My name is Teseleanu George and I’m a young collage artist from Romania.  My country is located in Eastern Europe. The most predominant form of art in Romania is photography, as in most countries. As a form of art, collage is rather ignored in my country, and I think that this happens world wide.

I started doing collages two years ago, as child’s play, but soon realized that using this technique I can easily express my imagination. I can’t draw or paint, so collage offered me the opportunity to create. My inspiration, mostly comes from the surrealist and dada movement, that translates in dream like ideas and anti-logic thoughts. I  don’t sell my works, mostly because I worked so hard on them and I feel that I left I part of me in every each of them.

If you want to see all my works you can visit my gallery: http://hrn.deviantart.com and if you have any questions or suggestions you can contact me at: blana_de_maimutza@yahoo.com.

Emprise Review is looking for Non-Fiction submissions in three categories
http://emprisereview.com/

1. Book reviews–Texts from any period but contemporary works in particular. 500-1000 word reviews that focus primarily on the text itself and make use of the reviewer’s opinion.

2. Film reviews–300- 1000 word reviews are preferable, as well as reviews that focus on the film and make use of the reviewer’s opinion.

3. Lists–Use your creativity as there are few rules, though in general we’d prefer lists that don’t go into the hundreds or thousands.

Works selected for publication will be featured on the front page/blogging portion of the website and would be seen by the majority of our visitors. Not only are we looking for submissions in the non-fiction category, we are also in search of some regular non-fiction contributors or bloggers to help bolster the critical portion of our website. Visit our non-fiction guidelines for further details.

Furthermore, as always, Emprise Review is open for submissions in original poetry and non-fiction. Please visit our Submit page for further details regarding our submission guidelines. You can also visit our magazine to read some of our previously published content to get some idea of what we’ve selected in the past, though don’t feel limited by our previous selections, we are always in search of new voices, modes, and genres.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Patrick McAllaster, at <pmcalla(at) gmail.com> (replace (at) with @)

Autumn Dawn

Once rain comes, it’s autumn’s dawn

Sacred Mountain – Cougar Run

Into the sky – the arrow flies

Warrior Revenge

Savage Eye –

Prudent but Loyal

The Eagle will fly

Hawk to meet the Ancestors

To protect the skies

Buffalo to feed the hunger of man

Teepee paintings

In Vision I touched with my hand

Hold Selah in the heart of the night

Bring the Sky Angel to morning light

The dew in the meadow

Selah, Sing Selah

Once the Rain Comes

It’s Autumn’s Dawn

Twilight bestowed on children’s eyes

Selah Cry

Tear of Beloved

To Live to Love

To Love Selah

Cry – Die – Cry

Live life to sigh

To Cry

To Die

To you, my mother

To you, my mother

Whether the rain falls

or the sun shines

you are in my heart

to live and breathe

Each day you are alive

In the moment

of harshness

I said some things

that I did not mean

and all the while

I was loving you.

You are a windsong

a sonnet, a poem writer

a storyteller and a friend

I love you

to the very end.

— For Carolyn’s mother, deceased May 8, 2009.

The Beginning 

Would you take a gift in hand

and leave it in the sand?

Unopened? Unused? Would you?

Would you take a heart away

have nothing to say

not even goodbye?

Would you? Could you?

I never believed it would be

like this –

It hurts –

Eternally –

No one to see –

I will rediscover

my dignity

Carolyn Havenhill is a survivor of domestic violence and currently incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility (part of the U.S. prison system) for a crime which she regrets. She’s working to transform her life through writing and education, and would love to network with other writers. She’s seeking a volunteer editor to take a look at her poetry to prepare it for publication, as well as further submission opportunities.

You may find more of her story at www.freebatteredwomen.org and/or through searching her name online.

She may be reached through this address (postal mail is the best way to reach U.S. prisoners):

Carolyn Havenhill

W-57827

514-01-04L

Central California Women’s Facility

P.O. Box 1508

Chowchilla, CA 93610

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I put my finger in
and feel the tug
while the water runs up my hand.

I pull away startled.
Notice something different: a surprise.

Tingling sparking,
water moving,
electric.

I put my hand in.
It washes my arm.
I can feel it’s living.
The water is alive.

I put my toes in to
feel it crawling, sneaking up me.

Finally, I take a sip and can feel it
within me.

A new drink for a new person
as it changes from
the inside out.

Glorious firework reaction,
wash over me.

The Lab is seeking visual art, literary, and performance submissions for a group exhibition uncovering the shadow side of art.

Of particular interest are proposals that investigate negative astral correspondences in art history. We are looking for two- and three-dimensional pieces, video, installation, interactive, and experimental works involving anarchic local counterculture rituals, nihilist esoterica, and a generally arcane aesthetic.

Submissions must be received by June 1, 2010. Please do not send packages that must be signed for upon delivery, or that must be picked up from the post office.

To submit, please send:

• 5 − 7 images: jpeg or gif, Mac formatted, no larger than 1MB each, on CD (no FTP or YouSendIt)

-or-

• 3 − 5 pages of manuscript or manuscript excerpt: 2 hard copies and a Word doc or pdf on CD

-or-

• Up to 3 video samples — we will watch the first five minutes of each

(Please note: while we will review artist websites if you submit a link, we do not currently accept online file transfers such as DropBox or Box.net. Thank you for your flexibility.)

• An artist statement

• A CV or résumé

• Complete contact info

• A SASE if you would like your materials returned

Please send materials to:

The Lab
Attn: Black Lab
2948 Sixteenth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

As I was walking to my car last week after teaching junior high school, I noticed a rectangular bush with two Easter Lilies hiding in it. I started thinking about Easter approaching and how there can be such anguish and such joy all wrapped up in one Holiday. Life is like that. Sometimes the sunshine and the joy is hidden for a season. Sometimes all we see in front of us is a cruel cross. Yet, if we believe that He has risen indeed and He is alive, all things in our lives have the potential to become joyful and new. As we realize He did something for us we could never do for ourselves, we rejoice in His love and we want to share it with others. We want them to know His power to raise them up to new heights of joy and belief. When all I see in front of me is confusion, I begin to praise the one who is all powerful and all knowing. Often, the greatest joys in our lives are hidden in Christ.

Patsy Ledbetter welcomes the chance to network with other writers and is hosting a Writers’ Brunch at her San Lorenzo, California home the morning of Saturday, May 15th. She may be reached at patsyled@sbcglobal.net

Ruben Monakhov on the concept behind the still life series:

Almost every piece of figurative art could be considered as a still life, no matter what the artist paints. For the viewer it’s a set of recognizable objects placed within a certain background, so they feel they know what they’re seeing.
But I’ve decided to show the viewers, that their knowledge of the surrounding world is incomplete — there are still some things which viewers don’t notice.

For example, we often take perspective for granted. Perspective not only helps us to see space, but also changes the character of things around us. So, without the element of perspective it can be difficult to recognize some of the objects on my still lifes.

Ruben lives in Russia and may be reached at rubenm.spb.ru@gmail.com or through his website, http://rubenm.spb.ru He welcomes the opportunity to receive feedback on his work and network with other artists.