to collage or not to collage.

I go through phases.

I go through food phases, clothes phases, music phases, hair phases, reading phases... you get the picture.

Well, one of my phases once upon a time (around 8th to 10th grade) was making collages. I would flip through magazines for countless hours cutting and ripping out cute letters, pretty outfits, fun words, photos of odds and ends etc.

When I was done rummaging, the place I created my first collage was my closet door. It was the first time I felt like I had expressed myself that really reflected my thoughts and showed a little bit about me. And it made me feel proud. I couldn't let it end there, before I knew it I was making collages on all my school notebooks, my walls, I even made some picture frames out of them. I keep kicking myself for not taking pictures or anything of my creations.

I've been having a rather strong itch lately to do something new to our apartment here on R Street. Being the restless, fickle person I am, I can't let anything stay the same for too long. In fact, it drives me CRAZY to have anything the same for long periods of time. My plan is to somehow create some collages that look decent for a wall hanging and/or picture frame without looking so 'teenager' ish. It will really add the touch to our home that I'm looking for. I'm actually pretty excited to start this project. If I wasn't so exhausted from the weekend and comfy on our couch, I would try to squeeze out an ounce of energy to do a happy dance.