Thank you for finding your way to this digital pastiche.

Whether you sought it out or stumbled upon it by some lucky accident, I hope your visit brings discovery and delight.

This is a curated mosaic of creativity: painting, photographic art, poetry, short films, prose, nonfiction, and translations; a tapestry woven from many voices.

The collection grows steadily, stitched together from open submissions and rare discoveries of exceptional artists. All contributors retain full copyrights and are free to share and republish their work elsewhere.

This is not a commercial enterprise but an independent peer-reviewed space where artists may freely share their work and views of the universe through it. 

Each piece you encounter is a metaphor, untethered from fixed meaning, a redescription of a redescription, endlessly evolving. Yet through these shifting layers, glimpses emerge: of the human condition, of the shimmering world we inhabit.

Enjoy what you see, hear, and read. Share it with others. Let it ripple outward.

The Pasticheur
the weavers of this evolving tapestry

All work © Artists & Authors
© 2025 | ISSN 2837-2395
Design & Layout © Jorge R. G. Sagastume

The Pasticheur is an independent, peer-reviewed journal. Its editors are a collective of scholars and artists affiliated with a variety of colleges, universities, and cultural institutions. While some contributors may be connected to academic settings, this publication is not sponsored by, affiliated with, or representative of any single institution.

 

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EDITORIAL BOARD

  • Petya Andreeva, Associate Editor, East and Central Asian Art (Vassar College)

  • Christa Bowden, Associate Editor, Art in Photography (Washington & Lee University)

  • Ward Davenny, Associate Editor, Art and Photography (Dickinson College)

  • Martha Kosir, Associate Editor, Literature in Spanish, German, and Slovenian (Gannon University)

  • Ying Li, Associate Editor, Painting (Haverford College)

  • Molly McGlennen, Associate Editor, Indigenous Poetry & Fiction (Vassar College)

  • María Paz Moreno, Associate Editor, Poetry in Spanish (University of Cincinnati)

  • Mireille Rebeiz, Associate Editor, Literature in French & Arabic (Dickinson College)

  • Jorge R. G. Sagastume, Editor in Chief (Dickinson College)

  • Lei Ying, Associate Editor, Chinese Literature and Cultural History (Amherst College)

  • Jenny Wu, Associate Editor, Art, Film, & Photography (Trinity College)