ARGENTUM The Art & Literary Magazine of Great Basin College 2021 Transformation Pinecone Eggs Medium: Pinecones and Resin Tim Terras Thoughts on the 2021 Issue The one constant in this year of the pandemic was change. We thank the contributors who embraced these changes and transformed their experiences into art. Special thanks are also extended to Angie de Braga, Dr. Josh Webster, Jennifer Bean, and Frank Sawyer for helping to bring this issue to fruition. This year’s edition features audio recordings of selected pieces, thanks to the efforts of John Patrick Rice, Ph.D. We are pleased to showcase the voice talents of Scott Glennon, Kate Rhoswen, and John Patrick Rice, with sound design by Dawn Bartlett. We hope you enjoy this year’s publication, and consider submitting to the 2022 issue. Our website is www.gbcnv.edu/argentum and staff can be emailed at
[email protected]. Jennifer Stieger and Dori Andrepont 2020–2021 Argentum Co-Editors FRONT COVER Sun Tunnel Sunset Medium: Photography Kim Otheim Table of Contents Outside Front Cover Argentum Selection Committee . 2 Sun Tunnel Sunset Blue Skies in a Valley of Fire by Angela Hagfeldt . 3 Kim Otheim Wings of a Different Color by Shania Brown . 4 Inside Front Cover The Hunger by Rani Clark . 5 Pinecone Eggs Evisceration by Richard A . Sanchez . 7 Tim Terras Sky, Sea and Tradition by Erika Martinez . 8 Of Tequila and Coffee by Ariana Stadtlander . 9 Inside Back Cover Winter Transformation My Angel of Music by Jacqueline C . Bertot . 14 Angie de Braga Tolstoy's Transformation by Simone Marie .