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Sketch of a Modern Day Gladiator - By Mick Parsons

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Sketch of a Modern Day Gladiator - By Mick Parsons

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Sketch of a Modern Day Gladiator - By Mick Parsons

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Sketch of a Modern Day Gladiator - By Mick Parsons

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Performers are also welcome to contact kool_artist@juno.comto be featured in the Night Owl's Market. ^_-

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MEZCLA READING IN L.A.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 at STORIES BOOKS N COFFEE 7 P.M. 1716 SUNSET BLVD.IN LOS ANGELESINVITATION IS EXTENDED TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS TO READ OR PRESENT THEIR ORIGINAL ART FEATURED IN MEZCLA, WHO LIVE OR WILL BE AROUND THE LOS ANGELES AREA THE WEEK-END OF OCTOBER 10. IF YOU WISH TO READ, PLEASE CONTACT MARIA MIRANDA MALONEY AT 915-261-8502, OR AT TWPROJECT@YMAIL.COMCONFIRMED

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MEZCLA READING IN L.A.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 at STORIES BOOKS N COFFEE 7 P.M. 1716 SUNSET BLVD.IN LOS ANGELESINVITATION IS EXTENDED TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS TO READ OR PRESENT THEIR ORIGINAL ART FEATURED IN MEZCLA, WHO LIVE OR WILL BE AROUND THE LOS ANGELES AREA THE WEEK-END OF OCTOBER 10. IF YOU WISH TO READ, PLEASE CONTACT MARIA MIRANDA MALONEY AT 915-261-8502, OR AT TWPROJECT@YMAIL.COMCONFIRMED

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Donna Snyder, Deb Hoag and Jonathan Penton will be attending the Way Out West Book Festival in Alpine, Texas on July 31st and August 1st. The WOW Texas Festival is an off-beat celebration of Southwestern literature; a hip and fun interpretation of what it means to be a desert-bound writer. Check out http://www.wowtxbookfestival.com/ for more information.On Saturday, immediately after the festival

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Lucille Zavala continues with her spirituality workshop series: "Impermanence", July 18th. "Compassion II" is scheduled for July 25th.

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Read Donna Snyder's article on Lawrence Welsh in The El Paso Times.

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Come by and check it out!Be free,have fun,feel joy!!

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Notes from the Yellow Composition Book: Tumblewords Project - Saturday, 7 February, 2009 Presenter: Nancy Green "African Voices" 'Wisdom is higher than a fool can reach." - Phyllis Wheatley About Nancy: - Mexican woman of African descent -- Originally from Juarez and El Paso, later from Massecheusetts. About Phyllis Wheatley: - born in Gambia. At age 7 became a slave. She's the first African

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This event repeats each Third Saturday of the month,register the latest, one week prior to the date of the event:kool_artist@juno.com , (915) 355-0000 (texting ok)A huge thanks to Nancy Green for her piece titled "Queer",And her shout out, "It's about time this happened", in reference to the party.People want it, IT IS HERE!!

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Astride a moonlight-colored horse,naked and pale, our manes a near match,I hold a load of stones against my chest.Each one is my favorite.The prickling of my mount’s milky coatagainst my thighsmakes me remember, and I rememberunashamedwhy I’m not liked by everyone.I’ve been the baby cryingknives in my mother’s ears.I’ve been the whining child in the backseat.I’ve been the teenager

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There is still time! Submit your poetry, prose, art & photography to twproject@ymail.com.Merry Christmas!

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December 15th is the Tumblewords submission deadline. We would love to hear from you. Email your poetry, fiction, non-fiction, art, photography to twproject@ymail.com, or to Donna at tumblewordsproject@yahoo.com .Pass the call!

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Art by Poem written at Tumblewords Project, the Saturday afternoon writing workshop,on October 25, 2008by Chevalterre Nabil"The Dragon's Eyes" A million colored petalssurrounding black, venemous pollenThey are a yellow,entangling grey,with green and blue frosting.All inside the white spherish orb -restrained within the socketand crimson vessels.Protected by freckled eyelidsand long, black curls.

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"Dying to Feel Better"-- C. N. Nov. 1, 2008God! I wanna die.Cut off my nose, despite my faceAnd stuff carnationsto not smell the garbage burning.My eyes popped out,replaced by AmethystsThey make me more observant, beyong the periferal.The noodle in my skull, keeps growing vineswith morning glories, miguelitos, and grapes.People like to pick at my brain.Implant two more pairs of armsso I can

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The Tumblewords ProjectCall for SubmissionsEnglish or SpanishDeadline: December 15, 2008The Tumblewords Project is currently accepting submissions for its first volume of the The Tumblewords Literary Journal.We are accepting poetry, fiction, non-fiction, flash fiction, memoir in English or Spanish, as well as visual art and photography.By submitting you are acknowledging the work submitted is

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The Verse & Harmony open mic has moved downtown to La Catrina Mexican Grill & Bar at 317 E. Mills, across from Wells Fargo Bank. It is a cool and roomy location with with an elevated stage. We think the setup is perfect for our open mic. Also, the food is reasonabily-priced and very good (certified by a couple of poets and a bongo player). November's event will be on the 15th and then we will pop

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Here's a list compiled by Al Soto.Saturday - November 1st1. 10 am El Paso Museum of Archeology (4301 Transmountain) Theatrical performance of "Dance Macabre"2. 11 am El Paso Public Library ( downtown ) Becky Gutierrez - story teller - tells the "La Llorona Story"3. 1-4 pm El Paso Museum of Archeology ( 4301 Tansmountain) Ceiba - music, and $5. Tequila Tasting

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masa on my tongueI am hungryI want to be fed flesh of the corn goddessCarmelized in the embrace of mother earthI want to dissolve like masa on the tongueBecome rain in the mouth of years to comewritten at Tumblewords Project on Dec 17, 2005 presented by Rosalia Solorzano. we met at La Fe's Cultural and Technology Center back then, in the heart of Segundo Barrio. found September 25, 2008 and

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New Art:Photos of my wall falling apart, distorted and tweaked via Photobucket.com Rusty WallsPOEM: Dear A.G. Lesby Chevalterre Nabil, 20 Sept. 08Why does the lesbian have such hate?Why does the lesbian have to judge?Generalizing towards a bisexual woman.Her statement burning my ears,"All of YOU ruin it for US!"After I accepted her caresses...After she bought me a drink...And she almost gave her

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THE BIG READ: Sun, Stone, and Shallow September 27, Memorial Park Library, 12:45 p.m.In collaboration with El Paso Library’s Big Read program, Tumblewords Project will host a discussion of an anthology edited by Jorge Hernández, published in June of this year by Fondo de Cultura Economica USA. The collection presents twenty short stories by the finest Mexican authors born in the first half of the

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Today's 16 of September events. The Chamizal looks like the place to be armed with lawn chairs and frisbee. Be there or be square.--FAV3 Mon.Sep.15 from Whats up#1 -16 de Septiembre GritoIn celebration of the anniversary of Mexico’s Independence Day. **UTEP, Student Union North Plaza,Student Union Building,noon, for more info 747-5664.#2 - 16 de Septiembre

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Recuerdo a mi perrito maltes"copete", "copete"te metiste en el soquetellegaste a mi casacon agua llene tu tazacon baño y espumaal salir la lunacortando tu pelusaparecias medusate pintaba verde y azulcontento estabas tu"where were you?"aullabas cuando regresabacorrias ladrandocon tu osito verde jugandodormias en mi camay la llenabas de lanatu sacabas a mi papa a caminarpero yo te paseaba a

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Thank you to everyone who participated in the celebration of 13 years of Tumblewords Project workshops here on the Texas/New Mexico/Chihuahua border. The treat of the day was the visit by Dr. Felipe de Ortegy y Gasca, the renowned Chicano writer and educator, who founded the study of Chicano literature, as well as the historic Chicano Studies Program at University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Ortego

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Tumblewords Celebrates 13 Years of Writing Workshops! Congratulations, and many more happy years of writing!

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on 28 June '08, writer/poet Chuck Taylor presented at Tumblewords Project, writing workshop. His theme was based on the heart chakra.-----"Breathing Crystalized" - Chevalterre NabilWhy is it so hard to breathe?Why do I feel this pain?It is only in my minda feeling not quite sane.You see how well I amI sound and look wellBut deep down insidemy crystal green heart did swell.I carry a bagwith things

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Children's librarian Johanna Bopp led us to express our inner Lewis Carroll and write a children's poem, using The Walrus and The Carpenter and Jabberwocky. We all had fun making up words and silly rhymes.Don't miss this Saturday with Willivaldo Delgadillo.

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Friday July 11, 20087:00 pm - 8:00 pmKeystone Heritage Park on Doniphan - El Paso, Texas915-584-3811The Keystone Heritage Park " Sunset Poetry Open Mic" on Doniphan drive is now scheduled for - Friday - July 11, 2008 7:00 pm to 8:00 pmThis is open to poets, short story tellers, musicians, singers, and dancers. The theme is " El Paso, its culture, its people, its dance, its music"

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Three new poems, and my favorite classic song encorporated to accompany as you read. (in my three favorite versions of "Rose Garden" First Port Visit, July 1998Pulling into port.Melendez (the other Carla) calls 'em "russianos".She's from L.A.She's excited to see Russians1st day, port visit.Brody was luckyDuring the locally famous baritone's concertshe was kissed by another singerUnluckily,

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I am going nuts. I viewed help. I viewed the helpful video on how to make a list of blogs. trouble is, it tells me to pick layout, but there is no such choice on my dashboard. the only choices are new blog or view blog. ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. off to myspace where, for all its troubles and all its censorship and all its pedophiles and predators, at least I can do one or two things. not many.

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June 20 2008, at the PercolatorSpoken Word6 - 8 p.m.217 N. StantonEl Paso, TX 79901downtown--" featuring Dino Foxx & DJ Frescoopen mic poetry night so you can speak, listen and express your LGBT soul. ** Open to the general public"Info: Bobby Smith @ 351-4377

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when I first signed onto this blog, I thought I was able to list other blogs that I like, or that I am a member of--now I can't figure out how to do that--I want a list of blogs at the bottom of my profile, but I don't even know how to find any other blogs except by clicking on one of the names in our list of members--please help!!!

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one sky after another electric white blistering blueambient material hovers over downtown or in the valleydepending on the windglobal warming is old news hereaqui en la frontera hay dos temporados invierno y infiernomy first joke in spanishmy heel sinking into the tar in the cracks of the streetI went to sleep in North Texas saying nightie nightI go to bed in El Paso saying que suene con los

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Rio Grande Review is now accepting bilingual texts: poetry, fiction, non-fiction, translations, flash fiction, memoirs, screenplays & interviews, for the upcoming fall publication. For submission guidelines, visit: www.utep.edu/rgr, and send submissions to: Rio Grande Review, University of Texas at El Paso, PMB 671, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968. They do prefer electronic

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hola, fellow tumblewords bloggers:I'm in Austin Texas, soon to return to El Paso. By some bizarre concatenation of events, on Thursday afternoon I became an alternate delegate for Barack Obama to the Texas Democratic Party convention. I'm not one to turn down a chance to observe history in the making, so I packed in 45 minutes and got on the bus. It might not have been Further and the Merry

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LITnIMAGE, a new online journal of art and literature, seeks submissions for its premier issue this summer. We publish flash fiction and shorts (up to 2,000 words), including experimental and innovative fiction,and contemporary art that's edgy (photography,painting, illustration, graphics and sculpture). Forcomplete guidelines and more information, please visit us online at www.litnimage.com

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just wanted to share this since i didn't make it to the workshop this weekend.In water & womb of rhizomes, whales’ cords dissect the walls of split & salt. I awake from into dark to pounding & rhyme of lips linking space to breath. I begin, here, in long sleep & wakefulness, my lungs strangled, impetus topermutations of color, tongue, & brain & unconceivable explanations concurrent with time. Yet

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I was born between cotton fields up north in Twitty Texassin embargo soy fronteriza bien hechafrom a satellite the Panhandle might as well be la fronterajust look at a map of the Americas and see for yourselfso I am from here but not from hereni de aqui ni de alla it’s truesome cotton chopper cut my roots in back in TwittyI left parts of my spirit in Navajo country and Santa Felos campesinos

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if I paste in something from elsewhere where I had used accents, they appear in the blog. But I can't figure out how to accent when I am keying it in directly.

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Tune In, Log On, Blog On and Reach Out: The Writer On Linea workshop by Karla Lopez to teach us how to log on to a blog, create a myspace page or website, and generally embrace the 21st century for poetic purposes.

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dedicated to Jesús GuzmánApril winds rage in with a renegade posse of dustweather's bad boys intent on stealing a body's airand one cruel April Jesus was killed on Easter Mondayday after resurrection Sundayhe fell from Jacob's Ladderit was the sudden stop that killed himundoubtedly ¡Ay cabron! frozen on his lips when he hit the grounda tiny blood red rose quivering alone in the wind blasted

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SCHOLARLY WRITING RETREATAugust 2-7, 2008Portland, OregonThis year's writing retreat will build on the successes of past retreats. Most participants willarrive Friday, August 1. The retreat is five full days, beginning Saturday morning andending Wednesday afternoon. The purpose of the retreat is for participants to arrivewith a project partially or fully drafted and leave with a manuscript

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is a day of great historical significance for the people of Mexico . Cinco de Mayo celebrates the day on which heroes, such as Ingnacio Zaragoza, and the indigenous Zacapoaxtla, fought together with great perseverance and bravery to defeat the French army, one of the most powerful forces in the world at the time which had invaded Mexico and wanted to impose its government on them.Cinco de Mayo is

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Ciclovia - Scenic Drive - Point of Poetry "All about El Paso" Sunday May 4, 20087:00 am - 12:00 pm(This event repeats every week until Saturday August 30, 2008.)Location: Scenic Drive - El Paso. For more information contact: spearchuckeral@ yahoo.com

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if you want to read what i wrote at tumblewords project in leslie xXx's workshop, view my blog at myspace.com/fronteriza. it is dedicated to the memory of jesus guzman who died on April 16, 2001 (the first time).

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Memorial Park Library will be closed on the 16th due to Dia de los Ninos, so we will meet outside on the grass. Please bring a chair or blanket or pillow to sit on, and sunscreen or a hat. Water or other refreshment would be a good idea, too.Questions, contact me at tumblewordsproject@yahoo.com

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Thanks, Leslie, for a great workshop on Saturday. Let's do it again.

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Poet Juan Felipe HerreraA Night of Poetrywith Reception and PláticaFriday April 18, 2008UTEP Student Union - Templeton SuiteFREE TO THE PUBLICMore info call 915-747-6255

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puro border puro babblela cultura fronteriza es bien ricael idioma fronterizo es spanglishthe clerks en el centro hablan koreano y espanollas mesadoras en el otro llado hablan espanol y inglesthe artists speak english but swear in spanishlas chicanitas are afraid to got to Juarezthe West Siders are afraid of El Segundolos tecatos hang on corners and teach collegelas cholitas grow up to be

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"Dreaming of the One I danced with" ... 2 April 2008...could have sworn I danced with her...What is she doing in my dream?...What are we doing in a school hallway?Busy people zipping through.And my focus on her:tall - hour-glass figurelightly tinted contact lensesbobbed hair-cutgorgeous legsI recall:she swayed lyrically,cackled happily.She had not been outin a long time.We dancedI wanted her

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Dear Readers:I have been announcing for several months that in July Tumblewords Project will celebrate its 13th anniversary. I have recently discovered that I am wrong--it will be our 14th anniversary. I figured this out when I noticed that Border Book Festival's upcoming event, "Return," is being billed as their 14th annual festival. Tumblewords Project here on the border was conceived from a

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Cyclovia is coming..Starts this Sunday. April 6th, 2008 until the last Sunday in August 2008.Walk, Run, Ride your bicycle, walk the dog...walk the bike...whatever, automobile traffic will be prohibited until noon on Sunday at Scenic Drive from Alabama to Rim Roa. I'm gonna try again to have a poetry reading session at Scenic Point...while people take a breather from the climb, or just before they

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This Spring Break I decided to stay home and just chill. Of course the latter is difficult to come by when my three children and husband planned to do the same thing. Between the kid’s tennis and ballet classes, picnicking at Hide Away Lakes, a trip to the zoo, and watering my plants, I did talk to some neat people during the week. Among them Tumblewords’ founder Donna Snyder, poet Demetria

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first You always mess up. The only answer it to be truthful to your people. Follow your mind as well as your heart. Red scratches on a torn piece of paper, so light as to be overlooked. The tentative effort to express yourself, your fears & insecurities. If you could start over you would mess up again and there’s no erasure here. Each scribble is there until the end of existence.

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So this week I managed to go to Donna Snyder’s Tumblewords Writing Project.This has successfully made it to the internet. and you can check it out, blog in it, etc... http://tumblewordsproject.blogspot.com/ This week’s presenter, Victor Hernandez, brought several art pieces.I wrote a bit about them in poetry. No fair to give all the details. you have to go to these workshops and experience them

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Many thanks to Maria Miranda Maloney for creating and administering this blogspot for Tumblewords Project, and to Jonathan Penton for creating our webpage and maintaining it for us all.

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The geneology is out of the bottle for it was written on stellar stelae of Mayan temples that with the sixth Sun Chac Mool will be elected president of Aztlan. With a gamma burst they will be be lifted from their petrified state to roam the continent to deliver roscas on the day of the Epiphany. All who get the plastic baby will gather at the Teotihuacan Congress Mall to chant to the silent rythm

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Stanley Publishing has just published "Gut Bucket Blues," the debut novel of writer and UTEP doctoral student Anita August. The novel presents an intricate narrative about a young boy's journey through the labrynth that is New Orleans.There will be a reading on April 9, 2008 at 6 p.m. in the UTEP Union Cinema.

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The 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Prize is Omnidawn Publishing's first annual contest for a first or second full-length collection of poems by a poet writing in English. The contest will be judged by Marjorie Welish, with a cash prize of $2,000 and Fall 2009 publication by Omnidawn Publishing. Manuscripts will remain anonymous until a winner is selected.Please visit us at: http://www.omnidawn.com/

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I am glad to see this new and revised Tumblewords Project Blog site, maybe now we can talk to each other about the future of the Spoken Word in the Southwest Region of the United States. We seem to be growing...with some pains...but growing still. Thanks to those that can have vision of the road to be traveled, and how to get there...where ever there is... We definately need a calendar or

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Hernández was born and reared in Socorro, and studied arts both there and in Houston. After graduation from art school, he practiced his art, displaying it in solo and group exhibitions, and worked as a commercial artist for over five years. Hernández works in a number of media, including music video, album art, sculpture, as well as oil, pencil, and collage. He currently has two portraits

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