Penny Experiment

Create Change — Cindy McMath

Inspiration: We have the ability to create change for the better in the world around us. The Penny Experiment is a great example of this.
About the Art: I’ve used a magical-looking letter carrier as the main image – a nod to my love of mail art (and fitting for a [...]

Penny Gift — Janet Heritage

Inspiration / About the Art: I am a “mail artist” (occasionally) and what I have tended to do is find someone (a friend or relative) and kind of focus on sending them a whole bunch of cool stuff in their mail box all at once (or whenever the spirit moves me) [...]

78 RPM — Dave Bois

Inspiration: Math and numbers can be intimidating, but they can also be big fun and provide a source of meaning. I was delighted to have been randomly assigned the number 78. While my first thought was of the year 1978, I abandoned that in favor of focusing on the number of [...]

Mayan Calendar — Jennifer Bohdonnah

Inspiration: With the knowledge of the Mayan Calendar date in mind, the “Penny Experiment” is a great example of how collective, compassionate, positive intentions can manifest into something that creates healing and love for all.
About the Art: This spherical post card represents our solar system. The gold background, represents our [...]

We have the first 10 people that will be launching Penny For Your Thoughts books into the world (that means we still need 90 more people to participate) which is exciting. I’m trying to get mine out there to a random person as I type this up. Here are the people that will participate in [...]

In Mankind We Trust — Kelly Janice

Inspiration: I was inspired by the actual project at hand. I find it so inspiring when people reach out to help others. The Penny Experiment is a perfect example of people with no connection working together for the good of mankind, hence the phrase “In Mankind we Trust” on [...]

Zen in America — Niki Banffy Nesbitt

Inspiration: 50 years of Zen (Suzuki Roshi came to the US in 1959 and began the American zen buddhist practice).
About the Art: Wheel of dharma (Buddhist)
The significance of the number: 59 – 1959 was when Suzuki Roshi came to the US.
Materials: pen and ink — stenciled method
Size: 4 inches [...]

I’m sitting in an Internet cafe with a cup of tea (Green Tea Tropical – my favorite) getting ready to launch the first Penny For Your Thoughts book out into the world:

I wanted to give it to a random person, so I left it open on a table in the middle of the cafe:

We’ll see [...]

I have a confession to make. I’m a bit ashamed to say that I have never been to a food bank before beginning Penny Experiment. I have never been a food bank advocate and I probably know less about how food banks work and how many they feed than most of the people that have [...]

I am not artistic at all (one of the reasons I’ve asked others to help launch Penny For Your Thoughts books — hopefully those that choose to participate will do a much better job) and my “Penny For Your Thoughts” book reflects this reality. I had an old sketch diary that hadn’t been used for [...]