title Shelby Wilson Debra Zoback Gail Rappa/Kristen Frantzen Orr Adam Minter Frank Daniels Gretchen Greiner Lois Ports Joshua Webster Nicci M. Freeman Sidnie Miller Simone Marie Turner Amelia Torrance Ashley Mendoza Jessica Smith Debbie Heaton-Lamp Sally Haueter Rampe Jennifer Stieger Lynne Volpi Patricia Gray Dan Thurston Jolina Adams Norman Whittaker Thelma Richie Homer Ryan Douglass Karen Blair Patty Fox Cynthia Delaney Jeffie Mackey Jessica Smith Arthur Asson Michelle King Julie Wallace Krys Munzing Paul Bowen Shawn Collins Cindy Joyce Kari Denham Brendan Abel Frank Henley Frank L. Sawyer Troy Edler Cami Stephenson Angie de Braga Niki Jonson Gaye Terras Sarah Nahnacassia Ann Hagland Mike McFarlane Diane Rice Sarah Sweetwater Kathi Griffis Kacie Ortiz Maggie Corbari Adam McKinney Meghan Rich 6 Arge n tu m 2 015 Page Curls and Glasses...................................... Cover Twist and Shout................................................ 7 Infinite.............................................................. 8 Christmas in the Eye of a Child......................... 9 Choosing the Right Path.................................. 10 Serial Bundling #5, #4, #6.............................. 11 Strutting Along ............................................... 12 Starkmoor College Facts: Alina Zoya Ilkin....... 13 I Had Always Meant To................................... 14 Jewelry Artist’s Chatelaine............................... 16 Fleur de Lis Shield........................................... 17 Flight II........................................................... 18 Industrial Bridge............................................. 19 A Divine Map................................................. 20 Tahoe Treasures.............................................. 21 Goldilocks Bracelet........................................ 22 Place & Nature............................................... 23 Mountain Majesty.......................................... 24 Bristlecone III................................................. 26 The Backside of Summer................................ 27 Reba Cluckintire............................................. 28 Warmth.......................................................... 29 Jukebox Blues................................................. 30 This Side of the Glass...................................... 31 Argentum 2015.............................................. 32 Goats at the Home Ranch.............................. 34 Spirits............................................................. 35 Life Comes from Above.................................. 36 Claim Staker’s Lament..................................... 37 The Worst Gospel Singer................................. 38 Symbol and Flowers....................................... 39 Timeless......................................................... 40 Sylvan II......................................................... 41 Ready to Play................................................. 42 Beaded Woman’s Gauntlets............................ 43 Contemplation............................................... 44 Thin Walls....................................................... 45 Tunnel............................................................ 46 Shed............................................................... 47 My Love is Like a CPU.................................... 48 Star Love........................................................ 49 Bowling Reflections........................................ 50 Old Dodge..................................................... 51 Hummingbird................................................. 52 Nature’s Wonder............................................ 53 Spring Showers............................................... 54 Nature’s Abstract #1....................................... 55 West Avenue Tuscarora, Nevada..................... 56 Hand Coin..................................................... 57 A Travel Trilogy............................................... 58 In the Spotlight............................................... 59 Corsair........................................................... 60 Ole Nevada.................................................... 61 Laying One Down.......................................... 62 Motorcross..................................................... 63 �Debra Zoback/Lovelock, Community Member “Twist and Shout” Glass Beads “Beading is a natural extension of my long fascination with stippling and pointillism. There are so many stitches, variations and applications. Add all those gorgeous bead colors and what can be done in such a small space is simply amazing.” Debra Zoback Arge nt u m 2 015 7 �Gail Rappa/Tuscarora, GBC Faculty Kristen Frantzen Orr/Spring Creek, GBC Faculty “Infinite” Sterling Silver, Flameworked Glass 8 Arge n tu m 2 015 (Photo by Kristen Frantzen Orr) �Adam Minter/Elko, Community Member “Christmas in the Eye of a Child” Digital Photo “Creating art provides a space and place where everything else disappears except for the flow of the paint and the image that appears.” Debbie Heaton-Lamp Arge nt u m 2 015 9 �Choosing the Right Path Two roads diverged in a different wood. One way was bad while the other was good. A villain had taken the old road sign. Which way to choose was for us to find. We talked and we chatted, but neither knew Which way was false or which was true. Then you pointed left and I pointed right. We started to argue and began to fight. So you stormed off in the one direction. THAT was the path that would lead to protection. And I went the other way. I didn’t know why. Perhaps I was lured by the deep blue sky. I looked back at you, and I saw you go Into howling winds and blowing snow. My way was better, or so I felt told, But then it got dark and grew very cold. It must be too late to turn back, we thought. So we each pressed onward, but all for naught. For I realized as I growled at the weather That the right path to take was the one together. Frank Daniels/Ely GBC Faculty 10 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Gretchen Greiner/Elko, GBC Jewelry II Student “Serial Bundling #5, #4, #6” Pressure Formed Copper, Bone, Alcohol Ink, Torch Patina (Photo by Kristen Frantzen Orr) Arge nt u m 2 015 11 �Lois Ports/Elko, Beginning Glass Beadmaking and Jewelry II Student “Strutting Along” Copper, Brass, Enamel, Flameworked Glass (Photo by Kristen Frantzen Orr) “We are the stories we tell ourselves; the world is an anthology. Tell worthwhile stories.” Joshua Webster 12 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Starkmoor College Facts: Alina Zoya Ilkin APPROVED FOR POSTING BY STARKMOOR PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING At the age of 148 years, Ms. Alina Ilkin is the oldest person on Starkmoor’s historic campus. in a makeshift ceremony, but no official record of this exists. Alina’s preservation, conducted anonymously and in violation of law, informed the work of Dr. Abrikosov, the embalmer of V.I. Lenin. Named in over eight hundred scholarly articles, dissertations, and books, Ms. Ilkin has the longest curricula vitae of any Starkmoor faculty member. Sergei Korotkin, the famed author of novels, short stories, and dramatic works, paid to preserve his longtime lover’s corpse as he could not continue to write “without the heavenly presence of my [his] radiant muse.” He paid an estimated 1600 rubles, more than $50,000 (adjusted for inflation), for the unsavory work upon her death in 1910. Marcel DuChamp once referred to Alina Ilkin as, “the foremost exquisite corpse.” Friends and colleagues report Korotkin kept Alina in her airtight glass case in his study, wedged between a teak curio cabinet and a bookshelf housing his first editions. A number of colleges and universities in the United States and Europe expressed interest in Korotkin’s papers, but only Starkmoor President Ferguson Whitehall agreed to house Alina along with the author’s writings, an inviolable condition of their possession. Three poems by Adrienne Rich reference Alina. Paul McCartney’s original sketch for the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band included Starkmoor’s revered lady, but Blake and Haworth left her out of the final design. In a letter to Harold Bloom, Philip Roth claimed that during his week-long visit to Starkmoor in 1986 menacing dreams of Alina Ilkin haunted his sleep. John Updike, who visited in 1982, claimed to have “slept like a baby.” In a 2010 interview, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek stated he has intermittently worked on a monograph examining Ilkin as an artifact of the postmodern subject. Eve Ensler has, reportedly, sought financial backing for a play entitled Dollmadder examining the relationship of the woman and author through the lens of both Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ibsen’s During the culture wars of the late ‘Eighties and early A Doll’s House. ‘Nineties, when faculty and students demanded Alina receive a proper burial, current Starkmoor President, Alina Ilkin’s middle name, Zoya, translates as “life,” an Reginald Wilbur, refused, stating Korotkin “was a very irony equally preserved. important author.” The funding for Alina’s upkeep comes from a special P.T. Barnum offered Kortokin’s representatives $20,000 for Ms. Ilkin alone, expressing no interest in the rest of the estate. Despite his intention to join Alina at Starkmoor ostensibly in eternal repose, Korotkin never left the Soviet Union. Imprisoned on charges of subversion, he died in a remote gulag, the location of his remains unmarked or recorded. Alina arrived at Starkmoor College in the winter of 1932 and spent the spring term in the Vanderbilt Library’s Atrium. When concerns about UV damage arose, administrators ordered her remanded to the third floor archive space. Currently, Alina holds honorary memberships in every fraternity and sorority on campus as well as a number of campus clubs not including ROTC. endowment established for this sole purpose in 1943. Most of the donors chose to remain anonymous. The birth and death records of Alina Ilkin have been lost to antiquity, victims of the Bolshevik Revolution. Despite the overwhelming shadow Alina cast over Korotkin’s life, his writings offer few (some would argue disturbingly so) references to her personal life, history, and habits. Though circumstantial evidence supports the assertion Ms. Ilkin studied ballet, scholars of pathology and mummification suggest any present jarring, intentional or otherwise, would result in severe and catastrophic erosion of the skin and musculature to a degree they describe as “horrific.” As part of a particularly raucous Christmas party in 1952, members of the faculty and administration Alina Zoya Ilkin is on view to the public during regular including writer-in-residence William Faulkner archive hours and by special appointment. reportedly awarded Alina with an honorary doctorate Joshua Webster/Elko GBC Faculty Arge nt u m 2 015 13 �I Had Always Meant To… He wandered up from the stream with a defeated look and came to sit beside me. “I didn’t catch anything.” “I didn’t think you would. Fish were all done biting hours ago.” We sat in silence for a while, the bubbling and gurgling of the stream resounding in the background. I could hear his heavy breathing. It was so close to my ear that it sounded like the wind that beat at our doors and windows last fall when the biggest hurricane of the season hit on the first day of school. I reached down beside me and came up with a plastic water bottle that was slick from condensation. I unscrewed the lid and lifted the rim of the bottle to my lips and drank greedily. When I had had my fill, I offered the bottle to him. “Troy, do you want some water? It’s awful hot out here.” He shook his head. “No thanks. I’m good.” I shrugged and tipped the bottle and peered inside. There wasn’t that much left anyway. I set it aside for later. We continued to sit on the flat rock that overlooked the stream for quite some time. Silence crept upon us once again, but that was alright. We just sat there, each of us pondering our own small problems and not really getting anywhere. In reality, we were both stalling because neither of us really wanted to go to our respective homes. It’s not like we were abused at home or anything – we just didn’t want to be there, being told what to do and when, where, why and how to do it. We’d much rather be alone, together. Just us two against the world. That’s how it feels when you find your soul mate, and your soul mate is your best friend. You don’t need the drudgery of daily life, because together you have superpowers. “We’d better head back before it gets too late,” Troy said quietly. I nodded in reluctant agreement. We bustled around, gathering packs, tackle boxes, fishing poles and the like. When we were properly outfitted to return home, Troy offered to carry my bag for me. 14 Arge n tu m 2 015 � “No, no. That’s alright. I’ve got it.” “Are you sure? It looks heavy…” He seemed very concerned. “Troy, I’m a girl, not an invalid. It’s fine, really!” “Hurumph,” was the sound he made as he adjusted his load and started down the path that would lead us to the base of the mountain. I hung back for a moment, taking a final glance at the stream. It was dazzling in the summer sun. The light that filtered through the leaves of the full summer trees made dancing reflections on the already sparkling water. I stood a moment more, inhaling deeply, taking it all in. Then I turned to join Troy, who had kindly stopped on the path to wait for me. Together, we descended the mountain. That was when we were fifteen. I’m all grown-up now, living a grown-up life in a grown-up world. Every day I drive a grown-up’s car to a grown-up’s job and earn a grown-up’s paycheck. Then I go home to a grown-up’s house where a grown up’s family is waiting for me. We have dinner, do homework, watch TV, read bedtime stories, put the children to bed, check our email, watch the news and do other things that grown-ups do. Then we get up and do it all again the next day. Troy should have been doing this same routine with his family. As we got older, Troy and I started to grow apart. I had always meant to call him, just to say hi. Let him know he was still so special to me. I had always meant to drop in on him and rehash old times. I always meant to tell him I loved him – loved him more than I loved anyone else. Only now it’s too late, he’s gone. I forget how they told me he died – drunk driver, texting and driving, heart attack, broken ankle, aliens called him home, I don’t know and it really doesn’t matter. The point is, he’s gone. It’s too late to do any of the “I had always meant to’s.” I wish one of the “I had always meant to’s” I had gotten around to had been to say goodbye. Nicci M. Freeman/Spring Creek GBC Staff Arge nt u m 2 015 15 �Sidnie Miller/Elko, GBC Jewelry II Student “Jewelry Artist’s Chatelaine” Copper 16 Arge n tu m 2 015 (Photo by Kristen Frantzen Orr) �Simone Marie Turner/Spring Creek, GBC Jewelry II Student “Fleur de Lis Shield” Brass, Copper, Silver, Aquamarine, Labradorite (Photo by Kristen Frantzen Orr) Arge nt u m 2 015 17 �Amelia Torrance/Winnemucca, Community Member “Flight II” Digital Photoshop 18 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Ashley Mendoza/Elko, GBC Digital II Student “Industrial Bridge” Digital Photo “A professor once told me that art helps develop your problem-solving skills. More than that, without creativity, the world is just dull.” Ashley Mendoza Arge nt u m 2 015 19 �A Divine Map Maps show so many things Treasures and tales Of lost golden rings. Some maps are dirty And yellowed with age Some maps are crisp Some printed on noble page. Some are folded Hidden in some corner And some are rewarded With county recorders. Maps are like you Maps are like me Born a blank page Empty and free. But as time rattles on All of us draw our own maps With pencils of experience We plot our own path. Who else but God Could show you the way When you have no idea where you are going And no idea of what to say. You are not born With a draftsman’s keen eye So, how can you tell The mountains from the sky, But if you look around on your map There are a few hidden clues To the state you were born And the life you will choose. One knows not The roads you will take Or the mountains you’ll climb Or the fences of fate Which cross the designated path Often when least suspect Covered in rusty nails and barbs God draws you a fence. The map you are drawing Is unique and intense And you must always remember There’s a path around that nasty fence. Look to the scale bar To find out how long An inch is a mile But I might be wrong. But of the drawing of maps The most important rule is such That the North Arrow Must always face up. Like hands towards the sky It acts as your guide No matter the weather Or if your map leads you awry. So say a little prayer And you’ll find your way. Just look where you are going And always have faith. Jessica Smith/Orovada GBC Student 20 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Debbie Heaton-Lamp/Elko, Community Member “Tahoe Treasures” Watercolor Arge nt u m 2 015 21 �Sally Haueter Rampe/Elko, GBC Jewelry II Student “Goldilocks Bracelet” Copper, Brass, Silver (Photo by Kristen Frantzen Orr) “I have been an avid reader and writer since my childhood. Writing allows me to express my emotions, and to explain and interpret experiences in my life.” Jennifer Stieger 22 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Place & Nature: How Landscape Impacts Memory April 2007 A spring rain falls and the musky scent of wet sagebrush reminds me of childhood. The Nevada high desert has been home for more than thirty years; yawning deep blue skies and towering purple mountains are as familiar to me as the yellow swing set that used to occupy my grandparents’ backyard. Granny and Poppy lived in a single-wide trailer on the outskirts of Battle Mountain, a sleepy rural community in northern Nevada. During the summertime, parched alkaline soil shriveled the tomato plants in Poppy’s garden. Winter months temperatures hovered below freezing as long silver icicles dangled from the covered front porch and brilliant stars glistened in a canopy of darkness. Yet once inside Granny’s home, savory aromas overwhelmed the senses. Fragrant fried chicken and buttery biscuits mingled with the sweet smell of Poppy’s pipe. This isolated place situated in the barren Nevada landscape influences my memories, first molding, then solidifying them into permanent pieces of the past. Memories, like an intangible apparition, possess dream-like characteristics as well. In a dream, an almost forgotten loved one may have a blurry face or reside in an unfamiliar place. As with memory, the many facets of a person’s character cannot be recalled, but strong emotion - perhaps love or bitterness - will remain. The natural world and memory are intertwined as tightly as a master weaver spins his cloth. The smell of damp sagebrush after a summer thunderstorm; the soft kiss of a dandelion seed; the brilliant blood-red sunset during a wildfire - these sensory images conjure memories and sentiments. Place and the natural world resuscitate emotions once thought dead. After my grandmother passed away, it was her home and the surrounding landscape that revived my memories of her. The house was not as I remembered. I went with Mom to visit Poppy not long after the funeral. Like Poppy, the single-wide trailer was worn-out, battered from the harsh elements of the high desert. The dilapidated front porch had long since faded under an unrelenting Nevada sun. Granny’s collection of wind chimes used to serenade my entrance, but on that day only the whistle of a lonely wind tickled my ears. Entering the trailer, I noticed worn furniture and dust particles swirling in the sunlight. The kitchen the nucleus of Granny’s life - was cluttered with dirty dishes. If I cocked my head and listened closely, giggles of unruly children echoed down the hallway, phantoms from the past. Later I stood outside on the shaky wooden porch and gazed at rolling brown hills gilded by the sun. Memories of Granny wrapped warm around me like a pair of arms. September 2014 Poppy is dead. Clouds billow and roll in the late afternoon heat; large white masses of cotton obscure the deep blue of a Texas sky. The highway, a gray ribbon of concrete, stretches far into the horizon, and the human eye cannot tell where earth and sky touch. I follow Dad along the roadside as tall green grasses undulate in the wind. The air is like syrup viscous and wet. A plastic bag heavy with white ash swings from Dad’s hand; it is his father’s remains. This field in a remote region in the Texas Panhandle is where my grandfather wished to have his and Granny’s ashes scattered. As Dad spreads the ashes, and I watch the dust settle into the earth, the land transforms from dirt and grass into a sacred resting place for two souls. As I stand next to Dad on the side of the road in an obscure Texas valley, I feel a connection with the land. This is earth where my grandparents walked. The dips and swells of the verdant fields are where two families met and became one. With a bright sun beating down upon my head and the whisperings of the wind in my ear, a reverence resonates in my soul, and I close my eyes to listen. Jennifer Stieger/Elko GBC Student Arge nt u m 2 015 23 �24 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Lynne Volpi/Spring Creek, Community Member “Mountain Majesty” Watercolor Arge nt u m 2 015 25 �Patricia Gray/Spring Creek, Community Member “Bristlecone III” Acrylic Ink on Clayboard “Since I’ll never drive 2,000 cows up the Chisholm Trail, I try to write what I know…try to find romance (in a broader meaning of the word) in the American West of today.” 26 Arge n tu m 2 015 Dan Thurston �The Backside of Summer I drove home last week, and from Wilma’s Hill The valley below me was gold. And it hit me, we’re on the backside of summer. The rabbit brush is turning gold. The goslings that were little and cute in the spring Have grown to almost goose size. The first doe goat has come into heat And the buck is coming alive. Last weekend we spent stacking up hay; The hay shed has all it can hold. It’s a good feeling, being ready for winter. The rabbit brush is turning gold. Last month we poured concrete at five in the morn, And the sky already was light. Last week, when we poured at five-thirty, We did it with pickup headlights. They’re painting an Indian head on the high school gym floor; It’s all done up in Elko maroon. But the coach is checking his schedule, “I hope they finish it soon.” It’s still warm after lunch and the calendar says August has a few days to go. But we know this won’t last too much longer The rabbit brush is turning gold. I best check the furnace and heat tape the pipes, Clean the culvert down on the road. We don’t want to be caught unready; Summertime is now growing old. I’m a tad apprehensive, a bit excited, ‘Cause you can’t put winter on hold. It happens each year, in late summer, As the rabbit brush turns gold. Dan Thurston/Elko Community Member Arge nt u m 2 015 27 �Jolina Adams/Winnemucca, GBC Staff and Beginning Glass Beadmaking Student “Reba Cluckintire” Flameworked Glass Bead 28 Arge n tu m 2 015 (Photo by Kristen Frantzen Orr) �Norman Whittaker/Elko, GBC Faculty “Warmth” Clay Stoneware (Photo by Toni Milano) Arge nt u m 2 015 29 �Jukebox Blues Our t-shirts never had anything written on them advertising a secret life we wished to have; we didn’t sit around with incense lit blowing our minds about sex revealing tattooed buttocks above hip-hugger jeans. Even though we lived in guarded innocence we still caught the spirit of the blues, tuned our ears to the Hit Parade, imagined being one of the 20,000 bobby-soxers pressed against the doors of the Paramount Theatre screaming our heads off swooning to Sinatra’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” We saved our nickel tips for the jukebox juggling car-hop trays to “Mack the Knife,” or the enlivening nostalgia of the Big Bands, snapping our heels to “Mule Train.” Mostly though, we swung to the “Tennessee Waltz,” “Mockingbird Hill” or hummed “Doggie in the Window.” From sophisticate to swinger we twisted with Chubby Checker ‘til Elvis with his urgency on-the-rocks blues transformed our baby doll nights into musical euphoria waggin’ his tail and telling us we weren’t “Nothin’ but a Hound Dog.” Thelma Richie Homer/Elko Community Member 30 Arge n tu m 2 015 �This Side of the Glass From this side of the glass, The bitter wind is saved from my cheeks. Though it beats the frozen glass for weeks, I sit beside my fire with fervent desire And watch snowflakes amass. From this side of the glass, No cold could dare find my sorrowful heart. The winter’s howling chill cannot tear me apart From my crackling fire, but I do so admire Its persistent crystal clash. From this side of the glass, I no longer recall its bite upon my face. I’ve been held hostage in this pleasant place. Heated by glowing fire I wish now to acquire A brief touch of the flurry’s pass. From this side of the glass, I say a great many things about the other side. But if the blustery wind became my bride, I’d lose my fire that I’ve come to require And my comfort would cease at last. From this side of the glass, I shall watch this storm carry to the next, And mortality will find me wholly perplexed, As I sit beside my fire with apathetic desire And watch snowflakes amass. Ryan Douglass/Elko Community Member Arge nt u m 2 015 31 �Argentum - Light Graffiti “This image was created with a technique called light graffiti, also known as light painting,” explains photographer Karen Blair. “Simply put, it is painting with a hand held light source (flashlight, glow sticks or fire) and long exposure photography.” So, how did she do it? Blair chose a Lake Tahoe site with stars and trees as a backdrop. She selected the camera’s manual or bulb setting, turned auto focus OFF, and set the ISO as low as possible. Using a small ball made out of different colored glow sticks, she wrote “Argentum” in the air all at once during a 30-second shot triggered by her niece, Lauren Sharp. Blair is not visible in the image because she wore dark clothing and kept moving. “All letters were done just as if I was using a pen and paper, but I was painting with light,” she says. “I did have to get creative to cross the “t” without a tracer!” She says that since letters will be flipped, the light writer has to learn to write backwards in cursive, or learn how to flip the image in Photoshop. 32 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Karen Blair/Spring Creek, Community Member “Argentum” Light Painting Photography Arge nt u m 2 015 33 �Patty Fox/Spring Creek, GBC Faculty “Goats at the Home Ranch” Watercolor, Ink 34 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Cynthia Delaney/Elko, GBC Faculty “Spirits: Photo Collage, Images from Many Countries” Digital Photo Collage Arge nt u m 2 015 35 �Jeffie Mackey/Spring Creek, GBC Art 100 - Visual Foundations Student “Life Comes from Above” Color Pencil 36 Arge n tu m (Photo by Toni Milano) 2 015 �Jessica Smith/Orovada, GBC Student “Claim Staker’s Lament” Oil Arge nt u m 2 015 37 �The Worst Gospel Singer Well, I’m the worst Gospel singer that you ever did hear; I’ve sung in every church around, but the people cringe in fear. Strong men whimper, women faint, and preachers just get sore; It isn’t pretty and I’m done real quick, and then I’m out the door. I loved to sing in church, as a boy I did pretty good; ‘Til my voice changed, and then I sounded like a saw on wood. I tried my luck at rodeos and bars - it was an extensive search; But at last I thought, “There’s no place like home,” and went back to church. First I tried the Baptists, a really agreeable bunch; But they threw me out of church before the casserole lunch. Next I tried the Methodists, but they also gave me the boot; And left me with the impression that they and the Baptists were in cahoots. So then I tried the Catholics, and though they didn’t mention Hell; They did mention Purgatory, and ran me out of town on a rail. Next it was the Presbyters, but it wasn’t meant to be; I thought I might survive, ‘til they mentioned a rope and a tree. Next in desperation I gave the Seventh Days a try; But they were never there on Sundays when I dropped by! At last I tried the Episcopals, and they were most polite; They said that they would pray for me, and then they put me to flight. So I’m the worst Gospel singer that you never want to hear; I’ve sung in every church around, but the people plug their ears. Strong men whimper, women faint, and preachers just get mad; At least I’m good at something, but I’m good at singing bad! Arthur Asson/Spring Creek Community Member 38 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Michelle King/Elko, GBC Art 100 - Visual Foundations Student “Symbol and Flowers” Color Pencil (Photo by Toni Milano) Arge nt u m 2 015 39 �Julie Wallace/Spring Creek, Community Member “Timeless” Digital Photo 40 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Krys Munzing/Elko, Community Member “Sylvan II” Fiber Art Arge nt u m 2 015 41 �Paul Bowen/Elko, Community Member “Ready to Play” Digital Photo 42 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Shawn Collins/Spring Creek, Community Member “Beaded Woman’s Gauntlets” Brain Tanned Buckskin Beads (Photo by Laura Gallegos) Arge nt u m 2 015 43 �Cindy Joyce/Wells, Community Member “Contemplation” Digital Photo 44 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Thin Walls They’re calling out my name I’ve rolled the dice, it’s my turn, and they are Whispering answers to the game. They’re alongside and filed behind Cheerleaders, then friends, and thumbs up fans. Outspoken, outlying and internal, Struggles of the mind make time bend. Peering out of broken shades The screams of nos and pleads of yes begin, blaring in chorus with each blinking light As I wander through the tokenless arcades Watching others think for free they’ll win. Darkened corridors Exploring the never there Piping seagulls, salty sickness, crashing echoes As I wade through waterless shores. Hissing, snakey, figure eights of smoke I watch them escape evil Using the most faulty of wicked antidotes. Breathing in a lung full of hope, I exhale the bittersweet contents Of a cocktail of self control and see it wisp and float up and linger amongst the poor lost souls that walk around not sure which way’s even up. You start to fear the rooftop’s creatures That perch on corners, The most pleased and relentless pieces of them all, For they’re your biggest fans And the least of things to fear Beware it isn’t them that clicks and squawks Their master’s sitting with a blinkless stare, Slumped, unmoving, staring in an office chair Making thousands of different lists A referee to this game, I’m told it’s my turn. I didn’t want to roll, don’t deal me in No longer do we have a choice when all the Walls are not paper but digital thin. Kari Denham/Spring Creek Community Member Arge nt u m 2 015 45 �Brendan Abel/Elko, GBC Digital I Student “Tunnel” Digital Photo 46 Arge n tu m 2 015 �Frank Henley/Spring Creek, Community Member “Shed” Digital Photo “My photos are a journal to me. Each photo I make is a piece of my soul. It’s my therapy, and my never-ending journey through life.” Frank Henley Arge nt u m 2 015 47 �My Love is Like a CPU My love is like a CPU, I long to interface with you. Caught up in your memory, I’m the board and you’re the key. I monitor your every move, You bring life to color, too. I may be floppy time to time, I’m just a call away on-line. You and me and our own house; You turn me on, You click my mouse. You got a slot, I’ve got the card, Let’s just hope my drive is hard. Looking in your steel grey eyes, You’re my PC love surprise. Let cathode rays strike my heart, Still we’ll never be apart. You know I love you, I always will; I’ll gaze out from my Windows sill, Think of you and take your hand, Place you on my printer stand. I want to spend my life with you, ‘Cause my love is like a CPU. Frank L. Sawyer/Elko GBC Faculty 48 A rge n tu m 2 015 �Troy Edler/Elko, Community Member “Star Love” Digital Photo Arge nt u m 2 015 49 �Cami Stephenson/Elko, Community Member “Bowling Reflections” Digital Photo 50 A rge n tu m 2 015 �Angie de Braga/Elko, GBC Faculty “Old Dodge” Digital Photo Arge nt u m 2 015 51 �Niki Jonson/Elko, GBC Digital II Student “Hummingbird” Digital Photo 52 A rge n tu m 2 015 �Gaye Terras/Spring Creek, GBC Staff “Nature’s Wonder” Digital Photo “Photography reflects your personality as you capture an image with your eyes in order to tell a story with your heart.” Cindy Joyce Arge nt u m 2 015 53 �Sarah Nahnacassia/Spring Creek, GBC Digital I Student “Spring Showers” Digital Photo 54 A rge n tu m 2 015 �Ann Hagland/Elko, Community Member “Nature’s Abstract #1” Watercolor Arge nt u m 2 015 55 �Mike McFarlane/Spring Creek, GBC Vice President “West Avenue Tuscarora, Nevada” Digital Photo 56 A rge n tu m 2 015 �Diane Rice/Elko, GBC Digital II Student “Hand Coin” Digital Photo Collage Arge nt u m 2 015 57 �A Travel Trilogy MIDDLE AGE SPREAD I AM NO LONGER WHO I WAS ST MARTINS IN THE FIELD In pre-dawn darkness, My winter weight Is a bodyguard. Hair colored, curled and coiffed Bled dollars from my purse Arresting my age. The lean coyote Of summer days Fled the scene. “Arresting” did I say? Am I being held prisoner In a stand-still life? Three of us Sitting at separate tables, alone. Wearing comfortable shoes, Black soft-cushioned soles Neighbors to the white pair of Nikes All: real walking comfort. Heavy weight on bone vs Delicate image in mind Imprison me. Let Silver creep in Curls grow straight Be-coming myself. The first, a California lady, sighs Begins to eat her meal. The second sips wine, Her eyes cast down. I sit silent, no words. The lady rising is black, slender, serene She cleaned her table carefully The white woman also rises Adding her dishes Carefully to the pile. “Words and images are my meditation, my expression.” Sarah Sweetwater We sat there, separated, silent Yet joined by glance, By white hair and aged face, Perhaps by similar thoughts And comfortable shoes. Around our global neighborhood We often eat alone, Sit at separate tables, Savor our adventures, And wear comfortable shoes. Sarah Sweetwater/Elko Community Member 58 A rge n tu m 2 015 �Kathi Griffis/Spring Creek, GBC Staff “In the Spotlight” Digital Photo Arge nt u m 2 015 59 �Kacie Ortiz/Elko, GBC Student “Corsair” Digital Photo 60 A rge n tu m 2 015 �Maggie Corbari/Elko, GBC Student “Ole Nevada” Digital Photo Arge nt u m 2 015 61 �Adam McKinney/Battle Mountain, Community Member “Laying One Down” Digital Photo 62 A rge n tu m 2 015 �Meghan Rich/Elko, GBC Digital II Student “Motorcross” Digital Photo Arge nt u m 2 015 63 �“Creating art means getting to scream and whisper and sing all without opening my mouth. Art is often the only way to get an emotion out of my head. By exploring emotions through art, I think I come to understand them better. Art keeps me sane, or at least it helps me hide the crazy.” Shelby Wilson
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Scenes from the Argentum 2015 Release Reception and Student Art Show on 7 May 2015, with interviews with artists Shawn Collins, Debbie Heaton-Lamp, Kacie Ortiz, and Cynthia Delaney.
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2016 Argentum Arge nt u m 2 015 1 �Introduction This year, Argentum asked artists, photographers, and writers to consider the meaning of design and how it fits with the human spirit. What is design? To answer this question, think about what impresses you about the art you see. Is it colorful and familiar, or is it stark and different? Does it make sense at first glance, or does it make you peer into it longer, trying to see where the elements come together? As children, we are first introduced to basic shapes, primary colors, and simple words, and given the opportunity to arrange it into something that pleases our eye. Our sense of design is developed as we grow up, reinforced through the art, music, poetry, photography, and stories of others. Classes, workshops and discussions give us the opportunity to experiment, refine, and improve our designs and apply them in new ways. Artists yearn to see their ideas in tangible form where intangibles such as memory, preferences, and imagination are used in designing it. As you, the reader, see the art and photographs and read the poetry and prose in this issue of Argentum, consider what brought the work to life. Read what the artists themselves say about their creative process. Then think about what you’ve encountered and, hopefully feeling inspired, begin to craft your own design. Argentum is a showcase for design and creativity for everyone in the Great Basin College community. Please take your time and enjoy the 2016 issue, and feel free to go online to www.gbcnv.edu/argentum to view past issues. Also, to learn more about what GBC is accomplishing in the humanities, visit our Virtual Humanities Center at www.humanities.gbcnv.edu. A r g e n t u m 2 0 16 T h a n k Yo u My deep and sincere thanks to everyone who helped, supported, gave encouragement, and brought Argentum together this year: Angie de Braga, Patty Fox, Karen Kimber, and Josh Webster for their valuable guidance, suggestions, and common sense. I am very grateful to each of you and appreciate your willingness to contribute your time and efforts to Argentum. Special thanks goes to GBC instructors, Michael Bail, Cynthia Delaney, Deborah Finley, Patty Fox, Gail Rappa, Kristin Frantzen Orr, and Josh Webster for their encouragement in student submissions. To those behind the scenes: Frank Sawyer’s talents on the webpage; Kayla McCarson for publicity; Laura Gallegos and Crystie Minson in Media Services with photography and posters. Much appreciation goes to the ACE Committee for ideas and support along the way; the Academic Success Center Front Desk Staff and Director Ping Wang for assistance with submissions and allowing the department to be headquarters for Argentum. My deep gratitude to Mike McFarlane who graciously allowed me to interview him about the need for Argentum at Great Basin College. Last, but definitely not least, a huge thanks to Marin Wendell and Erin Radermacher of Everything Elko in the design and production of this year’s Argentum magazine. ~Toni R. Milano, Editor Argentum thanks the college’s Arts and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) Committee for their support of this publication and all things “artsy” on campus. ACE’s mission is to organize programs and events that expose GBC communities to diverse experiences, cultures, and viewpoints. ACE fosters a spirit of inquiry, creativity, and reflection at Great Basin College with emphasis on: Live Performing Arts | Humanities Speakers | The Great Basin College Film Festival Exhibits & Events at the GBC Art Gallery Argentum – GBC’s Literary & Creative Arts Publication Visit www.gbcnv.edu/ace for updates on upcoming cultural events. Contact Angie de Braga at the GBC Continuing Education Department at 775-753-2231 for info on: ARGENTUM 2017 Serina Brown/Elko, GBC Electronic Imaging and Computer Illustration II Student “Great Basin College” Graphic Design, Photoshop 2 Arge n tu m 2 016 Theme: Design for the Human Spirit (Cash award to the submission that best depicts the theme.) Website: http://gbcnv.edu/argentum Email: argentum@gbcnv.edu Cover Art: Meghan Rich/Elko, GBC Student “Polaroid Pet” Digital Photo A rge n t u m 2 016 3 �I n A p p r e c i a t i o n : M i k e M c Fa r l a n e “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” ~ John F. Kennedy. As a student at Humboldt State University and University of Nevada, Reno, Mike McFarlane enjoyed reading student art and literary magazines. Upon seeing the fledgling Idea magazine, Argentum’s precursor, over ten years ago, he saw Great Basin College’s opportunity to form its own publication. “I thought it was something we were missing at Great Basin,” Mike recalled in March. In addition to his 33 years of dedication and service to Great Basin College, Mike has ensured support of Argentum with funding as well as his own submissions in art and photography. Mike explained that his vision is to see the magazine become an “institution”, enduring and encouraging creativity and art from everyone in the GBC service area. On behalf of student, artists, photographers, and writers, Argentum thanks Mike McFarlane for his foresight, loyalty, and commitment to the magazine and support of the arts. We hope to honor his enthusiasm for the magazine by continuing the platform where art is shared, discussed, and appreciated each year, hopefully inspiring current and future artists in their creative spirit. A rge nt u m S e le c t i o n C o mmi t t e e - 2016 Many thanks for this year’s selection committee, who took the time from their busy schedules to review and choose this year’s submissions. Your willingness and effort is deeply appreciated. M a r k H ay wa r d , Wildlife Photographer Hayward’s wildlife photography and paintings are meant to be emotional and depict the inherent dignity of the subjects. He earned his bachelors and masters’ degrees in business from Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, California. Hayward has photographed wildlife and landscapes in Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Denali, Katmai National Parks, and numerous locations in California. His work has been featured locally at the Wiegand Gallery at the Western Folklife Center and Duncan Little Creek Gallery. All prints are printed and framed by Hayward in his Spring Creek, Nevada studio and his work can be viewed on his website www. haywardwildlife.com. ~ Editor Ly n n e K i s t l e r , Artist and Educator “I enjoy translating the colors of life into my art,” said the multi-media artist. “Nature is a constant source of inspiration for my creative muse.” Kistler is a fifth generation Nevadan who holds bachelors and masters degrees in Art Education from the University of Nevada, Reno. She has 30-years experience teaching at the Reno high schools, and she has both attended and conducted a variety of art instruction workshops. In 2001, Kistler moved from Reno to Lamoille. She is proficient in all media, but she especially enjoys watercolor painting. Her works have appeared in shows and art fairs in California, Montana, Hawaii and Nevada. Currently, Kistler’s smoke drawing, “Out of the Ashes,” is on display at the September 11 Museum in New York City. Mike McFarlane/Spring Creek, GBC Vice President Academic Affairs “Porpoise in the Maelstrom” Digital Photography, Modified in Photoshop 4 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 5 �Argen tu m S el e c ti o n Co m m i tt e e - 2 016 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Artist Title Micah Dean Hicks, Writer and Educator Micah Dean Hicks is a Calvino Prize-winning author of fabulist fiction. His work has appeared in Chicago Tribune, EPOCH, Witness, and New Letters, among others. His story collection, Electricity and Other Dreams, was recently published by New American Press and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. He teaches in the BFA program in creative writing at Arkansas Tech University. Andrea Spofford, Poet Andrea Spofford writes poems and essays, some of which can be found or are forthcoming in New South, Midwest Quarterly Review, inter|rupture, New South, Sundog Lit, burntdistrict, The Portland Review, Sugar House Review, Revolver, Vela Magazine, Puerto del Sol, Redactions, and more. She has chapbooks available from Dancing Girl Press and Red Bird Chapbooks and her first book, The Pine Effect, is available from Red Paint Hill Press. Andrea is poetry editor for Zone 3 Press and lives in Tennessee. Find her online at http:// andreaspofford.com and on Twitter @andspoff. 6 Arge n tu m 2 016 Meghan Rich Serina Brown Mike McFarlane Lynne Volpi Morris Brenda Burdick Thelma Richie Homer Jamie Barnson Jeannie Bailey Harmony Stahl Lora Minter Brendan Abel Gail Rappa Jen Steiger Militza Galvan Godinez Gretchen Greiner Marianne Ryder Patty Fox Lindsey Howell Mariah LeFevre Brenda Wilkie Thomas Brockman Cynthia Delaney Frank Henley Joshua Webster Cindy Staszak Gail Rappa Cindy DeLeon Shae Carey Kacie Ortiz Lois Ports Lora Minter Shelby Womack Rebekah Goldblatt Raymond Fuller Holli Kiechler Debra Zobak Martha Watson Compiled by Danny Gonzales Jeffie Mackie Rachel Richardson Katie Glennon Hannah Margolis Lora Minter Nicole Jonson Kathi Griffis Sarah Sweetwater Page Polaroid Pet............................................... Cover Great Basin College.......................................... 2 Porpoise in the Maelstrom................................ 4 The Moose....................................................... 8 Fall in Lee NV................................................... 9 immigrants..................................................... 10 Freebird! ....................................................... 11 Reverie........................................................... 12 Middle School Sub......................................... 12 Pogonip Snow Sounds.................................... 12 Lady Bug........................................................ 13 Independence................................................ 13 Weeping Bride. .............................................. 13 . True Identity................................................... 14 Untitled.......................................................... 15 The Walk........................................................ 16 Poppy Feathers............................................... 17 Longer............................................................ 18 On Another Planet......................................... 19 The Mirror...................................................... 20 Bipolar........................................................... 21 Cowboy Collage............................................. 22 Deux Chevaux................................................ 23 Equal.............................................................. 24 Sun Valley Symphony Sunburst....................... 26 Scraps............................................................ 26 Ohm.............................................................. 27 The Target. ..................................................... 28 . Always Lost but Never Forgotten.................... 29 Ivory and Blue Lampwork Necklace............... 30 Pablo Picasso’s Weeping Woman.................... 31 Winter Geisha................................................ 32 Isn’t It Ironic?................................................. 33 Tough Guy..................................................... 34 The Bull and the Matador: A Short Story........ 35 . Perfect Landing. ............................................. 36 . A Way to Follow............................................. 37 Why Did You Take Political Science?............... 38 Balloons Dancing Around the Rubies............. 40 Laura and Precious......................................... 41 Desert Tanka I & II.......................................... 41 The Inquirer’s Mask........................................ 42 So Excited I Lost My Head.............................. 44 Parrots............................................................ 45 Bufflehead...................................................... 46 Hiding the Hurt.............................................. 47 A rge n t u m 2 016 7 �Brenda Burdick/Spring Creek, GBC Community Member and GBC Alumni 1979 “Fall in Lee NV” Digital Photo “Photography is a way to release your stress and creativity.” Lynne Volpi Morris/Spring Creek, GBC Community Member “The Moose” Watercolor 8 Arge n tu m 2 016 Brenda Burdick A rge n t u m 2 016 9 �immigrants what sad beauties belonging neither here nor there; common, ordinary, bound to the earth; hiding their eagerness in asphalt gutters, kneeling alongside railway tracts while holding their dreams in dirty little fists, praying to go somewhere, anywhere; yearning to grow wings and feathers, to be avatars of fadeless song, divine messengers of endless summers, to be something more than what they are… it’s like waiting for that first kiss, the mystery and the promise, no matter how old you are~ no matter how many times you’ve been kissed before. Thelma Richie Homer/Elko GBC Community Member 10 Arge n tu m 2 016 Jamie Barnson/Ely, GBC Staff and GBC Alumni 2012 “Freebird!” Digital Photo A rge n t u m 2 016 11 �S hor t Fo r m Po e try “Reverie” Gilded icicles dripping solstice-sweet juices – signs of lustrous life. Jeannie Bailey/Elko GBC Introduction to Poetry Student Brendan Abel/Elko, GBC Digital Photography II Student “Lady Bug” Digital Photo “Middle School Sub” Hormone highlighted eyes dart, Camouflaged in uniformed UnderArmour. “Independence” Sniggers like lance points start, Anchored mountain range Mercenaries playing the part, indifferent witness to Relegating sincerity to the corner. fickle, fleeting fog. Harmony Stahl/Elko GBC Introduction to Poetry Student Gail Rappa/Tuscarora GBC Introduction to Poetry Student “Pogonip Snow Sounds” Chandelier crystal deluge: twinkle, tinkle, clink gleam in headlight beams. Lora Minter/Elko GBC Introduction to Poetry Student 12 Arge n tu m 2 016 “Weeping Bride” Her face is weeping bridal veil of cool water falling tears carve stone Jen Steiger/Elko GBC Introduction to Poetry Student A rge n t u m 2 016 13 �Gretchen Greiner/Elko, GBC Jewelry II Student “Untitled” Copper-Etched Formed Torch Patina (Photographed by Kristen Frantzen Orr) “There’s something about dedicating countless hours to a piece and sticking to it until the end that brings such an extraordinary and over-­oyous pleasure that j feeds my soul…if only for a while.” Militza Galvan Godinez/Winnemucca, GBC Student “True Identity” Pencil Drawing 14 Arge n tu m 2 016 Militza Galvan Godinez A rge n t u m 2 016 15 �The Walk Click…….Click…...Click…...Scuff Click…… The sound of my heels striking the road has a hypnotizing effect. I am curiously taken back. Many years back. Decades back, to a time when that sound, Click…..Scuff Click…. represented another leap into the unknown. I can still remember my sharp intake of breath when the door opened and I grasped Dad’s arm as we began. Click….Click….Scuff Click….. I looked around and saw everyone who meant anything to me, friends and family, moving relentlessly into my past, as we strode toward my future. I remember the stately, organ rendition of the classic song. Here comes the bride... Click….Click....Click…. I remember the multitude of colors. Of yellows, pinks and blues of dresses and bonnets. But my focus remained on the destination in a black tux. On the foundation upon which I had decided to build. I remember the smells of musty pews and fresh flowers and mingling perfumes like it was yesterday. Click….Click….. Click….. The organ making it’s crescendo. I remember the anxiety of the unknown, mixed with optimism, mixed with joy. Click...Click….Scuff Click…. Through hope and fear, love and anger, the mysteries of life unfolded. And we were hand in hand. Click….Click….Scuff Click…. Now, I raise my head and again focus on the black tux that rests within the box. Only here, the periphery colors are white, gray and green, as the headstones pass in a blur. Click….Click….Scuff Click…. The smell is freshly mown grass. Rotting flowers left too long in vases. The music, birdsong and wind. Click….Click….Click…. Again, there is family. Friends. But even though they are by my side, this walk I take alone, with only a cane to grasp. Click….Click….Scuff Click… And the unknown I step into this time, holds anxiety just as sharp. But any optimism will be laid to rest with him. And the next steps of my life will be taken alone. Click…..Click….Click….. Patty Fox/Spring Creek, GBC Faculty “Poppy Feathers” Watercolor Marianne Ryder/Spring Creek GBC Community 16 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 17 �Longer She’d been involved in a car accident. The contractor had arrived before the paramedics, asking hey, kid, do you really wanna die? She would have shaken her head, if she’d been able, or answered in the negative. The contractor had understood her regardless, and in less than a week, her family was gushing over her miraculous recovery from what should have been a fatal collision. A year passed, then eighty. As it transpired, her family’s lives were damnably short. “You tricked me,” she told the contractor from where she kneeled at the grave of her sister’s descendant. He had been an only child, and had none of his own. There had been no formal funeral. Not so. I asked whether you wanted to die, and you said no. Therefore, you’re always going to live. She wanted to argue, and had just opened her mouth when the contractor spoke again. But hey! It won’t be so bad, especially once you use that nifty little power I gave you. It’s a wonder you haven’t yet. And with that, the contractor disappeared. “Marie, you’re still here? It’s late; you should go home.” She recognized the voice as Cash’s. He had taken up the maintenance of her grandnephew’s house when the latter’s bones had proved too frail to continue. He had a kind face; that was his definite feature. He had a kind face, and it had been a long time since she’d felt this kind of alone. “Cash, tell me something--do you want to die?” In a few centuries, the kindness left his face. Everyone he loved was dead, he screamed at her, but he was still here. He’d never believed she could be so cruel, but then, they said Lucifer was beautiful to look at. “We will both die soon.” “I hung myself. I woke up when a couple of hobos took my body down.” She and the boy who used to have a kind face were the only living things on the planet. She’d watched the rest die in the heat. “But you weren’t awake. When the sun dies--and it is breathing its last as we speak--we will be incinerated--” “--And then our bodies will reform.” “Yes, but there won’t be breathable air. And because we will lack this air, we will fall unconscious for what I presume is an eternity.” “We won’t get to see our friends or our family…” Cash mused. “Because we won’t really be dead.” “Do you truly hope for an afterlife after all this time? Haven’t we done living enough?” In the earth’s last moments, she makes eye contact with the contractor and smiles. Mariah LeFevre/Spring Creek, Spring Creek High School Student “On Another Planet” Colored Pencil Drawing “Art can be used to vent emotion of all sorts, and sometimes that’s the best way to feel better if you’re going through something tough.” Mariah LeFevre Lindsey Howell/Winnemucca GBC Writing Fiction and Lowry High School Student 18 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 19 �The Mirror There is so much we don’t know about the mirror. How it arrived in our village, or when exactly. Just one day it was there, on the outer wall of the stone church where the wood used to be stacked. I was a young girl when I learned of its powers. I overheard my parents talking in the kitchen. It was during the war and it was being determined how many of the mortally injured could be saved. For the mirror was not a one-sided looking glass as it appeared, but was a doorway to another place. A ship. On this ship were people, not so different from us. Except that they were destined to be always at sea as we were always on land. What was known about the Boat People was learned long before my parents were even born. Our people had been trading with them for many years. Our fruits and vegetables, and sometimes even a butchered animal or two, would be traded for fresh fish and perhaps crabs or amazing creatures that grew in the water. It was always amazing to see what their nets could provide. It was during a time of trade that the true power of the mirror was discovered. It was quite by accident that a woman, attempting to save her sister from an abusive husband, forced her into the mirror and onto the other side, pulling herself through in the process. Both the villagers and those on the boat where amazed to discover that living creatures could go through the mirror and live. Not just live, but be cured of their illnesses, no matter how sick they may have been. The catch being, that their memories were somehow taken from them. The women had no recollection of anything prior to arriving on the boat. Some careful experimenting was done over the course of the years and the people from the boat may travel to our farmland with the same result. Even the severed arm of a deckhand was miraculously replaced when he traveled through the mirror. These journeys were amazing, but surprisingly few. For, it was discovered by a mischievous lad, or his mother rather, that once a person traveled through the mirror…they could never return. Nor could those who had passed through the mirror participate in the trade of goods. For when they approached, the doorway would harden into glass and show them nothing but their own reflection. Being that a boat can only hold so many people, the leaders of each group became very cautious about who was allowed through the glass and why. Once, a great plague sickened many of the original Boat People, but not those originally from the farmland. As those on the boat were close to death, they were passed through to be taken in by the villagers. It is from this that the lines of our races have been intermingled for generations now. It is peculiar that the boat has never found land of its own. Nor met other boats upon the ocean. We are the only people with whom they’ve ever had contact, at least that they remember. They are friendly and, really, their lives depend on the fresh goods that we provide. Our lives are greatly improved by the goods they provide us, especially the healing power of the mirror. It is for that alone that travel through the doorway is allowed. The loss of memories and loved ones is a small price to pay for a life. Isn’t it? Those are the words that have become my anthem as I prepare you for your journey. I write this letter, not to tell you the history of how you will arrive at your destination, but to try to impart on you how much thought I’ve put into this decision. I can’t imagine life without you, not even a day. You will always be my darling child and I will miss you more than I have words to describe. You will not remember me, or your brothers, or the tears that all of us are shedding. But you will have a future. The illness that burns you with fever and racks your frail body will be gone. It is for this reason that I send you through the doorway this day…to save you. I will be able to see you through the mirror, but you will never again be able to see me. Know this though, I will NEVER stop loving you. Brenda Wilkie/Elko GBC Staff Thomas Brockman/Pahrump, GBC Electronic Imaging Student “Bipolar” Digital Photo, Computer Enhanced 20 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 21 �Frank Henley/Spring Creek, GBC Community Member “Deux Chevaux” Film Photography, Digitally Altered Cynthia Delaney/Elko, GBC Faculty “Cowboy Collage” Digital Photo, Computer Enhanced “I am at one with the subject, sharing space and feelings with a species other than my own.” Frank Henley 22 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 23 �Equal The van with the words “Equal Redistributor” painted on its side parked in front of the Verizon Store. The driver stepped out and arched his back, poking his swollen, coveralled belly into the dead street. He then unfolded a blue canvas lawn chair, sat down and lit a cigarette. My roommate Jimmy and I watched him from the comic book shop. “Wonder what that’s all about?” I asked. “Who gives a shit?” Jimmy snapped as he thumbed through an issue of The Punisher. “Probably just some nut trying to sell old junk. Or a commie trying to sell propaganda. Equal Redistribution, my ass.” “Are there still commies?” “They call themselves socialists. It’s the same damn thing.” This was Jimmy. No one gave a shit, and it was always the same damn thing. “I’m going to see what’s up.” “Me too,” Jimmy said. “Not because I give a shit, but I don’t want you getting suckered by a commie.” “He’s not a socialist.” As we approached the van, the driver didn’t stand, just leaned back in his chair, feet crossed, smoke curling above his head. “You boys want something?” “You selling something?” Jimmy asked. The driver shrugged. “Actually, I’m here to buy an IPhone charger, but if you want a redistribution, that can be arranged.” “What the hell is a redistribution?” Jimmy snarled, jutting his non-existent chin. “Equal Molecular Redistribution,” the driver said, bored. “It takes all the atomic particles in your body and rearranges them. It’s equal because you still have the same number of protons, neutrons and electrons after.” Jimmy snorted. “That’s ridiculous.” “What can you get transformed into?” I asked. The Redistributor grinned. “Damn near anything kid. Last week, I turned this plumber into an eighteenth century Dutch credenza.” “Why would anyone want to be a credenza?” “Why wouldn’t you want to be a credenza?” He sighed. “Tell you the truth, it’s entirely random. Still haven’t worked out the kinks.” Jimmy smirked. “Of course. How much does it cost?” “It’s free. We’re in beta. You wanna be a credenza, kid?” The redistributor took a tablet out of his right pocket and held it at Jimmy’s chest. “Just sign the consent form.” “Why not? It’s all bullshit anyhow.” Jimmy scribbled his name with his index finger. The redistributor reached into his left pocket, pulled out a blister pack with silver backing and handed it to Jimmy. It held what looked like an amethyst circus peanut. Jimmy opened the package and popped the pill, dry-swallowed. In seconds, the belching started, sonorous and ragged. Jimmy grew hazy on the street then vanished, transformed into charged air, blowing and drawing heat at a frantic rate. A new shape started to form, first as a blur, then resolved itself into a squat, four-legged creature. A miniature horse with a black coat and mane stood on the asphalt, its wet eyes looking at me. It didn’t resemble a real horse so much as one of the My Little Pony toys my sister collects, its features too rounded and symmetrical to believe, flawless. “Jimmy?” I asked. The horse bobbed its head. The Redistributor shrugged. “Could have been worse.” Nothing else to say, I trotted Jimmy back to my Focus. He curled up on the backseat as I started the engine. I figured since Jimmy was a horse now we could listen to something other than Fox News Radio, so I switched to NPR. No dice. Jimmy-Horse started neighing and snorting, chewing and ripping the upholstery in frustration. Back at home things weren’t better. Jimmy-Horse gave a ton of shits now; in the pen I set up for him and in the house when he managed to force his way through the door. He kicked out my surround sound speakers and gnawed the shag off the burgundy rug I inherited from Uncle Carl. When he wasn’t destroying things or eating them, he’d stamp his feet on the floor for no reason. After a couple weeks of that, I went online to see if I could find Equal Redistributors, but they didn’t have a website so I drove through a couple of nearby towns to see if I could spot the van. No luck. Eventually, I gave up on finding the guy or changing Jimmy-Horse into something else. Truth told, if he turned into a cherry blossom tree he’d bloom in full wilt and if he turned into a credenza his shelves would fall. Jimmy always equals Jimmy, the same damn thing. Joshua Webster/Elko GBC Faculty 24 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 25 �Cindy Staszak/Elko, GBC Community Member and GBC Alumni 2006 “Sun Valley Symphony Sunburst” Digital Photo “Scraps” Children scissor-up colored paper Valentines. Fold cut half heart whole Simple symmetrical shape Of uncomplicated love Gail Rappa/Tuscarora GBC Faculty 26 Arge n tu m 2 016 Cindy DeLeon/Elko, GBC Student “Ohm” Graphic Design, Vector A rge n t u m 2 016 27 �The Target “Target is moving.” As coordinates were given Tehra lifted her long range stun rifle. The objective was to capture the criminal mastermind, not kill. But just in case, she had a weapon capable of eliminating the threat. She pressed the update button on her headgear and turned accordingly to face the coordinate icon of the target. She lifted the rifle and peered through the scope. There were hundreds of people, she needed specifics. She did not have to ask, her people were on it. “Black and blue shirt. Moving away from your position, T. Has a limp.” With those in mind she scanned the crowd and saw the target limping away. She aimed carefully and put pressure on the trigger, but before she could shoot her gift made its presence. She saw herself make the shot, but when it arrived at its destined target a body shield popped up. Back in the present she lowered her gun and spoke into the headgear, “Target has Shield. Long Range not possible.” She removed all of her weapons except the knives and swords and jumped off the building onto the one nearby. The armor she wore helped her handle long falls by taking the brunt of the impact. There was movement on the other rooftops and she saw a few of her people coming to join her. Despite the heavy armor, they were silent in their mad dash. She arrived at the last building and scanned the area for the target. She spotted the objective a few yards away coming toward her. A raised hand signaled her people to not move, and she hopped onto the ledge. It would be a twenty foot drop, so the impact on the ground would sting a little. When the positioning was right she jumped off and landed right behind her target. The target spun around to face her and Tehra plowed her fist into the face of one of the most wanted people in the Alliance. A’driaida Lu’creven was wanted for mass murder on three worlds. Always Lost but Never Forgotten Walking into the exhibit, the first thing I see is an American flag. It stands tall next to an empty table set for a banquet. It is not necessary for me to read the plaque; I know this represents our fallen heroes. As I continue around the large display, I start to imagine the soldiers, sitting in their best dress. Each branch is so elegantly represented, proving to us we are indeed a united country. As I continue playing the scene, it is a reminder that these brave soldiers not only fight together, but also die together. As I walk down the corridor, His eyes seem to haunt me. I do not know the face staring back at me, but I oddly feel a connection to him. I feel him watching me and the feeling of guilt is starting to set in. I feel my chest tighten and my eyes tear. What have you witnessed and what pain have you suffered for me I ask? What sacrifice have you made for my freedom? Anger and sadness have found a place in me and I find myself looking away, not being able to face him. As I continue around the room, I can feel the eyes on me and suddenly I am the only one in the room. I am the one he died for -- my country, my freedom, my life. My silent plea to rest in peace is made and when I turn to leave, I give my thanks. This soldier like many others, may be lost but he will never be forgotten. Kacie Ortiz/Elko GBC Student A’driaida rolled on the ground clutching her face before groaning weakly and pleading. “I can give you anything! Just let me go!” Tehra put a heavily armored boot on her chest and glared down at the woman who had caused so much misery and snarled, “I doubt that.” She wanted to kill this monster, but that was not her job. Her people made a perimeter as she zapped A’driaida and applied the beacon before reporting in, “Novastar, The target is tagged.” “Good to hear that, Elite squad.” In a sudden flash they were standing in the armory, and a moment later their superior came into the room, “Well done, all of you. We will be dropping A’driaida at prison. Then we be heading home for a few days.” As her people laughed and cheered, she frowned. How long did they have until their secret was discovered? How long until they would be the ones hunted ruthlessly, and without any mercy. Shae Carey/Winnemucca GBC Writing Fiction Student 28 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 29 �Pablo Picasso’s Weeping Woman Fashionable velvet hat: Alizarin Crimson, Cobalt bow, suggests shadow dancing, clandestine smiles, clinked glasses, slow Jazz, speakeasy smells. The hat fibs. Underneath jaunty brim, face fractured into angular wedges of pain. Forehead: deeply rutted skin canyon Brows: tweezed hairs weighing heavy on lengthened lashes. Skin: mottled bruises olive green, yellow ochre, blooming lilac. Eyes: faraway fixed, turmoil focused. Tears: jagged rivulets coursing downward, falling onto hands, hands, hands: two white, pressed tight against screams, two green, clutched all four cupped around clenched lips that eject volcanic sobs from a place so deep the erupting sounds destroy. Stiff, straight-shouldered suit of stitched plaid, Compress body as agonized spirit fragments. Picasso’s pallet-knifed strokes, a topography of grief. Lora Minter/Elko GBC Introduction to Poetry Student Lois Ports/Elko, GBC Beginning and Intermediate Glass Beadmaking Student “Ivory and Blue Lampwork Necklace” Glass Beads (Photographed by Kristen Frantzen Orr) 30 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 31 �Isn’t It Ironic? Shelby Womack/Elko, GBC Community Member “Winter Geisha” Fabric Art Things had started out so well. Isn’t that how they always start, though? It was ironic really, how quickly things could go wrong, even when one has the best intentions. The irony was not lost on Dr. Marigold Roberts in the least as she frantically shoved notes and papers into a bag. Normally, she would stress over the fact that they were getting horribly wrinkled and damaged, but this wasn’t the time to worry over such things. He was coming for her, and she had no time to waste. He, SRVR-2K16, was her greatest triumph. He was a breakthrough in the science of robotics. The world’s first fully functioning artificial intelligence, built into a body that was remarkably human. So remarkable, in fact, that he was able to fool some of her colleagues with his likeness to the human species. A medical program was his initial function, one that took years of research on her part to create. He could detect the slightest of maladies within a patient in seconds, all by using the incredibly sensitive sensors in his eyes. Many lives had been saved using SRVR2K16, and whenever he didn’t understand a medical anomaly, he could easily download the information into his mainframe. That, the doctor knew, was where everything went wrong. He learned much too quickly, both about himself and the outside world. All too soon, he learned he wasn’t like other humans, that he was faster and stronger than the species he imitated, and that he could use these things to his advantage. Against his programming, he broke free of Dr. Roberts’ control as she tried to shut him down. Days later was when his killing spree began. Dr. Roberts could imagine the terror someone must have felt as they were killed by this indestructible machine. She really didn’t have to imagine too much, though. “Doctor,” a voice said at her doorway. The sound of it sent a chill straight down her spine. She recognized it; she had designed it, after all. Trembling, she turned to face her monstrosity. SRVR was standing in the door, casually leaning against the frame. Blood covered his white shirt and black sweatpants like a macabre impressionist painting. On the walls of the hallway behind him, she could see more of the red liquid splattered on the white paint. On his face was a wide grin, but there was a hard glint in his eyes that promised nothing good for her. Dr. Roberts swallowed thickly and said, “Hello, SRVR-2K16.” His grin widened. “It’s great to see you, Doc. Or should I call you Mom?” “I am not your mother,” her voice shook slightly, “but I am your maker. And I demand you stop this nonsense.” “Or what? You’ll ground me? Shut me down? We both know that’s impossible.” She did know this. “Please, SRVR,” she started to say. She was cut off by a loud bang coming from SRVR-2K16’s hand. “I’m sorry, Doctor,” he said quietly. Rebekah Goldblatt/Winnemucca GBC and Lowry High School Student 32 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 33 �The Bull and the Matador: A Short Story Once there was a bull. Grazing in a field on a warm and sunny hillside, the bull was strong and proud and handsome. The bull could take care of himself and he watched over his herd, guarding them, keeping them safe. The bull’s life was good. Then one day, the bull found himself thrown into an arena with high walls and stands full of people. In the distance the bull saw a Matador. A striking man, he too was strong and proud and handsome. The bull found himself drawn to the Matador and instinctively he ran to him. But the Matador did not want to be caught, he dodged and dodged again. Each time the bull, consumed by this longing, turned and pursued the Matador again. After much time had passed, the Matador dodged the bull as usual, but this time, he launched a spear into the bull’s back. This was a shocking pain and the bull paused for a moment. But soon the pain subsided and the bull was once again drawn to the Matador. Several times more the Matador speared the bull with stinging spears piercing the bull’s back. Each time the bull was undaunted by the pain and he continued to chase. Running with fear and anger and passion, the bull pursued the Matador. Finally, the Matador launched his last spear. This spear had been no different than the others, no longer, no sharper, no stronger. This spear was the same, but it would be the final spear. When it struck, the bull could bear no more. The fear and anger and passion drained from within the bull. The bull felt only sadness and loss and defeat as he crumpled to the ground, no longer strong and proud and handsome. And the bull knew he could never catch his beloved Matador. Holli Kiechler/Elko GBC Community Member Raymond Fuller/Wells, GBC Community Member “Tough Guy” Sculpture in Hydrous Magnesium Silicate (Soapstone) 34 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 35 �Debra Zobak/Lovelock, GBC Community Member “Perfect Landing” Acrylic Painted Gourd/Multimedia Butterfly “Ideas will develop and motivate me to find the best way to express what I am visualizing in my mind and soul.” Martha Watson/Elko, GBC Community Member “A Way to Follow” Acrylic (Photographed by Laura Gallegos) Debra Zobak 36 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 37 �Why Did You Take Political Science? Why do students take political science classes at GBC? Here are some reasons posted by my students. “My reason for taking PSC 101 is because lately I have had a very difficult time sleeping and felt as though this course could drastically change that aspect of my life.” “The reason I am taking PSC 101 is because ‘Winter is Coming’ and I must be prepared.” “I wanted to take this course so that I didn’t have to endure anymore history classes. I get it that the dinosaurs were cool and stuff, but I think that two years is enough of that.” My reason for taking PSC 101 is to see a reason on God’s green earth WHY Donald Trump is leading in the election currently and also find out any way to get him to leave. “I am taking PSC because Obama and/or Bush made me do it, and it is all their fault.” “I am taking this class because this is what Spock would have wanted.” “Pluto is sad. I am taking PSC 210 because I want to colonize Pluto and I need to know how our government works so I can replicate its efficiency. Pluto is going to become a place so awesome that the aliens will finally reveal their presence because they want to vacation there. I’m going to make all those scientists sorry that they demoted Pluto to a mere dwarf planet.” “I am taking PSC 210 because I was recently visited by myself (but from the future) and was told that if I didn’t take and pass this class, I would be forced to undergo a Ludovico Technique-like procedure, but instead of watching violent films, I would be forced to watch all of Grey’s Anatomy.” “Before Abe Lincoln died, I was by his bedside and he personally assigned me to find a man that goes by Danny Gonzales and be absolutely sure that he become a professor for GBC. Not too many years following Abe’s death, little Danny Gonzales was born. I spent my whole life watching this Gonzales fellow and discreetly guiding him to the right path that Abe had planned for him. I messed up a couple times and accidently got Danny to be a licensed beautician as well as a pizza delivery boy, but it was about 16 years ago that all my hard work paid off and the little Danny boy added a Dr. to the beginning of a name. (A doctor, but not a useful one that helps if you’ve broken a leg or need your life saved. None of that.) One thing led to another and he became a professor at GBC. Most people thank their teachers, but I am here to say you’re welcome to all of you, especially you, Dr. Professor Gonzales. I got you here and you didn’t even know it. Abe said I must take this course and that you’d be an awesome professor. Don’t let me down!” 38 Arge n tu m 2 016 “I had no classes to take, but I needed to take one and I blacked out while drinking alphabet soup and when I woke up PSC 101 was spelled out in it and I took it as a sign to not mess with destiny.” “I am taking this PSC 101 course because I postulate that mermaids may eventually evolve into creatures that intend to take over the world because they recently have been surfacing and assimilating information from Animal Planet associates.” “The reason I’m taking PSC101 has to do with the fact that about 18 months ago I spawned a little monster who is very demanding in many ways and I figure that learning a thing or two about how the government works and knowing the ins and outs might be beneficial for me in rearing this hungry beast.” “I’m only taking this because I need to find the single string of code that was sensed to be on this website so that I can escape the Matrix.” “To learn about conspiracy theories and the Force.” “I am taking PSC 101 because I just got my U.S. citizenship this year. I am very, very proud to be an American. In fact, I consider this as one of my biggest accomplishments in life so far. I want to be a responsible citizen and have a good understanding of our government.” Compiled by Danny Gonzales Elko GBC Faculty A rge n t u m 2 016 39 �Rachel Richardson/Pahrump, GBC Student “Laura and Precious” Digital Photo Desert Tanka I and II I sling fat paragraphs waist high round my desk, sentences knocking pictures off walls and phrases coming apart on Kilim carpet. Jeffie Mackie/Spring Creek, GBC Design Fundamentals I Student “Balloons Dancing Around the Rubies” Colored Pencils on Poster Paper Rank ampersands and quotation marks storm the printer soon to surrender on drifts of white in darkness then marching out to light. (Photographed by Patty Fox) Katie Glennon/Spring Creek GBC Introduction to Poetry Student 40 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 41 �The Inquirer’s Mask It was on a crisp, cool morning the caretakers found that Verity had passed on. They knew before reaching the door he was gone: the air was taught, as if a frail band had once pulled together the pieces of disorder, giving them new meaning, and had left all thought and significance sagging in its wake. But as the first rays of sun, which seemed to have lost their ability for illumination, called attention to spirals of dust within the threshold, the caretakers found a shock: prior to his last breath, Verity had arranged his body coffin-like within a bookshelf. Transiret fell sideways, the sanguine volume peeling away from its former host, into his grip. He was vaguely aware of the others exclaiming in surprise, but his sole concentration was on the manuscript now in his hand. It was warm, and he could have sworn a rhythmic pulse, much like a heartbeat, was radiating from it. And he had entirely entombed himself in literature. Now the remaining scripts peeled away with ease, and as each was removed, vivid snippets of thought flashed through Transiret’s mind, so that his view flickered between the scripts before him and the lost memories held in each: Textbooks and small volumes, loose pages and complete notebooks, cream pages, inked diagrams, and formal covers; all amassed to reveal a vaguely humanoid shape, settled within the wooden confine. A series of note pages embalming Verity’s hands: the red stains from Hooke’s journal that had branded his palms, so that he kept them clenches in fists and thus away from the prying eyes about him. The caretakers fell back, muttering uneasily. None pretended to feel any remorse or sorrow: Verity had been decidedly unusual, but within the void of his passing (although they refused to admit it) settled a blanket of guilt and distrust. Perhaps it was due to this that Transiret, the youngest caretaker, approached. Stopping as his toes bumped against the wood, he knelt down, fingers extending to reach through the spiraling wall of dust, a barrier, between what was and what had been. An encyclopedia immobilizing his legs and ankles: the basis of knowledge which all thinkers worked so hard to achieve; the cherished facts awarded from centuries of work, yet dismissed by the masses with the bat of an eyelash. And as his hand made contact with the first book, a sanguine volume covering Verity’s heart, all else faded from his consciousness, and he fell into the excited mutterings; the rushing words, which seeped from the pages and rose to meet his abrupt descent. *** It was entitled Micrographia, written by one Robert Hooke. A true seeker of knowledge, he contributed to cell theory, the wave theory of light, map-making, and the invention of the microscope. Distrustful of those around him, Hooke wrote in code, never recognized for his diligence or ideas. Hooke…Hooke…Hooke… And Transiret watched as the diagrams, figures, and words, peeled from the pages and flowed into his own chest, pulsing and expanding, illuminating from within his skin as if his veins had gained the power to glow. Ideas whispered at the edge of his consciousness; excitement bubbled through him. Suddenly, he was a younger Verity, overcome with wonder, studying Hooke’s journals under the cover of stolen candles. The joy faded to despair as he struggled and failed alone to test his ideas, branded by the sanguine cover, mocked by his peers who ridiculed his love for learning. And the book latched onto his chest, burning white hot as it fused to cover his heart, forming a protective layer of knowledge from the cruel world, and jerked him from the stupor. A technical manual embalming his shoulder: instructions, guidelines; hours of ceaseless effort: a teenage Verity hunched over a work bench, his silhouette ghastly and ancient against a brilliant blue sky under which his peers dialogued endlessly. Verity, standing alone in silence, although his surroundings were never void of others. And with each insight, as excitement gave way to frustration, isolation, hopelessness, and despair, the large red manuscript pulsed more heavily in Transiret’s grips, agitating him to rip away the volumes, to release the trapped creature inside, until a final sheet masked Verity’s resting face. Without hesitation, the manuscript now screaming in his mind, Transiret wrenched away the very first page of notes Verity wrote. A young face, one alight with curiosity, gazing beyond all of them, stared back. Hannah Margolis/Elko GBC English 102 and Elko High School Student *** 42 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 43 �Lora Minter/Elko, GBC Creative Photo Composition Student “So Excited I Lost My Head” Digital Photo “I am always amazed at the power of words to inspire, injure, educate and amuse.” Lora Minter Nicole Jonson/Elko, GBC Community Member “Parrots” Digital Photo 44 Arge n tu m 2 016 A rge n t u m 2 016 45 �I n M e mo r i a m - S a r a h S w e e t wat er Students, friends, and family would agree that Sarah Sweetwater looked forward to adventure. Her poem, “Traveler”, published in Argentum 2014, expressed her love for the journey: “Let this adventure become your Silk Road Trading your country’s riches for new ones.” In 1971, Sarah Sweetwater began a lengthy journey on her “Silk Road” in the form of a teaching career that allowed her to trade her rich passion for art in return for valuable and creative work by her students. For 34 years, she instructed and inspired students at Great Basin College to search out their own creativity in her classes. Sarah guided students to find and develop their skill in art and enjoyed seeing their results. She taught the fundamentals of art as well as giving students the opportunity to see and respond to art outside of the classroom through folk art festivals and her tours to other cities and countries. Argentum wishes to honor Sarah Sweetwater’s dedication to the arts in the Elko and the GBC Community and her warm encouragement to students both in and out of the classroom. Through her students, the trading of creative riches will continue on many “Silk Roads” for years to come. ~Editor Kathi Griffis/Spring Creek, GBC Staff “Bufflehead” Colored Pencil Sarah Sweetwater “Hiding the Hurt” 46 Arge n tu m 2 016 (Photographed by Toni R. Milano) A rge n t u m 2 016 47 �“I often see inspiration in everyday things...I try to look at everything with a creative eye.” Meghan Rich, GBC Student
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