Yearbook #2: Alysia Abbott
In Yearbook #2, Alysia Abbott talks about her memoir Fairyland, a storytelling and community project for children of parents who died of AIDS, and how upsetting is can be to pour through old journals.
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Visual Art
Paper Trumpets #23: Covering Covers
Sometimes you just come across magazine covers that look like finished pieces of art.
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Paper Trumpets #22: Three Genes
…editing a collage can be like editing a poem or a story. The act of taking things out will often make a piece breathe easier and come to life with a simpler beauty.
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Yearbook #1: Darcey Steinke
In a new column from Luke Wiget, we meet the high school version of one of our favorite authors.
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Women by Chloe Caldwell
Sara Lautman reviews Women by Chloe Caldwell today in Rumpus Books.
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Paper Trumpets #21: The Insurance of Company (Die Hand)
I often buy random photographs in thrift stores and vintage shops when I’m drawn to something in them—an awkward smile, a twinkle in the eye, a revealing hint of uncertainty.
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Paper Trumpets #20: The Student Sound
This is the 20th Paper Trumpets column, and to celebrate the occasion, we’re giving away original collages to 10 lucky commenters!
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AWP 2015 Offsite Event: GUTTER TALK
The Rumpus and Fence are proud to present GUTTER TALK, an AWP 2015 offsite event!
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Paper Trumpets #19: What To Do In an Emergency
These three collages were inspired by a 1988 book called Reader’s Digest Action Guide: What To Do in an Emergency.
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The Rumpus Illustrated Interview with Megan Amram
Comedy writer and Twitter phenomenon Megan Amram talks time-travel, Jewish movie agents, and her new book Science . . . For Her!
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Paper Trumpets #18: Mia Cave
Sometimes you don’t see the full potential of an image until you cut it away from its original context.
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Paper Trumpets #17: Matador Ali
I watched the video of the fight online but the camera angle lowers so you don’t get to see this famous moment.
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Paper Trumpets #16: The Feline Trio
People may think cats are so 2014, but I beg to differ. Cats are forever!
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Paper Trumpets #15: Puffy Has Something
The images and text on this collage are from an old Christmas book called Baby’s First Christmas, a short picture book published in 1983. I took the story text (about 100 words) and re-arranged it into a sort of dada holiday poem.
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Paper Trumpets #14: Shadow Made of Water
Sometimes I don’t realize I’m doing something clever until later.
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Paper Trumpets #13: Land of Plenty
Most turkeys, even uncooked ones, cannot fly very well. This must be a magical floating turkey.
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Paper Trumpets #12: Technological Motherfucker
I made this one on a block of wood… I like the natural feel that the wood creates and it makes a great background that gives the collage pieces a disembodied feel.
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Paper Trumpets #11: Let’s Bounce
I love it when there are sports images in collages, especially older photos. There’s a reason why throwback uniforms are so popular.
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Paper Trumpets #10: Mummy Cream
Happy Halloween season! I’ve been collaging with scary monster images lately.
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Paper Trumpets #9: The Boy and the Kangaroo
The latest installment of Paper Trumpets feature two collages stemming from one LIFE Magazine image.
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Paper Trumpets #8: Perfect Ghost
I love how paper from that century—or anything over 100 years old—ages and changes color around the edges.
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Paper Trumpets #7: Pure Grownup Love
The love of a woman and her cat can’t be denied.
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Paper Trumpets #6: The Barrel Roller
I find that slapstick violence can be pretty funny in collage art. Like visual satire.
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Paper Trumpets #5: Mudman vs. Sweaters
…I suspect that this particular Mudman would win this battle against these thin, preppy hipsters (or maybe they’re young Republicans).
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Paper Trumpets #4: Sad Nuisance
Enemies are indeed a sad nuisance.
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Paper Trumpets #3: Try Telling the Lady
I almost ran this collage last week but thought it might’ve been early to spring nudity on you. Since this is the third installment of Paper Trumpets (our third date!), I decided that now is the time. I hope you still respect me in the morning.
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Paper Trumpets #2: Little Martyr Big Victory
I like combining joyful images with something dangerous or mysterious (I’m not sure about the reptile tail but I like how it adds a balance to it all).
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Paper Trumpets #1: Strange Horizon
Paper Trumpets is a venue for me to share my own developing work and also to share my enthusiasm for the process of the art form and the growing community of awesome collagists out there all over the world.
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