Penny Richards' photos

Postcards made from recycled cardboard from cereal boxes, paint, paper collage, sharpies, inks, modpodge. Images of feminists Maud Younger (1870-1936) and Katharine Dexter McCormick (1875-1967) from the Flickr Commons uploads from the Library of Congress (see below).

Thrifted purse, upcycled with gesso, acrylic paints, modpodge, paper collage, sharpies, and krylon. Image of Evelyn Nesbit (1884-1967) from the Library of Congress uploads to Flickr Commons.

Thrifted purse, upcycled with gesso, acrylic paints, modpodge, paper collage, sharpies, and krylon. Image of Evelyn Nesbit (1884-1967) from the Library of Congress uploads to Flickr Commons.

At the Welsh Church in Los Angeles, for a Gymanfa Ganu in 2011. The church congregation was dissolved about a year later. Llawenhewch means 'rejoice." Dihangfa Dan means "fire exit."

Eleven-year-old daughter at the Eleventh Street beach, Hermosa Beach CA, on 11/11/11.

Penn State merchandise catalog arrived today, with a photo of Paterno on the cover--the day after he was fired.

Today, El Segundo.

Tofu/seafood stew at a Korean restaurant in Torrance; it was a chilly, rainy night outside, which made bubbling hot spicy stew all the warmer.

Thrifted Samsonite traincase, upcycled with gesso, acrylics, modpodge, paper collage, sharpies, and krylon. All images from the Library of Congress uploads to Flickr Commons (see below).

Thrifted Samsonite traincase, upcycled with gesso, acrylics, modpodge, paper collage, sharpies, and krylon. All images from the Library of Congress uploads to Flickr Commons (see below).

Thrifted Samsonite traincase, upcycled with gesso, acrylics, modpodge, paper collage, sharpies, and krylon. All images from the Library of Congress uploads to Flickr Commons (see below).

Thrifted Samsonite traincase, upcycled with gesso, acrylics, modpodge, paper collage, sharpies, and krylon. All images from the Library of Congress uploads to Flickr Commons (see below).

Thrifted Samsonite traincase, upcycled with gesso, acrylics, modpodge, paper collage, sharpies, and krylon. All images from the Library of Congress uploads to Flickr Commons.

Thrifted Samsonite traincase, upcycled with gesso, acrylics, modpodge, paper collage, sharpies, and krylon. All images from the Library of Congress uploads to Flickr Commons.

This is me, age 22, in 1988--thus the gellified hair and thick eyebrows (not sure why I look so sleepy, except that I was in grad school, and still dealing with mono that season). I scanned it to show someone on Flickr the vintage dress, because the fabric matches a dress in an old photo she has of her Aunt Joyce. Photo taken in Madison WI, in my tiny efficiency on Langdon St. I'm pretty sure I found the dress in Madison too. I saved the dress for a long time after it didn't fit anymore, and I think it's still in the house someplace, but it's not hanging in the closet where I thought it should be. Hmmm.

At the thrift store today. If I saw this in, uh, 1986, I'd have been very excited. A quarter-century later, not so much.

All for the same collaborative afghan, in a local swap group.

Hat: Georgette (thrifted and altered) Leotard: thrifted, no tags Dress: Faith Love & Passion, grey jersey knit (thrifted) Pendant: inherited stained-glass Celtic cross Tights: probably Hue Shoes: Softspots Watch: Fossil (a gift)