Monthly Archives: December 2009

Create Change #46

Posted on December 13, 2009 by admin

I just got word that Cindy McMath who writes the Pink Bird Studio blog finished her penny postcard artwork and will be sending it out on Monday to me. She wrote a wonderful post on her blog about Penny Experiment … Continue reading →

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35 Numbers Left

Posted on December 12, 2009 by admin

We’re down to the last 35 numbers available as more artists have committed to creating penny art for Penny Experiment. This puts the goal of having all the numbers taken by the end of month well on course. These are … Continue reading →

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First Art Projects Should Be Arriving Soon

Posted on December 11, 2009 by admin

Although there are still spaces available for artists that want to participate in the Penny Experiment, the first finish artwork pieces should be arriving to me any day. I’ve had several artists contact me to let me know that they … Continue reading →

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Half Way There

Posted on December 8, 2009 by admin

We now have 50 different artists who are working on artwork for Penny Experiment meaning that we have hit the half way mark of getting 100 different artists to create an art piece. It also means that there are still … Continue reading →

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1000 Pennies

Posted on December 8, 2009 by admin

With the trade of the original Penny Experiment found penny for $10, the next step was for me to turn the $10 into 1000 pennies. I had this grand idea of placing the 1000 pennies into a glass piggy bank … Continue reading →

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Penny Exchange Takes Place!

Posted on December 7, 2009 by admin

I met with Conna Craig at a coffee shop yesterday evening and we did the exchange of the original penny for $10 over a cup of coffee. She is doing some wonderful work helping foster care kids and it was … Continue reading →

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More Artists Sign On

Posted on December 6, 2009 by admin

Slowly but surely, artists continue to sign-up to take part in Penny Experiment. Enough numbers have now been taken that I have made a list (at the bottom) of the numbers that are still available. Here are the latest batch … Continue reading →

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Penny Experiment Original Penny

Posted on December 6, 2009 by admin

Just before I was going to meet Conna Craig who agreed to purchase the original penny for $10, I realized that if I simply handed her the penny that there would be no way to distinguish it from any other … Continue reading →

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Coupons Needed: The Coupon Strategy

Posted on December 5, 2009 by admin

While adding value to pennies and selling them is a good baby step to get the Penny Experiment started, this approach alone will make it difficult to reach the goal of $1 million in food for food banks. Just as … Continue reading →

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More Artists Volunteer to Help Penny Experiment

Posted on December 4, 2009 by admin

We now have 27 artists that have signed on with the Penny Experiment project which is more than 25% of the total of numbers available. The latest artists to generously offer their to help with this project are: Leyna Haller … Continue reading →

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