We're on Vacation

Alright, so, in spite of the difficulties finding supplies in Morocco, I have managed to make one collage.
This one is called We're on Vacation. The writing on it says in Arabic, Nahhnu Fii 'Otla, or as some would type it, Na7nu Fii 36la, being that there are no English equivalents for some Arabic letters, certain numbers are used in their place in typing. As you've probably already guessed, it translates into "we're on vacation". My favorite aspect of it is the color scheme. The use of the gradients of green gives it a sickly, clinical feel. Well, that's how I feel, at least.
Due my difficulties finding supplies, I had to make it using glue sticks and a boxcutter. I have not given up my search for rubber cement and a quality x-acto knife, but didn't feel like waiting until I found them. I am definitely surprised at how well it came out, considering that I didn't have those supplies. I still have yet to put any finish on it, however, and am skeptical that I will find anything of the caliber of Mod Podge, here. As for the pictures, I still haven't found a solid used bookstore, where I can get plenty cheap books full of plenty of images. However, I did manage to find a decent used book market in the medina in Casablanca. I took advantage of it for the few days I was there, but, unfortunately HQ is nowhere near Casa, so I am going to have to find an alternative, soon. Anyway, at the market I grabbed a good stack of old Arabic magazines for around 30 dirhams. That's somewhere around being equivalent to $3! Among the magazines, were a couple old Fatah propaganda magazines. I felt bad cutting those ones up, since those were great historical documents, even if it is not considered to be a very positive history. No less, I bit the bullet and took a razor to them. The marching children in the background were actually being trained to become child fighters for Fatah, in the article I took it from. I thought the lady up front was not supposed to be anyone in particular, but was informed by a friend that she is famous Lebanese singer and ex-queen. I find this odd, since I found her picture in an ad for al-'Araqiyya Airlines, an old Iraqi airline. Also, as far as I know there isn't a royal family in Lebanon and hasn't been for a long time. There is, however a queen of the Strawberry Festival in Lebanon, Maine.