Penny Richards' photos with the keyword: pins

First batch of painted pins for the new season. No, you can't buy them. I'm sending them to campaign volunteers (probably in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, but if you're working with the campaign in a swing state and want pins, let me know). Also, yes, I know one of the pins was upside down when I scanned them. :)

If you're in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, or Wisconsin, and I know you in any way (I've lived in all three states), or Ohio, AND you're willing to hand a few of these out to friends, coworkers, baristas, or fellow volunteers, just holler and I'll send a handful your way. First come, first served.

Painted and collaged pins, featuring Florence Bascom (1862-1945), geologist. In 1893 Bascom receive a PhD from Johns Hopkins University--the first woman allowed to do so. (She was the second woman to earn a PhD in geology, after Mary Holmes at Michigan.) She was also the first woman hired by the US Geological Survey (in 1896), and a professor at Bryn Mawr. Image of Bascom from the Smithsonian uploads to Flickr Commons (see below).

Various participant-made collage pins from the first day of Craft Cabin, 1/11/11.

Based on "Breathing While Undocumented," the Linda Greenhouse opinion column in the New York Times website, 4/26/2010, in which she suggests that such pins be worn to protest the new immigration laws in Arizona: "Let the good people of Arizona--and anyone passing through--walk the streets of Tucson and Phoenix wearing buttons that say: I Could Be Illegal." opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/breathing-while-... If I know you somehow, and you live in Arizona or visit there often (or if you're Linda Greenhouse, of course) and you want one of these pins, leave a comment and its yours, first come first serve. (If you don't live in Arizona and still want one, I'm going to put some in my etsy shop soon, cheap, so check there.) Made by me, with wooden bases, bar-pin backing, acrylic paint, sharpies, and paper collage.

Based on "Breathing While Undocumented," the Linda Greenhouse opinion column in the New York Times website, 4/26/2010, in which she suggests that such pins be worn to protest the new immigration laws in Arizona: "Let the good people of Arizona--and anyone passing through--walk the streets of Tucson and Phoenix wearing buttons that say: I Could Be Illegal." opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/breathing-while-... Made by me, with wooden bases, bar-pin backing, acrylic paint, sharpies, and paper collage.

Based on "Breathing While Undocumented," the Linda Greenhouse opinion column in the New York Times website, 4/26/2010, in which she suggests that such pins be worn to protest the new immigration laws in Arizona: "Let the good people of Arizona--and anyone passing through--walk the streets of Tucson and Phoenix wearing buttons that say: I Could Be Illegal." opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/breathing-while-... Made by me, with wooden bases, bar-pin backing, acrylic paint, sharpies, and paper collage.

Based on "Breathing While Undocumented," the Linda Greenhouse opinion column in the New York Times website, 4/26/2010, in which she suggests that such pins be worn to protest the new immigration laws in Arizona: "Let the good people of Arizona--and anyone passing through--walk the streets of Tucson and Phoenix wearing buttons that say: I Could Be Illegal." opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/breathing-while-... Made by me, with wooden bases, bar-pin backing, acrylic paint, sharpies, and paper collage.

One is destined for a student campaign worker who did a great job in Durham NC; the other is headed to Washington DC, for a friend to wear during the run-up to Inauguration Day. Wood base, acrylic painted backgrounds, punched scrap papers, lots of modpodge, bar-pin backing.

Made a new batch of Obama collage pins in more autumnal colors--these are smaller than the other ones. The round pins are made by recycling old pins and paper scraps; the star pins are made on wooden blanks, with bar-pin findings glued to the back, and acrylic paints, nail polish, and paper bits on the front. (Words on the star pins are cut out of a disintegrating novel.) Lots of Mod Podge, as usual. The previous offer stands--if I know you somehow, and you live in a red or contested state, I'll give you one of these, just shoot me an email and tell me which one you want, and I'll plunk it in the mail within 24 hours.

These are going out today and tomorrow. The "moral issues" pin is for a teacher at a a Catholic school in Washington state; the mom star pins are going to two women in Pittsburgh; "Hockey Dad" is for someone at school here, who does phonebanks; and the little pins will be part of another packet headed for Durham NC.

All of these are headed to Durham NC, to a friend-of- a-friend who's going to hand them out to other volunteers. All on wood bases, with acrylic paint, inkjet wording, and punched scraps of paper for the flowers. The one labeled "Meet Thao Vote Obama Die Happy" is a tribute to a volunteer named Thao, who's like a one-woman recruiting film--her enthusiasm is contagious, and just working with her makes other volunteers feel wonderful. And "WXDU DJ for Obama" is for Sarah, the friend-of-a-friend--she, I, and our mutual friend have all been DJs at WXDU, the campus radio station at Duke University. Funny sidenote--Sarah saw the "This is History" Louise pin, in person, on Louise!