Category Archives: Penny Art

The Year Of The Tiger #83 Penny Postcard Art

Year of the Tiger — Ashley Van Meter Inspiration: Penny Experiment has shown me and others that it is possible to take “nothing” and make something deep and valuable out of it. This project risked embarrassment, failure, wasting time and … Continue reading

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Abstract #77 Penny Postcard Art

Abstract 77 — Karrah Bennett Inspiration: I use shapes to create moods. Penny Experiment is supposed to be helpful, so I wanted to make an abstract piece that would make people happy. About the Art: I usually work in ceramic … Continue reading

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Transition #72 Penny Postcard Art

Transition — Sheila Tajima Inspiration: A life changing set of events which occurred in 1972. About the Art: Love, Loss and the building of hope. The significance of the number: The year 1972 was significant. Materials: paper, watercolor, ink Size: … Continue reading

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Zero Is Where The Real Fun Starts #70 Penny Postcard Art

Zero Is Where The Real Fun Starts — Michi Lantz Inspiration: I have been at the point of having nothing (zero) and being forced to tell my children to eat as much of the free school lunch they could. I … Continue reading

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Amity #23 Penny Postcard Art

Amity — Kristal Garcia Inspiration: Tarot cards, specifially the ace and six of pentacles. A pentacle is a symbol of the world and bringing heaven to earth in tarot. The hand is offering this symbol (the penny/pentacle) to a woman … Continue reading

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Change #82 Penny Postcard Art

Change — Angie Heaton Inspiration / About the Art: This is a photograph of where I used to meet my love. I love trains. The significance of the number: The box on the side of the railroad tracks has the … Continue reading

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Recycled #32 Penny Postcard Art

Recycled — Elizabeth Kertz Inspiration: When I started thinking about this piece, two sayings kept coming to mind: “It takes a village” and “A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step.” By combining the two, I came up … Continue reading

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Give A Penny, Take A Penny #7 Penny Postcard Art

Give A Penny, Take A Penny — Scout P. Inspiration / About the Art: I just went with the colors of old, dirty pennies. I wanted the circle shape along with the gold sparkle. It looks like pennies to me. … Continue reading

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Snapshot #76 Penny Postcard Art

Snapshot — Ryk Shadix Inspiration / about the art: The painting has no object meaning. It’s just a small “snapshot” of a moment of chaos and a play of color. The significance of the number: The number 76 was just … Continue reading

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Food For Thought #35 Penny Postcard Art

Food for Thought — Julie Boydell Inspiration / About the Art: Whilst looking into the number 35, I discovered that it is a tetrahedral number (sum of the first 5 triangular numbers; it’s a maths thing). A tetrahedral is a … Continue reading

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