Editorial, v3n1, Reflections on Water

volume 3, number 1, Winter 2002

Mentors and Makers is the theme of this issue; "The Creative Spirit from Grassroots to High Tech".

In the gallery we have the energy and joy of Deborah Munoz's Art for All classes in action, a setting that fosters the artist in its young participants. Sharing the gallery with the kids is the studio-professional voice of Frank Peebles in a very cool combo with the animation prowess of Flash Animation wizard Brandy Bernard. Frank has been a sympathetic media contact for the arts and artists in Prince George during his time with the Free Press. Both Frank and Brandy are moving on and out of Prince George--Frank to Burns Lake where he will continue his career as a journalist, and Brandy to Edmonton where I know she will become a personality on arts scene through the expression of her many talents and passion for street theater.

Poetry by Dee Horne, an inspiring creative writing instructor, shares the issue with two prose pieces by her students, selected by Dee. Dee will be guest editing an edition of Reflections on Water soon. The writers among you should check in with her to find out what she's looking for. (dee@unbc.ca)

It is a special point of pride for me, in this issue, to introduce Lil McIntosh. Lil worked as a teacher-librarian in Vanderhoof, B.C. for many years. She has also devoted her time and talents to preserving the history of her area. As you'll gather from her poetry in this edition, this is all in addition to being a mother and wife on a farm, where she still lives. She called the place the "Banana Hill Ranch", and the poems in this edition of Reflections are taken from her chapbook Rimes from Banana Hill Ranch. I also know Lil has helped instill a love of literature in many, because I was one of them. Lil McIntosh is my aunt. Like my father, she always loved the written word. The poetry they loved, by the grand masters of the English canon, will always warm my heart.


	Lynda Williams						volume 3, number 1, Winter 2002 Mentors and Makers is the theme of this issue; "The Creative Spirit from Grassroots to High Tech". In the gallery we have the energy and joy of Deborah Munoz's Art for All classes in action, a setting that fosters the artist in its young participants. Sharing the gallery with the kids is the studio-professional voice of Frank Peebles in a very cool combo with the animation prowess of `Flash Animation` wizard Brandy Bernard. Frank has been a sympathetic media contact for the arts and artists in Prince George during his time with the Free Press. Both Frank and Brandy are moving on and out of Prince George--Frank to Burns Lake where he will continue his career as a journalist, and Brandy to Edmonton where I know she will become a personality on arts scene through the expression of her many talents and passion for street theater. Poetry by Dee Horne, an inspiring creative writing instructor, shares the issue with two prose pieces by her students, selected by Dee. Dee will be guest editing an edition of Reflections on Water soon. The writers among you should check in with her to find out what she's looking for. (dee@unbc.ca) It is a special point of pride for me, in this issue, to introduce Lil McIntosh. Lil worked as a teacher-librarian in Vanderhoof, B.C. for many years. She has also devoted her time and talents to preserving the history of her area. As you'll gather from her poetry in this edition, this is all in addition to being a mother and wife on a farm, where she still lives. She called the place the "Banana Hill Ranch", and the poems in this edition of Reflections are taken from her chapbook Rimes from Banana Hill Ranch. I also know Lil has helped instill a love of literature in many, because I was one of them. Lil McIntosh is my aunt. Like my father, she always loved the written word. The poetry they loved, by the grand masters of the English canon, will always warm my heart.