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Quarter Project Part 2
Tuesday, July 17, 09:04 PM By
Shelly
A while back, I posted Part 1 of this project, go read that for the
background, if you want. What I'm doing is kind of an anonymous art
project, introducing painted coins into the mainstream. These coins
are all painted with fingernail polish, unlike the sharpie markers,
this should stay on the coins for a while.
This bunch of multicolored coins, all went into the candy machine at work. And did you know, if you put coins in and press the coin return, you don't get the exact coins back? My painted minions are working their way into regular society.
Excellent.
This bunch of multicolored coins, all went into the candy machine at work. And did you know, if you put coins in and press the coin return, you don't get the exact coins back? My painted minions are working their way into regular society.
Excellent.
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Quarter Project Part 1
Monday, May 21, 06:26 PM By
Shelly
I've had this art project idea for a
while now, and bear with me, it's still in progress. The idea is
kind of an anonymous form of Where's George (click for link), in which I
would put into circulation quarters or other coins that have been
altered. I thought perhaps my art project was a little strange,
being completely anonymous, and never knowing where the change
went, but recently, this story appeared on Boing Boing (click for
link), and that raised my interest in continuing.
Today, we see part 1, my first idea was to use my cool new permanent markers to draw on the quarters, sometimes incorporating the state picture, other times, just making a political statement (and utterly human wish). I like how the peach turned out on Georgia, and I could really see some potential, but it was very time consuming to produce, and the marker was very quick to become not permanent after being handled a bit. Nonetheless, I put all of these into circulation not too long after this blog and contest began.
Today, we see part 1, my first idea was to use my cool new permanent markers to draw on the quarters, sometimes incorporating the state picture, other times, just making a political statement (and utterly human wish). I like how the peach turned out on Georgia, and I could really see some potential, but it was very time consuming to produce, and the marker was very quick to become not permanent after being handled a bit. Nonetheless, I put all of these into circulation not too long after this blog and contest began.
