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Also, if you do a collage, you can put letters from magazines on it to spell out words. But like others have said, an art piece isn't limited to painting. You could also write a poem on the collage and it may be easier for you to read it in front of people. I did a project like that where I read a poem from a collage on a board and it was way easier than when I read off of paper.

Best of luck,
Oliver.