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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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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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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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Coppertone #14 Penny Postcard Art

Coppertone — AJ Grossman Inspiration: As a child, I would roll pennies with my dad. I would save my coins and at the end of every year on Mother’s Day, I would count them and wrap them with my dad … Continue reading

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Potential #67 Penny Postcard Art

Potential — Erin Skovmand Inspiration: As soon as I saw the post about the Penny Experiment, the flower in the center of the piece popped into my head. I grabbed a piece of matte board and started sketching. A week … Continue reading

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Create Change #46 Penny Art

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 … Continue reading

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In Mankind We Trust #17 Penny Art

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 … Continue reading

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100 Pennies United For Meals Currency #100 Penny Art

100 Pennies United for Meals “Currency” — Chris Hammer Inspiration: Food Stamps, Old Hawaiian style paper money About the Art: A few penny types and US Dollar mottoes The significance of the number: I used 100 US Pennies, the brightest … Continue reading

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