“But it does not seem that I can trust anyone,' said Frodo.
Sam looked at him unhappily. 'It all depends on what you want,' put in Merry. 'You can trust us to stick with you through thick and thin--to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours--closer than you keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
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NEWS
If you haven’t had time yet to read our special edition newsletter about the recent wave of Instagram phishing scams and how to protect yourself, you can find it below
ON THE ROAD - collage open call by Wilder Collage:
The theme “On the Road” explores the feeling of being away from home. It can be interpreted literally as in travel or in many other ways such as exploring a sense of place, space, freedom or being neither here nor there - all information here
Meet Semih, a collage artist from Turkey, whose works may cause various emotions - starting with a giggle, bursting with a laugh, ending even on a mix of concussion and uneasiness. It is all in the name of art and creativity. This Artist Creates Peculiar Collages Featuring Cat Photos, And Here Are His 30 Best Works - via Bored Panda
Throughout the 20th century, creatives across many movements, mediums, and styles began to explore the practice of collage art. The inventive and innovative approach to art attracted artists due to its one-of-a-kind aesthetic and unique, pieced-together process - Exploring the Cutting-Edge History and Evolution of Collage Art - via My Modern Met
Fabric is not just Billie Zangewa’s medium, but in some senses her message. Born in 1973 to a mother who worked with textiles, and now based in Johannesburg, Zangewa has been stitching tiny fragments of off-cut silk into collaged scenes for many years - Ayo Akingbade: Show Me the World Mister; Billie Zangewa: A Quiet Fire – review - via The Guardian
PCC: A selection of challenge submissions from last week is up on our website and can be seen here, the image prompt for next week is available to download here
A FRESH START
After the recent wave of phishing and spam attacks, quite a few people lost access to their Instagram accounts and had to start again from scratch. Please have a look, show them some love, and follow them on their new creative adventures.
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