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THE HISTORY OF COLLAGE

It wasn’t until the 20th century that the term collage was coined (more about that shortly.) Nevertheless,Japanese calligraphers in the 12th century glued paper and fabric onto their written poetry as a background. This technique could by defined as collage. 15th and 16th century artisans in the Near East applied intricate paper designs for their handmade books. In medieval times, around the 13th and 14th centuries, artists enhanced their spiritual images and icons painted on panels with a variety of materials including gold leaf (paper thin sheets of gold attached with glue), fabric, jewels, relics and hand-colored papers.

In the early 19th century, with the advent of the camera and photography, families were gluing photos into scrap books. Commercial screens and lampshades with photo images of popular tourist attractions and European landmarks were mass produced and became very popular decorative household items

Being a student can be both great fun and an extremely stressful time of your life. For many young people its a time of new beginnings – learning how to operate independently of the family home they have new freedoms but also new responsibilities. Students have the difficult task of not only learning how to budget and manage finances – usually for the first time in their lives, but also having to deal with unpredictable income and expenses.

Student debt is a fact of life for many college students – but you should never let debt control your actions. You need to take control and manage your debt proactively. First off debt should be your final choice – not your first option. Going into debt can mean paying for your education for many long years. Getting a part-time job or even dropping your study load to part-time may be a better option.