yore727: My latest project!

I find this new collage highly ironic. I collect old books and somewhere along the way I obtained this discarded Los Angeles Unified School District textbook:

(copyright 1935, printed 1959, used until 1988).

How do I explain what the LAUSD means to me? Well, it attempted to educate me, employed my mother, and now- after some freelance teaching with them- I have been "hired" for their after school arts program. I say "hired" because this semester has consisted solely of filling out paperwork- not a cute little kid in sight.

How I miss this.

So there is something a bit therapeutic in ripping out pages of a textbook from this esteemed organization. I started with some wood blocks that I painted black.

Then I decoupaged some really fun images onto the blocks- a great "map" and quotes by famous poets which reference Greek myths. To give credited where due, this textbook is pretty awesome. It is full of info, illustrations, and I especially like the links with other authors. I even found myself taking a few of the tests and quizzes...