Issue 2, Spring 2018

from “A Bug: Exploring Composition” by Larisa Karmazina

Two years ago, when the Ovis experiment began, we could not have imagined we would be publishing a second issue. We could hardly imagine we would publish a first issue. We have been successful, and we could not be more proud to present Issue 2, bringing together the best creative work that MCC students and community members have to offer.

Contributors to Issue 2 include Morgana Campbell, Brenda Christensen, Molly Corey, Julie Curwick, A. Exley, Julianna Garland, Matthew Gunderson, Julian Holm, Matthew Husted, Larisa Karmazina, L. Kenney, Nick Koel, Rich Libertini, Cat Nelson, Pamela Peters, Mya Radler-Havatone, Ashley Roidl, Josh Ross, Sky Sexton, and Amber Tacey.

Three distinct sets of photographs from Karmazina explore elements of composition and tone. Imaginative artwork and concept drawings by Garland, as well as two poems by Roidl, tell very different but equally rich and ominous fantasy stories.

Libertini returns with another finely crafted story from his childhood, while Peters is back with a perfectly moody poem about the importance of perseverance. Short stories from Ross and Exley fictionalize events from the Bosnian War and Victorian London respectively.

Husted delights with hilarious political satire, while three poems by Sexton explore the natural and supernatural in sound-filled images. Strong image is again evoked in a short story by Holm and in two poems by Tacey.

Rounding out Issue 2 are ceramics by Radler-Havatone, Nelson, Koel, Kenney, Christensen, Tacey, and Campbell; and richly detailed miniatures by Curwick.