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 TICTAC and Angie for their banana mail that arrived this week. I'll have a full report once the remainder show up. Also thanks to Scott for his bonus banana postcard.
Although I didn't join today's banana day call officially I was surprised by wonderful banana mailmart, too. Dean's winter landscape Banana I posted here already previously. And this great envelope was created by one of my biggest artistamp heroes:
My banana haul just got a lot bigger with mail in from Dean, Carina and stripygoose.
Here's what the pile looks like with TIcTac, Angie and Scott's:
Kat, your banana is still on the way it seems, however your tiny valentine arrived in today's big celebration (and your Leap Day mail arrived last week already). I am amazed you were allowed to mail that little envelope, I think it would be too small for USPS to send, so I am glad they delivered.
All credits of this drawing to Dutch illustrator Leendert Jan Vis - one of my most favourite Dutch illustrators (*oh how I wish I could draw like he does!*).
Yes, I got a message from Toni Hanner -- tonipoet, so now we are ten. And that's a bunch of bananas.
Kats, actually I looked today, and the normal bananas were 1.99 euros a kilo. Maybe I always buy the funny ones which are 3.29 a kilo. Their jokes are better, so it's worth it.
Sorry for not creating and sending 10 pieces of banana mail art for all of you. Instead I created an envelope for the Warhol museum in Medzilaborce, SLovakia. Pure coincidentally a banana on it. Or not coincidental: the first (and only) work of art which comes into my mind when I think of Warhol is the album cover of the Velvet Underground (including Mo Tucker) and Nico (f). (It will be a challenge for me to find something to draw to add to the inside of this envelope...)
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
Carina
Katerina
Stripygoose
FinnBadger
SPLENDID!!! Thank you very much to each and all!!
http://tac-tictac.blogspot.de/
Feb 21, 2016
Carina
Some really wonderful Banana mail for breakfast brightened up my gloomy sunday! Thank you, Finnbadger, Patrizia, Stripygoose and Katerina!
Feb 21, 2016
stripygoose
Thanks for posting Carina - by the way, on the toothbrush birdie please do release him from those yellow elastic bands!
Feb 21, 2016
stripygoose
Just a hint!
Feb 21, 2016
Carina
Alright - Oh, now I see the elastic bands are shaped as bananas! :)
Feb 21, 2016
stripygoose
Thank you everyone - not a great photo, but great mailart!
Feb 21, 2016
Dean aka Artist in Seine
What a haul for World Banana Day. Thank you allFinnBadger
Stripygoose SuePC (TicTac)Katerina NikoltsouCarina Granlund
Feb 21, 2016
FinnBadger
Thanks to TICTAC and Angie for their banana mail that arrived this week. I'll have a full report once the remainder show up. Also thanks to Scott for his bonus banana postcard.
Feb 21, 2016
Heleen de Vaan
Great to see all banana mail art!
Although I didn't join today's banana day call officially I was surprised by wonderful banana mailmart, too. Dean's winter landscape Banana I posted here already previously. And this great envelope was created by one of my biggest artistamp heroes:
Thank you very much, Ptrzia!
Feb 21, 2016
Heleen de Vaan
One of the Banana stamps traveled by train today:
Feb 21, 2016
FinnBadger
Wow, huge mail day today.
My banana haul just got a lot bigger with mail in from Dean, Carina and stripygoose.
Here's what the pile looks like with TIcTac, Angie and Scott's:
Kat, your banana is still on the way it seems, however your tiny valentine arrived in today's big celebration (and your Leap Day mail arrived last week already). I am amazed you were allowed to mail that little envelope, I think it would be too small for USPS to send, so I am glad they delivered.
Thanks, everyone!
Feb 22, 2016
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
Dean, your fab card just arrived! thank you!!
Feb 23, 2016
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
forgot to mention these...so cool Stripygoose!
Feb 23, 2016
Carina
Good to see that my package arrived, Finnbadger! Took awhile, althought I thought I was on time...
Feb 23, 2016
Carina
"Hello Banana" arrived yesterday, from Dean! (blogged it too)
Feb 23, 2016
Bumblebee Cee
Spotted this sign at the finish line of a 10K - naturally I thought of Anna Banana :)
Feb 24, 2016
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Angie's arrived just in time for February 23 International Banana Bread Day.Tell me this isn't the current price of bananas in American.
Feb 24, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Banana Day, Feb.21,
Banana Bread Day, Feb.23
Anna Banana's Birthday, Feb.24!
So we are still celebrating! Yay!
(Came in today's mail...nice to sweet you, too, InSeine!)
Feb 24, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Ok. that's ±30cents a POUND of bananas in the USA,
so ±80 euro cents a KILO is not all that high, right?
Feb 24, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Yes, indeedy, it is a BANANA birthday card from Heleen:
(Monkey New Year, too!)
Feb 24, 2016
Heleen de Vaan
Glad it finally arrived. MomKat!
All credits of this drawing to Dutch illustrator Leendert Jan Vis - one of my most favourite Dutch illustrators (*oh how I wish I could draw like he does!*).
Feb 24, 2016
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
Feb 25, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Thanks, Angie, your banana arrived today!
Feb 25, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
It's a Banana Boekie from Stripygoose:
with all the Banana mailings for Feb.21 :-)
blogged:
Banana Book from Stripygoose
Mar 1, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Yay!
Never too late, bananas from Heleen, with Leap Year stamping, too!
see blog:
Rare postmark: 29-II-16 from the Netherlands :-)
Mar 3, 2016
Dean aka Artist in Seine
And in Paris it seems to be big business. 2-4 euros a kilo
Mar 8, 2016
Linda French
Fashion 1975. Banana anyone?
Mar 17, 2016
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Banana Day falls on the 20th of April this year, and yes this time I found something official to back me up.
http://iws.wcupa.edu/bananaday/whatisbananaday.html
Who is in for receiving Banana Mail Art on or close to 20 April?
Mar 25, 2016
FinnBadger
I had vowed to only banana twice a year, but you've twisted my arm, Dean. I'm in!
Mar 25, 2016
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
i'm in too! :-)
Mar 25, 2016
Carina
I'm in!
Mar 25, 2016
Linda French
I'm in.
Mar 25, 2016
stripygoose
Oh, go on then - I'm in!
Mar 26, 2016
Intransferível
I'm innnnnn(transferivel)!
Mar 26, 2016
Dean aka Artist in Seine
So we are seven so far and one twisted banana fan. Likely to be a few more.
Welcome Intransferivel !
Mar 27, 2016
FinnBadger
Tonipoet also replied to the email invite saying she's in.
Mar 28, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
of course, I'm in!
(what a pickle I'm in!)
Mar 28, 2016
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
:-) great you're in!
Mar 29, 2016
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Yes, I got a message from Toni Hanner -- tonipoet, so now we are ten. And that's a bunch of bananas.
Kats, actually I looked today, and the normal bananas were 1.99 euros a kilo. Maybe I always buy the funny ones which are 3.29 a kilo. Their jokes are better, so it's worth it.
Mar 30, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
From Ecuador we are getting 1.29 per kilo (2.2 lb)
...but no funny jokes or minions :-(
Mar 31, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
ForBANANA DAY April 20, 2016,
I have these the mailing list...any additions?
Artist in Seine
Finnbadger
TicTac
Ta Ar Raden
Linda French
Stripygoose
Intransferival
Toni Hanner
Katerina MomKat
and maybe also to
Anna Banana
and
West Chester University
700 South High Street
West Chester, PA 19383 USA
Apr 1, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
8 ON my mailing list, plus the two extra.
Working on a "banana-batch" to send out next week,
but DO NOT OPEN until April 20 :-)
Apr 1, 2016
Dean aka Artist in Seine
OH dear, you forgot Carina. I don't want mine to arrived until exactly on the 20th. Now there's a challenge!
Carina Granlund
Artist in Seine
Finnbadger
TicTac
Ta Ar Raden
Linda French
Stripygoose
Intransferival
Toni Hanner
Katerina MomKat
Apr 1, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Thanks for the update, Carina now added :-)
Exactly on April 20ht? Hmmmm, that will be a challenge for the
HELLenic Post! they'll be going bananas!
Apr 2, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Banana Mail Art (a few) going in the post today in the hope
that one arrives in Brazil for Intransferival by April 20!
Apr 4, 2016
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Oh thanks for the heads up Kats. It's true mail for Brazil could take sometime. I think I'll send that one out tomorrow as well.
Seven down and two more to go for me. I think I'll eat another banana for inspiration.
Apr 7, 2016
Heleen de Vaan
Sorry for not creating and sending 10 pieces of banana mail art for all of you. Instead I created an envelope for the Warhol museum in Medzilaborce, SLovakia. Pure coincidentally a banana on it. Or not coincidental: the first (and only) work of art which comes into my mind when I think of Warhol is the album cover of the Velvet Underground (including Mo Tucker) and Nico (f).
(It will be a challenge for me to find something to draw to add to the inside of this envelope...)
Apr 11, 2016
Intransferível
oh oh ohhh... :) my sending from Brazil should arrive after the 20th, but we have many bananas here, so I promise deliciously tropical pieces. wait!
Apr 12, 2016
stripygoose
...on their merry banana way!
Apr 12, 2016
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
my bananas left yesterday...hope they're not too ripe when some of you get them! :-)
Apr 12, 2016