News from the ALASC student newsletter, The Descriptor. The Descriptor was discontinued in 2017 but we thank all contributing students for their efforts.

The Book Project

The Book Project by Natalie Parker   I call this “The Book Project” for lack of a better name.  Over the weeks it took to put together, that is how I referred to it in my mind. I designed and made this piece myself using very worn (and oftentimes library discarded) copies of my favorite books.  I had just moved…

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A Time to Keep Silent

A Time to Keep Silent by Barnaby Hughes   I knocked on the outer door. “Come in!” I heard softly from inside. “Hi, Father Abbot,” I said as I entered his office. “Please, have a seat,” he said, indicating an ugly armchair that had probably been upholstered before the war. “How are your studies going?” As a young monk, I…

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Dandelion

Dandelion by Pam Hooper                                               My mother introduced me to the art of Zentangle a few years ago. The basis of the art form is to use a small piece of drawing paper [generally 2x2 though I use…

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Reality Reflected

Reality Reflected by Lori Harris                                       This work depicts the study of Youthful Postures in YA Library Spaces on which I am a research assistant. The part of study I’ve been more specifically working on is the virtual replication aspects. Therefore, my…

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Cover Art for Invisible: À Perte de Vue

  Cover Art for Invisible: À Perte de Vue by Claire Hand     In 2013, I created the cover art for and edited my husband’s contemporary spy novel, Invisible: À Perte de Vue.  The book is available in the UNLV Wiener-Rogers Law Library's popular collection, and an excerpt can be viewed at Harvard.com.            …

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