The Mail Art Experiment

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I just unearthed a stack of fantastic pages of handwritten experiments. Inspired by my love of ledger art and the many talented artist who participated in the Philpott Lake Project (philpottlakeproject.tumblr.com), I am sending out a new mail art call!

So, here is the deal; I will send you a sheet of “the experiment” to alter and send back to me. I will then scan the pieces and post them to themailartexperiment.tumblr.com. I hope to also open a physical exhibit in Virginia in the Fall 2018.

I would like to present the mail art in a clean and cohesive manner, so I have a few more rules than last time. I will only be scanning and displaying the pages themselves. I do not plan to post envelopes or any additional pieces of art. If there is any information that you would like to include (name, date, location, title) please incorporate it into the piece. I would prefer that the pages remain unfolded, in portrait format and unaltered in size.

Enough rules! There will be NO RESTRICTIONS on theme, content or medium, just keep in mind that your art may be displayed in a public place.

If you are interested in participating in The Experiment, please join the group and message me your address. I will send you a page ASAP until I run out. I have roughly 70 pages, so invite your friends! This time around, I hope to produce a Thank You mailing early on in the game, so once I receive something from you, be on the lookout for something from me.

Thank you! I look forward to seeing you in the mail.

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Comment by Gü on September 24, 2018 at 6:45pm: Thanks for the update Diana, sounds like a successful show. It would be lovely to see some of the comments when you have time and I'll have a look to see what I can tuck in an envelope for your send outs. Thanks again for all you did to make this happen.

Comment by Diana Hale on September 24, 2018 at 3:51pm: The exhibit comes down in a week and we have received lots of great feedback in a little notebook where people have signed in. Several people have left mailing addresses and I was thinking I might put together "mail art starter packs" will some vintage postcards and stamps and ephemera and maybe a small print or two. If you have anything to add, please send it my way and I will include it in the mailing. I am hoping to mail these by October 15th. I will scan the pages so you can read the comments next week after the exhibit comes down. Thanks!

Comment by Debra Mulnick on September 17, 2018 at 2:21am: Fantastic! I just learned about this and had so much fun seeing everyone’s work.

Thank you Diana for posting it. You’ve created a beautiful exhibition!

Comment by stripygoose on August 24, 2018 at 12:03am: Beautifully designed and presented - thanks for letting us all take part! :>)

Comment by Keith S. Chambers on August 23, 2018 at 8:54pm: A brilliant exhibition, from inception to fruition. Undoubtedly, Diana rocks.

Thank you Diana, for allowing us all to be part of your experiment.

Comment by Terry Owenby on August 23, 2018 at 4:39pm: Wow! This is excellent! You did a beautiful job!

Comment by Janys oliveira on August 22, 2018 at 4:39pm: Aeee uhuuu

Comment by Diana Hale on August 22, 2018 at 3:48pm: A few photos from yesterday, set up went smoothly and we had lots of visitors. Thank you all!

Comment by Maria Nekrasova on August 19, 2018 at 10:26pm: Hi Diana,

Title: Current forces

by Maria Nekrasova (MaNe)

Original title was: Experiment 4 continued II (Concurrent forces initially)

Comment by Gü on August 19, 2018 at 9:35am: Hi Diana, I'm not sure if I gave it a title, so if I didn't I'd like.... The result was not as expected.

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