The theme is Bananas & Anna Banana. Many of our members are « bananas » themselves, others are »fruity », a few are « nutty », and one is completely « ape ».
If you are none of these, don’t worry we can help you with specially designed projects and exams for your progress to the banana status you deserve.
We will also explore the many works of Anna Banana as we give appreciation for involvement in Mail Art & "Art".
PS I you are « crackers » or « loony », this group may not be for you.
Also: see link and fill in the form and return it to Anna Banana!
Thanks to Finnbadger and Katerina for helping me to celebrate banana day 2015. Beautiful. Pink bananas, yellow bananas, green bananas - got them all...
Having been out of touch in recent months, I had not participated in recent banana mailings. Thank you to those of you who had the heart to include me anyway. (You know who you are!) Let this be my contribution to the festivities.... http://www.cbsnews.com/news/going-bananas/
Two cards in, thank you oh so much. I didn't sign up because I didn't think I'd be able to get any completed but I did! Surprised myself. I saw some bananas on display at the market and took a photo of them. FUN!
I also got one from Heleen! Will be blogging it in a minute and AHEM, I actually made my bananas today! So will be sending them out to seven people, a few more than I received from, I think… thank you all!
So I realise I forgot to put my name on my banana appreciation day mail art sent to: Anna Banana, Angie Cope, Katerina Nikoltsou, Heleen deVaan, Stripygoose, Finn Badger and Mim. If I have missed people and I think I have missed a few, I will make a second batch soon! You will know it's from me if it has something like this on it somewhere:
Linda French's Galactic Winter Banana arrived in Paris on December 16, 2015.But it took me this long to figure out how to peel it. Thank you Linda, it set aside to be on the tree next year.
FinnBadger
Here's the group shot of the envelopes going out (I sent a few extras to people not on the list)
Nov 19, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Nov 19, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
Banana Appreciation Day mail art created on 18th november, put in the mailbox today (19th of november)...
And after that, some banana-coloured yellow unidentified stamped objects were following the bananas...
Nov 19, 2015
FinnBadger
I'm loving the group photos, Heleen and Angie. Can't wait to see what shows up in the mail.
Nov 19, 2015
stripygoose
Thanks to Finnbadger and Katerina for helping me to celebrate banana day 2015. Beautiful. Pink bananas, yellow bananas, green bananas - got them all...
Nov 21, 2015
stripygoose
"You get the weirdest post of all". So said Tony the postman when he delivered this...
My very own banana-guard from Heleen! And an immaculate banana postcard. Thanks for making my day - and the postman's :>)
Nov 21, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
So fast!?! Glad to see they arrived well. Thank you for posting, and many thanks to Tony for delivering the banana guard safely at your place :-)
Nov 21, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
Great Banana Mail Art (including - banana loving! - Minions) from Katerina!
Thank you very much, Katerina, it's a joy to see (and eat :-) ) !
Nov 23, 2015
Lynn Radford
Having been out of touch in recent months, I had not participated in recent banana mailings. Thank you to those of you who had the heart to include me anyway. (You know who you are!) Let this be my contribution to the festivities.... http://www.cbsnews.com/news/going-bananas/
Nov 23, 2015
Mim Golub Scalin
A little late but on their way.
Nov 24, 2015
Mim Golub Scalin
Two cards in, thank you oh so much. I didn't sign up because I didn't think I'd be able to get any completed but I did! Surprised myself. I saw some bananas on display at the market and took a photo of them. FUN!
Nov 24, 2015
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Heleen de Vaan Happy International Banana Appreciation Day 2015
The stamp of Banana excellence!
Nov 24, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Mine is a
Banana Split! from Heleen
Nov 24, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Is it a pumpkin?...asked my postman:
Nov 27, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
It's a Banana Guard from Heleen!
What's that? he says...sooooo, had to show Mr. Postman:
Nov 27, 2015
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Welcome to the Banana bunch Lisa,
Back to Bananas could also turn out to be a big song hit. I just need to find a word that rhymes with Purple.
PS I saw the David Bowie Expo here in Paris, and it was excellent.
Nov 28, 2015
Rebecca Guyver
I also got one from Heleen! Will be blogging it in a minute and AHEM, I actually made my bananas today! So will be sending them out to seven people, a few more than I received from, I think… thank you all!
Nov 29, 2015
Rebecca Guyver
A Few more bananas blogged here! http://thepostalleger.blogspot.co.uk Thank you all.
Nov 30, 2015
Rebecca Guyver
So I realise I forgot to put my name on my banana appreciation day mail art sent to: Anna Banana, Angie Cope, Katerina Nikoltsou, Heleen deVaan, Stripygoose, Finn Badger and Mim. If I have missed people and I think I have missed a few, I will make a second batch soon! You will know it's from me if it has something like this on it somewhere:
Nov 30, 2015
Rebecca Guyver
Nov 30, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
Glad to see the babana mail art and guards arrived well, and thank you for posting / blogging!
Nov 30, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
Yay! Received many Bananas from Mim, thank you very much!
There were two interesting animals on the back so I posted these there.
Nov 30, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Mmmmm, Angie, yummy bananas with PANCAKES!
Oh, yes, we have some bananas, we have some bananas today :-)
(not in Greece though)
Dec 1, 2015
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Banana Mim arrives in Paris. What a square! (I see the others have circles.)
Dec 3, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Banana Mim arrived in Greece...pretty square here, too :-)
Thanks, Mim, ...every day is banana day!
Dec 4, 2015
Linda French
In the words of FinnBadger "...no banana is ever truly late."
Leaving tomorrow or Monday.
Dec 5, 2015
Linda French
These are Galactic Winter Bananas.
Dec 5, 2015
FinnBadger
Dec 5, 2015
Linda French
A little bit weird, huh? But then, this whole banana thing is a little bit weird, too.
Dec 5, 2015
FinnBadger
Dec 5, 2015
Linda French
Thank you, Finn.
Dec 5, 2015
Linda French
My daughter says I went bananas with the decorating.
Dec 5, 2015
FinnBadger
so many banana puns, so little time
Dec 5, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Never too late for Banana Appreciation!
Fantastic bananas, Linda :-)
Dec 5, 2015
FinnBadger
Not sure why my banana mail to Ruud needed extra help... I think I have his address correct... (Ruud's photo)
Dec 5, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
I think I received your Banana mail art, Rebecca!
It's great (and "anonymous" as you said :-) ), thank you very much!!!
Dec 5, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
(I'll wait a while to post, in order to not take away the surprise for the other recipients)
Dec 5, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
"Anonymous" is a Greek word :-) "ανώνυμη"
So it is...from the UK...and is from Rebecca?
(but i'll wait to post it too :-)
Dec 8, 2015
FinnBadger
Dec 9, 2015
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Heleen de Vaan Banana Guard
My Banana guard from Heleen arrived in Paris. Full Blog coming on Friday night. Thank you in advance Heleen.
Dec 9, 2015
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Stay tune on the blogs tomorrow night at 7pm Paris to find out if this is really Rebecca Guyver or just a look a like. Thank you again Rebecca.
Dec 9, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Yay! Time to post that mysterious "ανώνυμη banana art" card that arrived:
is it a Rebecca? Many Thanks!
Dec 10, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Dec 11, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Thank you, Linda, your Galactic Banana arrived in Greece, too!
Dec 18, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
Thank you very much, Rebecca!! (must be Rebecca?! :-) )
Dec 18, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
Celestial planetary (galactic) Banana!
Love this Banana, thank you, Linda!
Dec 18, 2015
FinnBadger
I think all my banana mail has arrived now, so thank you everyone - a great collection!
Blogged here.
Dec 18, 2015
stripygoose
Thank you all - 2015 was a super banana day year!
Dec 27, 2015
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Linda French's Galactic Winter Banana arrived in Paris on December 16, 2015.But it took me this long to figure out how to peel it. Thank you Linda, it set aside to be on the tree next year.
Jan 5, 2016
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Upgrade your banana cover.These illustrations from Heleen is just what the doctor ordered. Thank you Heleen, I'm happy. What more could a man want?
Jan 10, 2016