Meaning: I worked from a still life I set up over the summer. The windowsill is in my childhood room, the flowers are from the flower farm I work at in Ohio. I wanted to work on a creative way to slow down during a busy summer and appreciate the beauty that I live around. I love being home with my family and I wanted to create a piece that when looked at evoked the same feelings of comfort in the familiar while still challenging me to grow and look inward! I have this piece hanging in my apartment so...

By Rosemary Baer • November 13, 2025 • Arts

Daffodils are among the first flowers to bloom each spring, and when I see them I’m always reminded of the warm weather that’s on its way. They help me remember that even when things are bleak, something new could be on the horizon.  I was a first-year when I began collaging. I saw these posters all over campus and liked different aspects of them, and I would see them get thrown away as the thing they were advertising had gone by. I decided on a whim one night to walk around and collect posters from events that had already passed,...

By Sarah Miller • November 25, 2024 • Arts

The imagery of the disembodied head of George Washington, urging the onlooker to vote, is meant to provide humor and further reflection upon the absurdity of politics, with the milking of patriotism and bygone eras becoming crutches for current candidates.   Ryan Snider is a senior art major from Goshen, Indiana. In his free time he enjoys doodling, jamming to music, working at Campus Post, hanging out with friends and welding sculptures. 

By Ryan Snider • November 3, 2024 • Arts

This artwork began as a simple flower sketch, but it quickly evolved into something more profound. At the center of the piece is a striking purple flower with a subtle blue tint. Woven between the petals are words — words that convey a deep sense of melancholy and emotional struggle.  The flower, vibrant and beautiful, symbolizes the outward appearance of happiness, success and vitality. Yet, the words nestled within represent the inner turmoil and unspoken challenges that often lie beneath the surface. Just as the flower may appear serene from the outside, individuals can project an image of joy while...

By Isaiah Beiter • October 4, 2024 • Arts

“This doodle started with some colored marker scribbles to get me started, then I began filling them in with sharpie to create objects out of the scribbles. Then I made it a goal to fill as much of the white space as I could. That way you can keep finding new things with every viewing. I tried to hide aspects of my life or depict thoughts that crossed my mind while I drew.” – Ryan Snider is a junior social work major from Benton, Indiana.

By Ryan Snider • April 4, 2024 • Arts

“What I wanted to demonstrate in this artwork was that our release from the ego is done by creating a positive structure surrounding one’s belief system, one’s understanding and acceptance of themself and their shadow, and the overall idea of letting your individual consciousness shine through.” — Jacob Dixon, a sophomore sustainablity major and the artist

By Jacob Dixon • March 14, 2024 • Arts

You’re A Refreshing Dream You look just like you’re made of  refreshing dreams.   The kind you have After going back to  Sleep after jolting  Awake from a nightmare.    “Tea Time With Shayne” In my hands, some hot modified chai tea,  With creamer, sugar, and cinnamon spice.  A drink as delicious as drink can be,  a comfort without supermarket price.  The liquid falls down my desert dry throat into my stomach and warms me right up.  My sandpaper throat, it will help me coat. My ceramic doctor in a quick cup.  This mixture, my own secret remedy  was volcano...

By Shayne Wassell • February 22, 2024 • Arts

In my junior year of high school, I created this graphite piece that marked the beginning of my fascination with the surrealist movement. This moment led me to shift my artistic focus from “mundane” subjects like still life and portraits to exploring the world of the impossible.

By Jacob Dixon • November 9, 2023 • Arts

“Neat Snail” contributed by Saroj Kauffman Saroj Kauffman is a junior environmental science major with a focus in ecology from Oregon. He started drawing in middle school, but has never taken any classes. Outside of drawing, he enjoys disk golf, birding and frolicking.

By Saroj Kauffman • October 12, 2023 • Arts

I started photography in late high school, taking photos on old film cameras bought from thrift stores. I came to Goshen College interested in taking my photography to the next level, but also in making my photography more pointed and purposeful. Over the last three years, I have been given amazing opportunities by 91.1 The Globe and Jason Samuel to get up close to the action on stage and take some photos. Enjoy these photos taken at local venues and concerts. Bands featured: Lotus, Tumbleweed Jumpers, The Main Squeeze, Potential Novelty and Michigan Rattlers. Seth Smith Kauffman is a junior...

By Seth Smith Kauffman • September 14, 2023 • Arts

This past summer, I went on the Southwest Indigenous Perspectives SST and had the privilege of hearing from several Navajo artists during my time out west. One of those artists was Myron Denetclaw, a fifth-year art major at Diné College. In this painting, Denetclaw — meaning “left-handed,” even though he is actually right-handed — depicts four stalks of corn, each of different colors, surrounded by a rainbow. The four colors represent the four sacred mountains of the Navajo, with North being black, blue being South, yellow being West and white being East. The artwork is a recreation of a sandpainting,...

By Lukas Bontrager-Waite • September 8, 2023 • Arts