collage

This is a two-page collage that I made for English class when I was in the eighth grade. The top photo is the left page, and the bottom photo is the right. The assignment was for each student to find pictures, words, or phrases that we felt described us or that we had an interest in.  It wasn't necessary to put together a collage, but I loved to read women's and teen magazines, and I found so much that I just kept adding to it until it became one.  I remember that I was one of the few students who used so many magazine clippings, and when the teacher saw my collage, she beamed and told me that I did a great job. When I look at this, I remember how optimistic and enthusiastic I was when I was thirteen years old.