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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

New York Art Lovers: 1st Thursday in Chelsea is June 4th! Come out to Montserrat Contemporary Art at 547 West 27th St for the bold Awakening Celebration exhibit, featuring 7 fascinating artists - me included! Many galleries in the building have openings, so bring some friends for a fun night 🥂🖼️

New York Art Lovers: 1st Thursday in Chelsea has arrived!

Come out to Montserrat Contemporary Art at 547 West 27th St for the bold Awakening Celebration exhibit, featuring 7 fascinating artists - me included!

Many galleries in the building have openings, so bring some friends for a fun night

Lisa Penny Metamodernist art can be found at www.lisapenny.com

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Want to see a really cool art exhibit in NYC? Come down to Chelsea to Montserrat Contemporary Art for First Thursday celebrations on June 4 All the galleries at 547 West 27th St have openings from 5-8:00pm! Enjoy the art and meet the artists. I’ll see you there! #art #contemporaryart #nycart

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Are you looking for behind-the-scenes info on how artists create designs and bring them to life? Are you curious about materials and processes, and want to understand art better? Read my Substack! Enjoy knowing how or why things are made? See how art is engineered open.substack.com/pub/lisampen...

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What's that made of?

Materials-based engineering fans right here

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Are you looking for the most unique art for your space? New artwork alert! This unique #abstract geometric mixed media artwork is fresh out of the studio. Created with acrylics, papyrus, cork, wood, grass papers, pine inclusion papers, fabrics and microsuede. See more #art at my bio links!

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Are you on Substack? Follow me at The Intersection of Structure and Intuition for a weekly article about topics on contemporary art This week I play with codes, ciphers, and copper etchings. #art #contemporaryart #artcollector open.substack.com/pub/lisampen...

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The Art of Secrecy

Riddle me this...

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Making weekend plans? I’ve got you covered in Boston, Hartford, Long Island, and the lower Hudson Valley: come check out contemporary art at cool regional galleries! TAG The Art Gallery Boston (SoWa) Gallery 53 Meriden CT Reboli Center for Art Stony Brook, NY Arbor Gallery Carmel, NY #art

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

This mixed media art lives at the intersection of chaos & structure. It’s acrylic paint, papyrus, crushed glass, wood veneers, cork, suede, faux leather, grass papers, and 12 miniature 2” painted panels. Shapes cut from an antique musical score pop across the surface like a mapping of chords. #art

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Do you want to take a deeper dive into viewing and understanding contemporary art? Every Thursday I post a new Substack article to give art lovers insights into how makers think and create. Learn how to evaluate art for your own collection. open.substack.com/pub/lisampen... #art #artcollecting

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Intra~ vs Inter~ connected

What's the big difference?

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Want to get out and see contemporary art and meet the artists This Week? Meriden CT: Gallery 53 opens its Abstract show Thurs 4/9, 6-7pm 53 Colony St - see you there 👋 Carmel NY: Arbor Gallery, a lower Hudson Valley gem, opens its A7 show today, with a reception Sat 4/11, 1-4pm. 1875 US Route 6 👋

Meriden CT: Gallery 53 opens its Abstract show Thurs 4/9, 6-7pm
53 Colony St - see you there

Carmel NY: Arbor Gallery, a lower Hudson Valley gem, opens its A7 show today, with a reception Sat 4/11, 1-4pm. 1875 US Route 6

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

In this week’s Substack post I dig into the issue of Alzheimer’s caregiving. How dementia deconstructs both the patient and the carer, from the artists’ perspectives. Read the article and subscribe to my weekly articles for free: lisampenny.substack.com/p/deconstruc... #art #caregiving #abstract

Lisa Penny mixed media artwork: The Loss of a Mind

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Engineering a large art project starts with the smallest details. This dozen 2” mini artworks are like quantum packets of data in the larger geometric rendering. Made with acrylic and paper on canvas boards, they’ll go on a 48” square mixed media collage. Follow me to watch this project emerge!

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

What’re you doing Friday night? Come out to SoWa Boston to the First Friday Art gallery openings! TAG The Art Gallery opens Mapping Memories exploring our memories in the processes of creating and enjoying art. Meet contemporary regional artists. Fri April 3: 5-9 460 Harrison Ave See you there 👋

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Want to understand more about art, makers, design, and engineering creativity with mixed materials? lisampenny.substack.com/p/hello-world Subscribe for free to get weekly stories about artworks, upcoming exhibitions, and other interesting art thoughts #contemporaryart #mixedmediaart #lisampenny

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hello, world

This is where I introduce myself:

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

It’s fascinating how political tempers can rise to the point of mass action, how our cities are not just a reflection of who we are but the actual embodiment of it. In this mixed media collage the walls of an abstract skyline become one with the people in the streets. #art #blueskyart #lisapenny

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I love reading physics and astronomy sites and pretending I understand it all. Some of it sinks in, some visions I make up. This mixed media art plays with the night sky using collage papers, beautifully patina'd copper, wood veneers, nylon mesh, corks and cashmere yarn. #art #BlueSkyArtShow #sky

This mixed media art plays with the night sky using collage papers, beautifully patina'd copper, wood veneers, nylon mesh, corks and cashmere yarn.

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Are you near Boston? Come out tonight and warm up with art, wine, snacks, music! SoWa First Friday Dec 5th will be a fun night out and even with ample parking! Come down to 460 Harrison Ave for 2 excellent show openings at TAG The Art Gallery and at Galatea Fine Arts! #art #artshow #artforxmas

SoWa First Friday Dec 5th will be a fun night out and even with ample parking!

Come down to 460 Harrison Ave for 2 excellent show openings at TAG The Art Gallery and at Galatea Fine Arts!

Are you near SoWa Boston? Come out tonight and warm up with art, wine, snacks, music!

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Ever heard the Lovin’ Spoonfuls’ song Daydream? The poetry of the warm sun on your face… This fiber art collage is gallery wrapped in stretched canvas, wired to hang. #BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #art #fiberart #contemporaryart

Ever heard the Lovin’ Spoonfuls’ song Daydream? The poetry of a vibrant warm summer sun on your face…
This is a fabric art collage, gallery wrapped on stretched canvas, wired to easily hang.

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Still looking for that perfect gift? Come to the West Hartford Art League’s Holiday Small Works show! All artworks under 12” and affordable! Be the one with the gift to remember! #art #artgifts #artforchristmas

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Are you searching for excellent gifts in the Westchester NY & Fairfield CT area? Buy art! Small, affordable works from the region’s talented artists! Going on now in New Rochelle 🎁 #art #artgifts #artgallery #ArtForXmas

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Looking for unique gifts that will impress that special person? Buy Art for Christmas!! If you’re in the NY & CT area come to Arbor Gallery, Carmel NY for a fantastic affordable small art and artisan crafts show! Don’t be ordinary 🖼️🎁 #art #BlueskyArt #artgifts #smallart @arborgallery.bsky.social in

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Are you near NYC? Pop down to Chelsea to the National Arts Club for an amazing exhibition of contemporary American women artists! In person until Nov 8 - online at this link: thenawa.org/product-cate...

Pop down to Chelsea to the National Arts Club for an amazing exhibition of contemporary American women artists! In person until Nov 8 - online

This mixed media collage reflects on how we create our paths through life. How we face obstacles, opportunities, choices, and large social systems that develop our fully layered and textured selves. A subtle Fibonacci sequence to 21 hints at our formative experiences quietly directing our fate.

It's acrylic on canvas, with mulberry and banana fiber papers, dyed corks, woven grass paper, walnut wood veneer. Gallery wrapped and wired to hang.

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Fall Is In The Air is a mixed media abstract artwork celebrating the change of the season. Created with acrylics, batik fabrics, embroidery thread, and walnut and cherry wood veneers. #BlueskyArtShow #Autumn #art #abstractart #mixedmediaart #contemporaryart #modernart #lisapenny

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

What’re you doing Sunday? If you’re near Boston come to SoWa during the Affordable Art Fair and come by TAG The Art Gallery for an Artist Talk & Reception: 460 Harrison from 3:30-5:00. See you there👋 #art #affordableart #sowaboston #artgalleryboston #contemporaryart

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/10/2025

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

No matter how often I'm in the city, I'm still in awe of the skyscrapers. That abstract hitch in your balance when you're looking straight up amid them… Made of acrylic and metallic copper paints, a vibrant silk weave, dyed corks, cottons, and woven grass papers #art #BlueskyArtShow #Vertical

No matter how often I'm in the city, I'm still in awe of the skyscrapers. That tiny hitch in your sense of balance when you're looking straight up amid them, or looking straight down from above gives that tiny visceral shiver.

This artwork is created from acrylic and metallic copper paints, a vibrant silk weave, dyed corks, cottons, and woven grass papers

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Henry Brubaker @henrybrubaker.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

ANTIFA Since 1933

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

It’s World Octopus Day - a day to appreciate and remember to protect octopi and their habitats. Here’s a fiber and bead embellished art quilt of a reef octopus. It’s gallery-wrapped on a stretched canvas frame. #art #WorldOctopusDay #fiberart #artquilt #cephalopod #BlueskyArtShow

A reef octopus catches snorkelers by surprise in the Caribbean Sea.

This piece is appliquéd with a mix of fabrics, decorated with Czech glass and aquamarine beads that shimmer like the light in the ocean, plus silk and rayon fibers flowing over the reef.

Gallery-wrapped on stretched canvas and wired, ready to hang

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Enjoy a 14 second art show of my mixed media collage artwork! Follow the QR code or my profile link to browse contemporary abstract art 🌻 #art #abstractart #contemporaryart #oc #modernart #collage #collageart

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Busy Friday night? If you’re near Boston come down to SoWa for several great art openings! Don’t miss the Creative Re/Frame exhibit at TAG 460 Harrison Ave! Lots of excellent art, wine and snacks 🥂 See you there! #art #blueskyart #artshow #contemporaryart #abstractart #oc

This artwork invites viewers to reflect on how active change and creative thinking can transform obstacles into opportunities, serving as both a mirror of our current state and a blueprint for a vibrant potential future.
Acrylic on canvas with fabrics, walnut veneer, nylon mesh, faux leaves, faux leather, cork, collage paper. It's

I’m distressed by proposals to sell of public lands to industry. All efforts to save forests, grasslands, waterways, greenways, and marine preserves are so critical to our planet’s flora & fauna. It’s important to keep this conversation alive amid all the political and industrial chaos.

This mixed media artwork “Natural Spaces” explores our fragile protected parks using acrylics, banana and mulberry fiber papers, corks, metallic paper, grass paper, copper and turquoise beads, cherry and walnut veneers.

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Giving Summer one last fling with two mixed media abstract beachscapes. Two of my favorite places east and west: Rialto Beach, WA & Charlestown Breachway RI. Explore! #art #abstractart #BlueskyArtShow #scapes #beachscape #originalart #oc #contemporaryart #modernart

Abstract mixed media art that remembers Rialto Beach, WA. Created with acrylics, banana and mulberry fiber papers, red oak and walnut wood veneers, cork, lava rock, and ocean jasper beads.

Abstract mixed media artwork that remembers the beaches and coves of Charlestown Breachway, RI. Created with acrylics, silk and cotton fabrics, cherry and walnut wood veneers, dyed corks, nylon mesh, and sea glass beads.

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

One universal truth about humans is we all need to dance and wiggle to music. These 3 mixed media artworks celebrate dance with acrylics, silk and cotton fabrics, and cork. #art #BlueskyArtShow #HumansOfBluesky #dance #mixedmedia #contemporaryart #dancing #contemporaryartist #oc #moderndecor

This one-of-a-kind mixed media piece brings dancers to life, floating in 3D above the canvas.

Each dancer is handmade with cotton fabrics and heavy inerfacing then lifted into the air with tiny wooden pegs.

The background is a blend of organic cotton, a stunning silk textile, and acrylic-painted canvas. It’s all tied together in a beautiful wood frame with a metallic, mottled finish.

This mixed media piece is all about celebrating the end of the pandemic—because we were cooped up long enough! Time to get out and dance!

The artwork features beautiful Australian Aboriginal Fair Trade cotton fabrics and cork dancers, popped up in 3D with wooden pegs for a playful, lively scene.

It’s gallery-wrapped on stretched canvas and wired up, ready to hang.

A modern dancer pauses for one moment, while reaching for greatness.

This fiber art piece is a collage of cotton batik fabrics, mounted on stretched canvas, gallery-wrapped and wired to hang

Follow the QR Code to
https://www.lisapenny.com

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

September 2015 had a total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, coinciding with a Harvest Moon, the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. It was also a Supermoon, when closest to Earth. My Equinox art uses cork, acrylics, grass papers, fabrics to explore autumn #art #abstract #equinox #oc

September, 2015 there was a total lunar eclipse, also known as a Blood Moon, that coincided with the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. This event was special as it was also a Supermoon, meaning the Moon was at its closest point to Earth.

This mixed media artwork emerged from thinking about the movement of the sun, moon, and planets, and their seasonal paths and changes.

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Texturalism uses many materials and techniques for intriguing effect. For these 3 pieces I used fabrics, wood veneers, dyed corks, and faux leathers for lots of visual and tactile contrast. Follow the QR code to my website for artwork details, sizes and pricing. Enjoy! #art #fiberart #abstractart

That feeling you get when you've been cruising along, but you sense that all roads lead to chaos...
This mixed media piece is made from cotton fabrics, dyed corks, faux leather, woven grass papers, and maple wood veneer.

This mixed media piece is all about Texturalism—calming subtle patterns with a tactile mix of materials and textures. The gentle spiral design subtly pulls you in, tracing the golden ratio.
It’s made with cotton fabrics, tan and white woven grass papers, tinted corks, and wood veneers in maple, red oak, and walnut.

This mixed media fabric-based piece is Texturalism in action. It uses lines and planes to suggest shapes that shift and flow with the textured elements, creating a time-lapse vibe of a solar eclipse.

Created with red oak, maple, and walnut wood veneers, tinted corks, woven grass papers, and a mix of fabrics.

Follow the QR code to www.lisapenny.com to see artwork details, sizes and prices

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Feeling Mod today? Kick up those patent leather boots to a couple of fiber artworks created from dupioni silks and cube-shaped white dendritic agate beads. The 1st is a triptych of 11”x14” works; the 2nd is 15”x30”. All are gallery wrapped on stretched canvases. #art #modernart #fiberart #mod

This is a set of three Modernist-style art quilts in a triptych, each measuring 14" x 11" for a total of 14" x 36".

The pieces are sewn from white cotton and colorful dupioni silks, with a linear texture created by hundreds of cubed white dendritic agate beads.

This playful Modern piece is made with vibrant dupioni silks in bright jewel tones, crisp white cotton, and hundreds of tiny cube-shaped white dendritic agate beads that reflect sparkles of light.
It’s gallery-wrapped in sleek black dupioni silk on stretched canvas and comes wired, ready to hang.

Follow the QR Code to www.lisapenny.com to see these and more of my artworks

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Catch 4 great art exhibits this Sept in Boston and Brooklyn! Discover many outstanding contemporary artists! TAG, 460 Harrison Ave, Boston Piano Craft Gallery, 793 Tremont St, Boston A Space Gallery, 13 Grattan St, Brooklyn, NY John J Moakley Courthouse Gallery, Fan Pier, Boston Seaport #art

Synchronicity - at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse Gallery, Fan Pier, Boston Seaport, until Sept 30

The Loss of a Mind - At the Piano Craft Gallery, 793 Tremont St, Boston until Sept 28

Neurons Firing - at A Space gallery, 13 Grattan St, Brooklyn NY until Sept 25

Devolution - at TAG The Art Gallery, 460 Harrison Ave, SoWa, Boston until Sept 29

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

When the silver & gold begin raining down, peace takes flight. This mixed media artwork is created from pastel and metallic acrylics & paper origami cranes. #art #mixedmedia #collage #origami #peace

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

It’s Saturday Night! Are you so bored you’d like to watch me pour glue? #art #utternonsense #SaturdayNight #BlueskyArt #tomorrowwillbebetter

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Inspired by drone footage of a migrating family seeking a safe home in America, I created this piece using black oil pastel on ivory dupioni silk. #art #BlueskyArtShow #home #mixedmedia #contemporaryart #oc #fiberart

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

This artwork is AI made artificially, with acrylic paints and fabrics. No intelligences were harmed during the making of this art. Created from analog fabrics and acrylics. #art #abstractart #AI #oc #mixedmedia #BlueskyArtShow #contemporaryart

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Sharing a couple of intimate moments of friendship, these mixed media artworks are created from acrylics, batik fabrics, faux leather, and dyed corks. Enjoy! #art #mixedmediaart #HumansOfBluesky #BlueskyArtShow #abstractart #oc

This artwork, "Friends in 3D," imagines a couple buddies at a 3D movie. It’s made with acrylics on canvas, along with cotton batiks and faux leather.

This is the second piece in my abstract portrait series. It imagines a secret being shared between friends. I used one continuous piece of dyed cork to connect their heads, like they’re in on something together. Did you raise your eyebrows?

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

This mixed media art came from contemplations of my Mom's Alzheimer's path. It explores how the brain's hemispheres change, and the structures between them hit blocks and break down, making synapses misfire. On exhibit at The Piano Craft Gallery Boston MA. Come to the opening Sept 12 @ 5-7 pm!

this mixed media piece came from contemplations of my Mom's Alzheimer's path. It explores how the brain's hemispheres change, and the structures between them hit blocks and break down, making synapses misfire.

Created from acrylic on canvas with teak leaf, mulberry and banana fiber papers, fabrics, faux leather, dyed corks, walnut wood veneer, nylon mesh.

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

On a political note, there’s no magic bullet to solving America’s gun problem. This problem won’t solve itself while we watch. This mixed media artwork is made of acrylics with banana and mulberry fiber papers, wood, and porcupine quills show the enigma of safety. #art #mixedmediaart #originalart

On a political note, there is no magic bullet when it comes to solving America’s gun problem. We all need to face the reality that this problem won’t solve itself while we watch.

I hope to address the conversation with this mixed media artwork, created from acrylics with banana and mulberry fiber papers, wood veneers, and real porcupine quills representing the enigma of safety.

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

You can almost hear the turbulent ocean arguing with the rocky coastline in this mixed media artwork. The shore is slabs and beads of Ocean Jasper in coarse sand, with a woven grass paper edge. A unique fabric gives the ocean color and texture. #art #BlueSkyArtShow #RockyTuesday #mixedmediaart

You can almost hear the turbulent ocean arguing with the rocky coastline in this mixed media artwork.

The shore is created from slabs and beads of semi-precious Ocean Jasper embedded in coarse quartz sand, with woven grass paper hugging the edge. A unique cotton fabric gives the ocean swirls of color and texture.

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Want a fun après work activity this Thursday in Boston MA? Come to the art reception at the gorgeous art galleries at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse from 4-6:00 PM. Then stroll the Harborwalk before dinner! Fan Pier, Seaport - see you there! 👋 #art #artgallery #artboston #contemporaryart #nawa

Art gallery reception at John Joseph Moakley Courthouse Galleries Thursday September 11 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM

Mixed media artwork “Synchronicity” by Lisa Penny

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

What’re you doing this Friday night? Make a plan now to come to Brooklyn for a fantastic show Neural Backup opening at A Space Gallery 13 Grattan St, #402 Brooklyn NY! Thank you A Space for including my work Neurons Firing in the exhibit! #art #originalart #mixedmedia #BlueSkyArt #abstractart

I created this piece imagining what it's like inside my mind when all the sensory input gets creative ideas flowing. I wired it to hang as pictured and also upside-down, which I also found an intriguing view!

It’s a mixed-media creation featuring acrylic paints, woven grass papers, maple, red oak, and walnut wood veneers, plus dyed corks.

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Lisa Penny @lisampenny.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

The best part of summer is the farmer’s markets. Nothing better than fresh local food! My artwork Farmer’s Market is created from acrylics, batik fabrics, and collage papers. #BlueSkyArtShow #Summer #Art #abstractart #mixedmedia

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