The Lucky Penny Press will put poems on pressed pennies
by Rusty Blazenhoff from on (#4R2A5)
Put poems on pressed pennies? Sure, why not?! Oakland-based artrepreneur Lea Redmond (previously) has a dream to crowdfund a Lucky Penny Press, a hand-cranked machine that will dole out pressed pennies with short poems on them. I wasted no time getting on this because a.) I adore squished pennies, and b.) I think everything Lea touches is magic.
Lea recently spoke about her art practice at CreativeMornings in San Francisco: