A friend of mine who works at a university asked me if I would like the library catalog cards that were being discarded. Of course I said yes, my mind went to multiple ideas! These typed cards are a tangible reminder of another time, another purpose. Some have cursive written notes, some are filled with detailed descriptions of the book and all are tabbed with Dewey decimal information. I envision a massive canvas of collaged words, but for now I am enjoying just illustrating the subject on the cards. The subjects are as diverse as “the business principles of emerging democracies,” to “the fashion of Paris in the 1920’s.”
I recently selected cards with food subjects to use as personal place cards for a dinner party. Guests had to guess what their food subject might be…lots of laughs!
