Penny Richards' photos with the keyword: vintage

Vintage Samsonite train case, upcycled with gesso, paint, paper collage, modpodge, inks, sharpies, and krylon. All images from Flickr Commons. Image of Luxor statue from the Brooklyn Museum (see below). Image of the Blue Scarab from the Smithsonian (see below). SOLD 12/11.

Vintage Samsonite train case, upcycled with gesso, paint, paper collage, modpodge, inks, sharpies, and krylon. All images from Flickr Commons. (Image credits in other photo descriptions.)

A vintage train case I upcycled as a custom order -- it's a birthday gift for an actress friend, commissioned by her husband. The order was for strong colors, lots of details. The ten actresses featured are Sarah Bernhardt, Eleanora Duse, Constance Collier, Zena Dare, Helena Modjeska, Adah Isaacs Menken, Ellen Terry, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Alla Nazimova, and Blanche Bender. Three of the images are from Flickr Commons.

A vintage train case I upcycled as a custom order -- it's a birthday gift for an actress friend, commissioned by her husband. The order was for strong colors, lots of details. The ten actresses featured are Sarah Bernhardt, Eleanora Duse, Constance Collier, Zena Dare, Helena Modjeska, Adah Isaacs Menken, Ellen Terry, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Alla Nazimova, and Blanche Bender. Neilson-Terry image from Flickr Commons (see below).

A vintage train case I upcycled as a custom order -- it's a birthday gift for an actress friend, commissioned by her husband. The order was for strong colors, lots of details. The ten actresses featured are Sarah Bernhardt, Eleanora Duse, Constance Collier, Zena Dare, Helena Modjeska, Adah Isaacs Menken, Ellen Terry, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Alla Nazimova, and Blanche Bender. Blanche Bender image from the Nantucket Historical Association uploads to Flickr Commons (see below).

A vintage train case I upcycled as a custom order -- it's a birthday gift for an actress friend, commissioned by her husband. The order was for strong colors, lots of details. The ten actresses featured are Sarah Bernhardt, Eleanora Duse, Constance Collier, Zena Dare, Helena Modjeska, Adah Isaacs Menken, Ellen Terry, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Alla Nazimova, and Blanche Bender.

A vintage train case I upcycled as a custom order -- it's a birthday gift for an actress friend, commissioned by her husband. The order was for strong colors, lots of details. The ten actresses featured are Sarah Bernhardt, Eleanora Duse, Constance Collier, Zena Dare, Helena Modjeska, Adah Isaacs Menken, Ellen Terry, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Alla Nazimova, and Blanche Bender.

A vintage train case I upcycled as a custom order -- it's a birthday gift for an actress friend, commissioned by her husband. The order was for strong colors, lots of details. The ten actresses featured are Sarah Bernhardt, Eleanora Duse, Constance Collier, Zena Dare, Helena Modjeska, Adah Isaacs Menken, Ellen Terry, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Alla Nazimova, and Blanche Bender. Neilson-Terry image from Library of Congress uploads to Flickr Commons. (See below.)

A vintage train case I upcycled as a custom order -- it's a birthday gift for an actress friend, commissioned by her husband. The order was for strong colors, lots of details. The ten actresses featured are Sarah Bernhardt, Eleanora Duse, Constance Collier, Zena Dare, Helena Modjeska, Adah Isaacs Menken, Ellen Terry, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Alla Nazimova, and Blanche Bender. Menken image from The Center for Jewish History uploads to Flickr Commons (see below).

Vintage Samsonite train case, upcycled with gesso, paint, paper collage, modpodge, inks, sharpies, and krylon. All images from Flickr Commons. Image of palm capital from the Brooklyn Museum (see below). Image of a woman in ceremonial dress from the New York Public Library (see below). Image of the Blue Scarab from the Smithsonian (see below).

Vintage Samsonite train case, upcycled with gesso, paint, paper collage, modpodge, inks, sharpies, and krylon. All images from Flickr Commons. Image of a woman in ceremonial dress from the New York Public Library (see below). Image of the Blue Scarab from the Smithsonian (see below).

Vintage Samsonite train case, upcycled with gesso, paint, paper collage, modpodge, inks, sharpies, and krylon. All images from Flickr Commons. Image of a dancer from the New York Public Library (see below). Image of Luxor statue from the Brooklyn Museum (see below). Image of the Blue Scarab from the Smithsonian (see below).

Vintage Samsonite train case, upcycled with gesso, paint, paper collage, modpodge, inks, sharpies, and krylon. Shown here, trompe l'oeil tags on top.

Vintage Samsonite train case, upcycled with gesso, paint, paper collage, modpodge, inks, sharpies, and krylon. All images from Flickr Commons. Image of a dancer from the New York Public Library (see below). Image of the Blue Scarab from the Smithsonian (see below).

Vintage Samsonite train case, upcycled with gesso, paint, paper collage, modpodge, inks, sharpies, and krylon. All images from Flickr Commons. Image of palm capital from the Brooklyn Museum (see below). Image of the Blue Scarab from the Smithsonian (see below).

All half-double crochet, with two colors in each stitch in body. Lined with maroon rayon from an old blouse. The button is vintage, from my great-aunt's box of buttons.

Art postcards for a swap with some friends and strangers. Recycled cardboard, painted, stamped, inked, and collaged. This one features Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), from the Smithsonian Institution's Flickr Commons uploads (see below).

Art postcards for a swap with some friends and strangers. Painted, stamped, inked, and collaged. This one features actress Maude Fealy (1883-1971). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_Fealy