Vernal Éclipse
| Contributors:
Alessia Redwine, Annabelle Smith, Ariel Sophabmisay, Ava Hyrne, Ben Lucarello, C.P. de León-Franzen, Cally Gudroe, Cara Halford, Celine Suleiman, Charlotte Hughes, Elinor Gass, Ella Leafgreen, Hayden Carroll, Helen Gross, James Bird, Juno Gregg, Justin West, Madrigal Frederick-Law, Mallory Gibbs, Megan Chalfant, Natalie Burchett, Natalie Meulenbroek, Olivia Weidele, Phoebe Caterer, Phoebe Mikolaj, Polly Tappan, Sammy Aldover, Sheelagh Doe, Sonia Gustavson, Sophia Gladieux, Violeta Báez, Virginia Kostmayer
Letter From the Editor
Dear Reader,
Throwing written words into the wind spreads the letters like so many leaves, which fall gracefully to earth. In their natural process, they will be decomposed, providing fertile soil in which new ideas will grow. This is the hope and desire of any writer. That their thoughts, when shared, may sow the seeds that germinate in others, and by this endeavor new reflections will cause change and growth.
Smearing paint on a canvas, spreading graphite on paper, forming wet clay into a solid baked shape, converting pixels of light to either static or moving images… each tells a story from the creator’s perspective. Equally do they inspire another in the mind of the beholder. Whether those align or not is beside the point.
This spirit of interaction between creator and audience is shown through our stunning array of contributions. Each contributor shed off their winter shell, emerging from a cocoon to greet the world anew. Fresh life and energy abound between these pages. After many seasons of contributions, it is clear to see our artists have changed and grown. They have surpassed previous bounds, evolving towards their more actualized selves.
While the work is never done, it is an exciting prospect that there will always be novelty to discover. Each step forward only reveals another to take, slowly clarifying from the vague fog of the future. This yearly metamorphosis we all undertake allows one to surpass or outshine their former self. But, just as a heavenly body eclipsed by another is not truly gone, our previous renditions lie hidden beneath the surface – ready to inform or guide our matured versions along their paths.
In this sense, each spring season leads to a transcendence, and it remains a phenomenon to celebrate rather than fear. We at Mille Fontaines hope this Eighth Edition can bring you, our dear readers, your own Vernal Éclipse.
Amicalement,
Charles P. DeLeon-Franzen
