As a part of a project in a Photoshop class, instructor Kristin Mains asked her visual communications students to use the books in the Text Messages exhibit to serve as inspiration for artwork.

What they came up with is surreal and thought-provoking, silly, and unsettling.

If any of the images intrigue you, be sure to stop in at Text Messages soon to see the book that inspired the artwork: The exhibit, located in Café Verde on the Coliseum Campus, closes April 29.

Click on any image to zoom in and scroll through artwork.