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.
