Penny Richards' photos

The opening of the graffiti-themed show "Scratch" at El Segundo Museum of Art was crowded, but wonderful.

The opening of the graffiti-themed show "Scratch" at El Segundo Museum of Art was crowded, but wonderful.

Our kitchen table needed covering–we don’t eat at it much, it mostly holds groceries and boxes and backpacks and such. But we can’t use tablecloths, because a member of our household pulls them down, every time. So, I was thinking, “fitted tablecloth”? Do they make such a thing? And then… can I make such a thing? I might have been able to sew a cover, but decided that it’s easier for me to crochet. I used various fabric strips from Trash for Teaching in Gardena, so it worked up quickly, and the results are stretchy enough to hug the tabletop, and cushion it from any sharp corners.

A student's refashion in progress, at my "Creative Closet" class for Trade School LA.

A student working on a refashion at my "Creative Closet" class for Trade School LA.

A fabric jumble at my "Creative Closet" class for Trade School LA.

The current lime shortage means that my local pho restaurant is serving lemons instead.

Just noticed it while we were out walking recently.

Step-by-step images of a freezer-paper stenciling project--putting this image of aviator Barbara Kibbel Jayne on a black t-shirt. Step 5: The final result. Original image: www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/8392303081

Step-by-step images of a freezer-paper stenciling project--putting this image of aviator Barbara Kibbel Jayne on a black t-shirt. Step 4: Ironed onto black t-shirt. Original image: www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/8392303081 Didn't get a photo of it while I was spraypainting it silver.

Step-by-step images of a freezer-paper stenciling project--putting this image of aviator Barbara Kibbel Jayne on a black t-shirt. Step 3: Positioned on black t-shirt. Original image: www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/8392303081

Step-by-step images of a freezer-paper stenciling project--putting this image of aviator Barbara Kibbel Jayne on a black t-shirt. Step 2: Light parts of image cut out of stencil with an xacto knife. Original image: www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/8392303081

Step-by-step images of a freezer-paper stenciling project--putting this image of aviator Barbara Kibbel Jayne on a black t-shirt. Step 1: Image printed on freezer paper. Original image: www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/8392303081

We were at Otis over the weekend for the graduate students' open studios. Son participated in a project by Carol Zou, the Don't Call Me Project, which is about street harassment and labeling and identity, etc. Had to pick a word that wasn't an obvious taboo--something that would spur conversations. This worked.

San Luis Obispo CA.

Taken out the window of a moving car.

Taken out the window of a moving car (my arm in the mirror).