Kid's & Mail art

[Kathy De Wit]

Hello mail-art friends,

 

I'm a teacher in an academy of arts in Belgium (Antwerp) and I'm planning to make with the kids (between 6 and 8 years) postcards to send through the wide world. It's to introduce them into another world of art, a form that isn't very commun for kids if they think about art.

The plan is that they will draw draw on one side on the half of the postcard their home/house/ place where they are living and that they leave the other half blank to let fill it up by another person out of another country, a mail-artist. Anyway, the mail-artist could create a drawing or collage or whatever onto the drawing of the child...and doing the same as the kid did on his card : drawing your place/house. that way the artist and the child will create a little neighbourhood with their two houses...will bring two cultures together on a card...and most of all : this action is something very new for the kids and they will be very surprised to see the result.

 

Who wants to participate in this? Just leave me a message if you want so.

I'm searching like 40 artists, one for every child.

 

The most important thing is that you will do something on the card of the kid and that it will come back to the kid. I promise you enough pic's of all the results and lots of feedback!

Would be pleased to hear you!

***Kathy

 

 

[Kathy De Wit]

Dank hoor Ruud!
Weldra zal je een kaart toegestuurd krijgen!
Groetjes,
Kathy

[Suet]

i'm in

Rm 1823 Ching Yu house
Ching Ho Est
Sheung Shui N.T.
Hong Kong

[Kathy De Wit]

Thanks Suet!!!!!

[eepy]

I got one from Arne, and the card is on the way back! Couldn't get my scanner to work though, so I couldn't post a picture. Thanks, Arne!!!

[Kathy De Wit]

oooh, he will be glad!!! He was full of nerves last wednesday... I will take pics of it...and send you, post here, whatever!
Hope you liked it to do this!

[Laura E. Thykeson]

Received Lyo's Postcard a while back-great use of texture and collage! Made a conceptual collage of my log cabin and oak trees, will be mailing back asap! here are some front and back pics:

some of the paper was coming off when I received it, so reattached it for them...didn't want them to lose during mailing...

[Kathy De Wit]

wonderful Laura!!! The adress of Lyo you are searching for that? You pasted your adress on that of her :) Here it is : Thonetlaan 106, 2050 Antwerpen , Belgium .
You made a lovely little add to it! Thank you so much Laura! YOu can expect from me one too! ;)

[Laura E. Thykeson]

LOL!!! I realized I had covered the address......silly me....I have it all ready now to send back so hopefully it will make it through the mail!!

[Kathy De Wit]

Laura, I know thaty way of being silly...happy us, silly we! :)))) don't matter, everything falls into his place whenever, I'm very thankfull to you! Hugs! Kathy

[Ntk (Natalya Korolkova)]

Very interesting project, is ready to participate
Natalya Korolkova
Pionerskaya 9-18
Nadym, Jamalo-Nenetz
629736
RUSSIA

[Laura E. Thykeson]

Need an address to return my postcard from Lyo to them...

[Heleen de Vaan]

Dear Kathy,

If I count well, you still need a few artists? Als ik 't goed tel, ontbreken nog enkele deelnemers?

I'd like to receive, add and send back a postcard! 't Lijkt me heel leuk!

My address / mijn gegevens:
Heleen de Vaan
Postbus 581
1180 AN Amstelveen
Nederland

Hartelijke groeten,
Heleen

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