I work and re-work my paintings adding, removing layers until a form appears which I then develop upon. I am more interested in the actual process as opposed to the completion. This transience is acknowledged through my working process. These tools (symbols) which we use are pathways to understanding our past, present and where we want to be as individuals and as societies in the future. Symbols which were once taboo and progressive become pedestrian and mundane. Languages are lost, discovered and created. Words lose their 'original' meaning and change. Moreover, these systems of symbols which we have created and use to communicate have a fragile and ephemeral nature. This recognition of the power of symbols shapes our perceptions of the world and consequently directly affect how (and why) we act. How one series of lines can be immediately recognized as holding meaning to someone while to another they are (at that moment) meaningless. That’s my two cents on the great penny debate.This piece was, in part, inspired by the city of Tokyo, the Japanese Art of calligraphy - shodō (書道), Wabi-sabi (侘寂) and also by the new environment that I now find myself living in (Bavaria) This piece (& my recent work) is interested in exploring the emotional response of moving from one culture to another and continues to pursue my fascination with the relationship between symbols (for example language) and the possibility of meaning that they contain. Of course it will take time to adjust to life without the penny, but commerce is sure to continue and America will find something else to be upset about after the nickel becomes the norm. history that have served a purpose at one point but were discontinued for one reason or another. It is silly to hold onto a useless coin that costs us millions of dollars annually to sustain. By giving up pennies you are actually saving time, which is more valuable. Even if they do make it to the dollar store with a pound of pennies, the cashier will most likely not accept them as a method of payment. Give a child 100 pennies and they will probably laugh at you. My favorite argument is “But it teaches children the value of saving money.” The only reason children save pennies is because they buy nothing in today’s economy. This may take a week tops to get used to.įor those of you who wish to keep the penny because it honors Abe Lincoln, last time I checked he was on the $5 bill! I am sure Abe would be honored seeing that his penny is typically thrown on the ground, in sewers, on train tracks, under your car seat, in water fountains… Prices ending in 1, 2, 6 or 7 will round down to 0 or 5, and if the price ends in 3, 4, 8 or 9, the total will be rounded up. The pro-penny argument will always be that prices will always be rounded up and never down. If we do ditch the penny, prices will have to be rounded to the nearest nickel. Many people firmly believe that the entire country will go into disarray the very minute the U.S. A penny for your thoughts these days is basically like saying “your opinion is worthless.”Īs a waitress, I find it extremely annoying having to wait for customers to fish out several pennies from the deep dark depths of their purses and pockets. Person 2: No, she has hardly said a word all day, and she’s just staring at the. The first conversation is taking place between a group of friends. Many people physically toss their pennies in the trash because they are a burden to carry. If you are curious to see how the term Penny for your thoughts would work in a conversation, here are some examples to show how this would happen. Pennies are so useless that they are now offered for free at almost any store. Maybe half a drop of gasoline but that’s about it. What can a penny buy you these days? Nothing. The amount of pennies in circulation is unknown due to the large amounts of hoarding over the years. They provide reasoning such as, “The penny is sentimental,” and “Prices will be rounded up if we eliminate it.” It’s a pretty safe bet to say that most of these people hardly use the coin that they hope to save. The United States penny support group, “Americans for Common Sense,” says that two-thirds of Americans wish to keep the penny. CBC news reported that it costs them 1.6 cents to produce their penny, costing them about 11 million dollars a year. Last month, Canada decided it was time to call the quits on their one-cent coin. This price is sure to go up due to the rising costs of zinc and copper used to produce the penny. Over the years, the cost of producing and distributing the one-cent coin has actually cost us money 60 million dollars in 2011. Each year, the United States produces approximately 7 billion pennies. Mint’s annual report, it costs 2.4 cents to make a penny that is worth 1.0 cent. See a penny, pick it up, all day long you’ll be carrying around a worthless piece of copper–plated zinc.Īccording to the U.S.
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