Interviews

The Lit Report: A Fiction Review Column
July 7, 2021
The State of Kansas by Julianna SpallholzReviewed by C. L. Bledsoe, The Lit Reporter GenPop Books, 2012ISBN: 9780982359440Perfect bound, 100 pp., $16 Kansas is a state of mind, a state of being, as much as a physical location for Julianna Spallholz’s
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August 8, 2021
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The Poetry Cheerleader: A Poetry Review Column
July 7, 2021
Illinois, My Apologies by Justin HammReviewed by Kathleen Kirk, The Poetry Cheerleader RockSaw Press, 2011ISBN: 978-1-4507-4865-0Saddle stapled, 29 pages[out of print, but CD samples at website]available for free download at Justin Hamm’s blog Justin Hamm’s chapbook Illinois, My Apologies (RockSaw Press, 2011) is officially

Meticulous Sculptures by Artist Carol Long Highlight the Curved Lines and Colorful Embellishments Found in Nature
Honoring the humble shape of the vessel is at the center of Carol Long’s practice. From her studio in rural Kansas, the artist throws simple ceramic cylinders that she contorts into supple butterfly wings, curved chrysalises, or vases with embellished handles.“When it comes off the potter’s wheel, that’s just the beginning,” she tells Colossal. “I […]
Loose Threads Dangle from Bizarrely Expressive Portraits Sewn by Yoon Ji Seon
The cheeky, uncanny works that comprise Yoon Ji Seon’s ongoing Rag Face series bring the knotted, twisting, and generally convoluted entanglements of a subject’s psyche to the forefront. Her photographic portraits are printed on roughly cut pieces of canvases and then overlaid with rows of tight stitches and loose strings that drip from an eye […]
Winter In The Rainforest: Porcelain Characters Navigate the Amazon in a Surreal Stop-Motion Short
In Anu-Laura Tuttelberg’s stop-motion short “Winter In The Rainforest,” time passes at an unusual pace. The Estonian writer, director, and animator (previously) sets a cast of fragile, porcelain puppets within the lush rainforests of Chiapas, Mexico, and the Peruvian Amazon, a contrast of real and manufactured that grounds the surreal story. Throughout the film, carnivorous […]
From Intricate Stencils to Vibrant Flowers, Nine New Murals Transform Blank Facades in Tbilisi
Since Tbilisi Mural Fest began in 2019, the streets of Georgia’s capital have seen the towering, large-scale works of artists like Collin van der Sluijs (previously), Case Maclaim, and Faith XLVII (previously), whose celestial, intersecting circles are a highlight of this year’s event. The 2021 festival features nine pieces in total that range in aesthetic […]
Learn to Build Speculative Worlds in SCI-Arc’s LA-Based Fiction and Entertainment Postgraduate Program
SCI-Arc’s Master of Science in Fiction and Entertainment is a one-year, three-semester program during which students work with world-renowned professionals from the entertainment industry to develop expertise in worldbuilding, storytelling, film, animation, visual effects, and video games to build new forms of creative practice.  Our perception of the world is unquestionably determined by the extraordinary […]
Infrared Light Enhances Versailles, Provence, and the Beaches of Normandy with Dreamy Shades of Pink
Previously having captured the Dolomites and New York City’s Central Park in a candy-colored glow, photographer Paolo Pettigiani now adds urban and rural France to his ongoing collection of infrared images. The magical series documents the rolling lavender fields of Provence in watermelon hues and Versailles’s landscaped terraces or the Gothic abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel in […]
Light Streams through Delicate Floral Bouquets Cast in Colorful Stained Glass
From her workshop in Shipley, West Yorkshire, artist Samantha Yates crafts long-stemmed botanicals in colorful stained glass. She draws on her background in horticulture to shape the curved metallic borders and gleaming petals and leaves. “I love the limits with the copper foil technique (no painting, no fusing), the challenge of trying to recreate 3D […]
Abstract, Textured Patterns Woven With Natural Fibers Compose Massive Wall Hangings by Tammy Kanat
A decade into her weaving practice, Australian artist Tammy Kanat (previously) continues to explore the possibilities of fiber, texture, and knots. Her giant wall hangings rely on patches of tufted wool, concentric circles in linen, and fringed, silk motifs suspended in lopsided brass rings to evoke organic forms and naturally occurring patterns. Focusing on energy […]
Miniature Watercolor Works by Ruby Silvious Are Painted on Stained Teabags
Ruby Silvious’s quaint seaside scenes and bucolic landscapes nestle between the torn edges and wrinkled folds of a used teabag. The Coxsackie, New York-based artist (previously) paints miniature scenes of everyday life on the stained paper pouches, leaving the string and tags intact as a reminder of the repurposed material’s origin. Silvious sells prints of […]
‘Beneath the Bird Feeder’ Documents the Spectacular Wildlife Visiting a Wintertime Food Source
During the winter months of late 2020 into early 2021, photographer Carla Rhodes cared for a birdfeeder that hung outside of her home in the Catskills of New York. The suspended food source garnered attention from myriad cold-weather adventurers, including a brilliant northern cardinal, numerous pairs of mourning doves, and furry little field mice, who […]