Penny Richards' photos

Second-hand Ande purse, upcycled with gesso, paint, modpodge, paper collage, ink, and sharpies. Text says "In every woman there is a Queen. Speak to the Queen, and the Queen will answer.--Norwegian proverb"

Second-hand Ande purse, upcycled with gesso, paint, modpodge, paper collage, ink, and sharpies. Image of a Norwegian woman, c1856-1900, from the Flickr Commons uploads of the Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane (see below).

I made this collage pendant at THATCamp SoCal's "Craft Cabin" today (1/12/11), made with recycled cardboard, ink, paint, paper punches, rubber stamps, and sharpies. Image from Flickr Commons, Library of Congress uploads, features suffragist Margaret Howe.

Daughter is on the cover of this year's brochure of classes for Music Rhapsody (she's in recorder ensemble). So we run into the brochure around town sometimes. Here it is at Boba Loca on Aviation Blvd.

Tina S. working on a collage postcard at THATCamp, 1/12/11.

Various participant-made collage pins from the first day of Craft Cabin, 1/11/11.

Tote bag stenciled by PhDeviate at THATCamp, 1/12/11. The small item is a collaged pocket fish that she also made at Craft Cabin today. (Fish image from Smithsonian's uploads to Flickr Commons; man in radio hat is from Nationaal Archief uploads to Flickr Commons.)

Camper-made nametag with recycled cardboard, paint, cut-up ribbon and card catalog cards, markers, and a Flickr Commons image of opera singer Minnie Hauk. (by Hope G.)

THATCamper Jenna J. making a collage on canvaseboard, using a card catalog card, paint, sharpies, ink, and images from Flickr Commons (hand image from Nationaal Archief, and Mildred Adams Fenton image from the Smithsonian).

We used a lot of sharpies, paint, and other art supplies at THATCampLA, 1/12/11.

Secondhand purse from eBay, upcycled with gesso, paint, modpodge, paper collage, stencils, sharpies, and inks. Image of suffrage advocate J. Hungerford Milbank from Library of Congress uploads to Flickr Commons (see below). SOLD, 2/11.

Secondhand purse from eBay, upcycled with gesso, paint, modpodge, paper collage, stencils, sharpies, and inks. Image of suffrage advocate J. Hungerford Milbank from Library of Congress uploads to Flickr Commons (see below). SOLD, 2/11.

Our new orange tree (planted last summer).

Found this postcard at the Long Beach Flea Market last summer. The back says: "Downing New Mexico Abt 1912 or 13 Grandma Pat, age abt 11 or 12 & little playmate Martin Weinhomer We used to play indians & cowboys in a Teepee I built in our back yard - or go skating together he was about 8 & lonely too-- " Can't find any reference to a Martin Weinhomer out there, but if you know more about him or Pat, I'd love to hear about them.

We were in south Florida last week and enjoyed some bottles of Goya ginger beer, so we went in search of more here in LA. Found three different brands at the Dat Moi grocery in Gardena. (Goya has capsicum, the other two don't.)

There are six restored WPA murals in the terminals at Tampa Airport--all with the history of human flight as their theme. This is part of the stand that explains their content and history.

Second-hand purse (from ebay), upcycled with gesso, paint, modpodge, paper collage, markers, and inks. Image is of child nutrition expert Flora Rose (1874-1959), who was on the faculty at Cornell University from 1907, and co-founded the School of Human Ecology with her partner Martha Van Rensselaer; the photo is from the Cornell University Library uploads to Flickr Commons (see below).

Apparently Tiger Woods is enough of a cartoon now to be part of the golf-themed Christmas decorations at this house in El Segundo, CA.