Many Firsts for This Coin!

Coins from Papua New Guinea.  It has Land and Sea Crocodiles.  I offer it in two colors (click photo for larger image)

"soft turquoise" color.

"Cobalt" color

This coin from Papua New Guinea holds many firsts for me as an artist.  I started painting coins in 2009, and when I finished one of these crocodile coins, I felt I was ready to start selling.

I had wanted to paint coins after 15 years of collecting coins. I had seen one once, and was interested in finding out more.  When I researched it, I couldn't find any information on how to do it.  I had already been painting silk scarves and selling them, so I knew my way around the art supply store.  Everyday for almost 3 months, I returned to the store to buy another product, trying to figure it all out. I was obviously obsessed!  Eventually I got the look I wanted by blending a variety of art supply items.  Each color had it's own recipe, with some colors easy to obtain and some taking longer.

Another first for me was the soft turquoise color.  It still is the most popular color with my customers, and is basically my "neutral color" that goes with everything.

As you can imagine, I was thrilled to put my coin jewelry online and to see the reaction to it.  Much to my surprise, I received an email from a man in Australia who also painted coins.  He welcomed me to the art, and told me I was the 6th person in the world to be a part of it.  Well, that explained why I couldn't find any information about this obviously rare type of art.  I was grateful to have an answer and I have continued to enjoy painting and discovering new coins with great designs.

--Ann