Kids Introduction to Mail Art

[Jinny Pearce]

Hello, IUOMA folk. I have a long shot request. I am substitute teaching a K-5 art class in ten days, and then ten days after that, on the 28th of March and the 8th of April, and I am wondering if any of you would mind sending something that could excite children about mail art. I teach frequently, so even if a piece couldn't get here by then, I could show them to the next class. I've been sending mail art out for years, but not to other mail artists (so far), so I rarely get mail art back to show the kids! Just joined this  great network. If you send something, I'll send you something back!

I've been working with these kids for several years and are blown over by their beauty!

Thank you!

Jinny Pearce

1617 Parker Street

Berkeley, California

94703 - USA

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

Yes, I rememeber, didn't Dr. Spock come from Berkeley?  Or was that Mr. Spock from Vulcan, CA.  I always confuse the two and instead of breast feeding my first child, I shot him with a laser gun.

    Jinny, you have met your match !

[Jinny Pearce]

Dean, I was weaned on Star Trec! No red shirt guy am I! Children blasted with lazers absorb mad sick powah!!!!

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

OK you got my attention now.  I went to bed last night after a hot bath and woke up with a great idea for your pupils.  Funny how these things work out.  And now your phaser blast will come in quite handy.

Stay tuned, and don't touch that channel.

 

[Jinny Pearce]

Question: Do you think it would it be OK to IUOMA members if we made membership cards to IUOMA for the kids who participate? We have some cool ideas. If so, any ideas how to make it "official"? We will letterpress the cards and add rubber stamp member numbers. Happy Easter or whatever spring fertility celebration you lift your cup to! Jinny

[Jinny Pearce]

Question: Do you think it would it be OK to IUOMA members if we made membership cards to IUOMA for the kids who participate? We have some cool ideas. If so, any ideas how to make it "official"? We will letterpress the cards and add rubber stamp member numbers. Happy Easter or whatever spring fertility celebration you lift your cup to! Jinny

[Ruud Janssen]

just google IUOMA membership cards and discover some formats. Feel free to make those cards!

 

[Jinny Pearce]

Thank you, Ruud! Valentine told me I should contact you about it. May we put your name on there as official, uh, president or..... founder. . . .or? We are still geeking out over the wording and exciting membership card components. We are printing them letterpress, and have limited choice of faces in smaller points, so we might have to make them bigger than business card size, though I would prefer that. Off to Google---

tgtg

jinny

[Ruud Janssen]

see also: http://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/iuomamembershipcards