the Visual Opinion Magazine

Volume 18, Issue 2

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New York, NY, 10010

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when my grandmother was still alive, she had

made photo albums of the family before I was

born. The pictures were taken between the

years of 1910 and 1970, they are mixed in with

pressed flowers, ribbons, birthday cards, wedding

invitations, and foot prints from baptisms. This

was my first encounter with scrapbooks. In

high school, my best friend gave me a scrapbook

filled with pictures, stickers and sharpie marker.

detailing our likes, dislikes, and all of the fun

times we had together.

I’ve never formally made a scrapbook, but I’ve been

assistant to many.

Scrapbooks are an artistic way of presenting

something. whether it be a memory, or a hobby, or

your best friend, or your life, or your family. I

invite everyone to try to make a scrapbook and

make one differently. Make one as chaotic or

simple as possible. It could be your next art

project, give it a try.

Jordan Evans-Boyajian

Editor in Chief

the scrapbook issue

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contributors

5 Anna Santaguida9 Jonny Ruzzo

11 James Bascara13 Azhar Chougle17 Georgi Georgiev19 Yuri Leonov21 Sherry Kuo23 Zhu Zipeng

25 Nina Loshiavo

staff

jordan Evans-Boyajian editor in chief

CAroline Tompkins Art director

Vanessa Kowalski office manager

tina crayton staff advisor

miss fate

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I’m Anna Santaguida.

or Anna banana,

whatever floats

your boat.

Illustration major.

Survivor of SVA.

Hallelujah. I love

cupcakes, patterns,

febreze, chicken

fingers and paint. miss fate

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THE THREE FATES

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the mushroom fairy

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JonnyRuzzo

I like making pictures and doing other fun stuff.

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JonnyRuzzo

nine cents

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I am from New Jersey, where I graduated from

Rutgers University for Biomedical

Engineering. I study Illustration.

james_Bascara

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Azhar Chougle

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Azhar Chougle

alfred

is a documentary and fine-art photographer based in Mumbai, India and New York, NY. His work can be seen at www.youforgotmyname.com.

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Georgi Georgiev

I am a Bulgarian born artist living in NYC for the last eight years. My interest is in creating images by using other images, changing context and subject matter. i adjust them

to what I need them to be rather than what they already are.

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Yuri LeonovI am an llustration major. The subject matter

that intrigues me spans from highly personal

to cultural issues revolving primarily around

the struggle in life, and a pursuit of some idea

of beauty. Formal elements of my work include

juxtaposition of illusionism and flatness, as well

as dynamic composition.

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sherry

kuoI fall into an unknown space, which is colorful and funky. But I feel hungry right now.

Can I eat the pigeon?

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I am from China, but i live in New York.I love strawberries,

but i hate strawberry flavoring.I was a freshman,

but I’m not fresh any more.

Zhu zipeng

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Nina Loshiavo

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Nina Loshiavo

Nina Loshiavo

Nina LoSchiavo is an

amateur photographer-

aspiring graphic designer-

professional sandwich eater.

Her aspirations include, but

are not limited to, sleeping

past 8AM on weekdays and

eating cheese fries on the

moon.

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