Penny Richards' photos
Recent projects, March
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1. Black Purse #1, after (back) , 2. Black Purse #1, after (front) , 3. Black Purse #2, after (back) , 4. Thrifted skirt remade into apron(?) , 5. Thrifted green skirt, after , 6. Spinach-cheddar bread , 7. Welsh cookies , 8. Helene Dutrieu purse (back) , 9. Helene Dutrieu purse (front)
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Black Purse #1, before
Black Purse #2, before
Black Purse #1, after (back)
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Altered with gesso, acrylic paint, paper collage, sharpie markers, inkpad
Original image is Nancy Bird (1915-2009), Australian aviator, from the Flickr Commons uploads of the State Library of New South Wales (see below).
Black Purse #1, after (front)
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Altered with gesso, acrylic paint, paper collage, sharpie markers, inkpad
Original image is Nancy Bird (1915-2009), Australian aviator, from the Flickr Commons uploads of the State Library of New South Wales (see below).
Black Purse #2, after (front)
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Altered with gesso, acrylic paint, paper collage, sharpie markers, inkpad
SOLD 4/09.
Black Purse #2, after (back)
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Altered with gesso, acrylic paint, paper collage, sharpie markers, inkpad
Original image is Elisabeth Freeman and other suffragettes, from the Flickr Commons uploads of the Library of Congress (see below).
SOLD 4/09.
Thrifted skirt remade into apron(?)
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I loved the fabrics and colors in this miniskirt for $2.99, but I'm not a miniskirt wearer these days. So I altered it with many rows of crochet to be a... well, a pull-over apron? Not really sure what to call it, but it's been fun to wear, anyway! Mostly thrifted yarns, no pattern, just winging it.
Thrifted green skirt, before
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Got this skirt at a thriftshop last summer--loved the shape, color, fabric (stretch pinwale cord), but... didn't fit ME. So I altered it (see next photo).
Thrifted green skirt, after
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Added a crochet insert along one of the curving seams, in green and purple; also added chained loops of the purple on the back of the ruffle, to hide the back of the anchoring stitches. Now it fits, and I like it a lot too!
American Girl doll costume
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Daughter dressed for "Book Character" day at school, as "Nellie," one of the American Girl series characters. Thrifted dress, altered for size, ribbon sash added.
Welsh cookies
Spinach-cheddar bread
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Spinach and cheese are in the dough--flavor isn't strong, just a hint. Good texture, color wasn't quite this ghoulish in person.
Tomato pesto bread
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Contained sundried tomato pesto, pinenuts, garlic, olive oil, and grated parmesan. Delicious, very moist.
Helene Dutrieu purse (back)
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Another thrifted purse altered with paint, collage, sharpies, nail polish, modpodge. Original purse was solid cream-colored shiny vinyl. Image of aviator Helene Dutrieu from Flickr Commons uploads of the Library of Congress (see below).
This purse was donated to a silent auction to benefit personal defense classes for women and seniors in Portland OR, summer 2009.
Helene Dutrieu purse (front)
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Another thrifted purse altered with paint, collage, sharpies, nail polish, modpodge. Original purse was solid cream-colored shiny vinyl. Image of aviator Helene Dutrieu from Flickr Commons uploads of the Library of Congress (see below).
Recent projects, February
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1. Amy Johnson purse, front , 2. Amy Johnson purse, back , 3. Thrifted black purse, after , 4. Suffragette purse, front , 5. Thrifted purse, after (back) , 6. Purple crocheted toque , 7. Crocheted "powdered wig" , 8. Crochet-altered sweater , 9. Molasses rye on a rainy day
Created with fd's Flickr Toys .
