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Celebrate Collage Month

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October is Celebrate Collage Month! Cut, tear, build, perform, read, think ... how will you celebrate? celebratecollagemonth.com A project from Katie Blake & allison anne

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JPB @jpb.bsky.social · 16d

Pre-orders are OPEN for COLOUR INTO FOCUS, an anthology of queer and trans collage edited by @allisonanne.com and yours truly 👋. We have a stellar selection of work—31 artists from four different continents in this issue alone (the first of eight!). It's at the press now and should ship in October~

[PREORDER] Colour into Focus: Queer + Trans Collage [Issue 1: Identity/Visibility]

**This is a preorder. We anticipate shipping in October 2025. Images are a digital mockup that represents the final design and layout. There are a...

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 16d

last chance to enter the raffle! thank you to everyone who has come together in kindness, care & solidarity!

we'll start drawing names/working out logistics tomorrow!

as there are so many great prizes, your odds of winning any given item are pretty good (and it's all for a great cause)! ❤️

allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · Sep 9

Our raffle benefit for Annunciation is here!

$10/entry via Venmo • 70+ prizes • Local pickup in Mpls • All funds donated • Ends 9/24

Organized by the team at James Irving Salon, with contributions from artists, makers & small businesses across the Twin Cities

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James Irving Raffle

All funds from raffle entries donated to Annunciation families & community

Learn more on Instagram at @jamesirvinghair

Visit bit.ly/MplsRaffleEntry for additional information and the full prize catalogue

planter made out of old minnegasco parts, now a home to a garden of succulents! the upcycled planted is surrounded by other plants on a desk in a hair salon. this is a raffle prize donated by centerpoint energy that you could win!

another raffle prize - sterling silver oblong hoop earrings with an hombré patina by 3 Jäg Design/Betty Jäger (@3jagdesign)

another raffle prize: a handmade creamy tan-colored ceramic plate by Jenn Angell with beautiful magenta and blue details

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NONMACHINABLE @nonmachinable.com · 18d

we have eight issues [!] of this project currently in the works, so if you want to give the project a boost, you can pre-order ALL EIGHT at a reduced cost! this helps us fund future issues

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PRE-ORDER all eight issues. each on a different theme // cover art here is by Luis Martin

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NONMACHINABLE @nonmachinable.com · 18d

we've compiled work from 31 artists and writers from four different continents, centered around the theme of identity and visibility // October 2025 is the anticipated release date but you can preorder today! shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo...

[PREORDER] Colour into Focus: Queer + Trans Collage [Issue 1: Identity/Visibility]

**This is a preorder. We anticipate shipping in October 2025. Images are a digital mockup that represents the final design and layout. There are a...

shop.nonmachinable.com

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NONMACHINABLE @nonmachinable.com · 18d

hello everyone! we are NOW TAKING PRE-ORDERS for the first issue of COLOUR INTO FOCUS, our international anthology series of collage work from queer and trans artists // pre-orders are available in our shop on a sliding scale from $6-$22 // shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo...

cover for COLOUR INTO FOCUS #1 // cover art by Luis Martin

digital mockup of the inside cover // inside cover art by Frankie Pacifico

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 21d

you could also win a deck of @morphicrooms.bsky.social ADDITIONS 2 cards from @jpb.bsky.social & i, and a bundle of four publications from @twincitiescollage.bsky.social (North Star Collage 2 + 3, Cut Loose 1 +2). these can be shipped within the U.S. (winner pays shipping) or picked up in mpls

four Twin Cities Collage Collective publications

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 21d

you can also enter to win a one-year subscription to my monthly zine project! pictured is the most recent issue from august 2025 as an example. you'll get a new zine every month starting in october 2025, along with a sticker / postcard / other item!

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 21d

you can enter for a chance to win this framed original collage from 2023 - this is a piece that i haven't really been ready to let go of until now! raffle tickets are $10 each, and i'm willing to ship it to the winner within the U.S. if needed (winner pays shipping)! otherwise, pickup in mpls!

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Celebrate Collage Month @celebratecollage.bsky.social · Aug 30

This October, and every October — let's celebrate collage!

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Celebrate Collage Month @celebratecollage.bsky.social · Aug 30

This collaborative project is brought to you by @whatapageturner.bsky.social and @allisonanne.com!

Celebrate Collage Month @celebratecollage.bsky.social · Aug 30

Starting in 2025, October is International Celebrate Collage Month! Cut, tear, build, perform, read, think … how will you celebrate? We're excited to recognize & expand collage as a medium and creative conversation each year, around the world and across the month of October!

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