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!
I think I've mentioned it here, before, but the reason to mention his account again now, is that there is an interview with the maker and meanwhile you can see the making of some banana art :-)
Happy Banana Appreciation Day! And congratulations to the long distance (and Bananesque) runner! Wow, good effort!
I received your mail art last Friday, Katerina, and sent bananatoucana mail in return to you om the same day (so it is traveling through the mail on this BAD day :-) )
Anna Banana celebrates her 80th birthday today, Feb.24!
"Anna Banana (born February 24, 1940 as Anne Lee Long in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian artist known for her performance art, writing, and work as a small press publisher. She has been described as an "innovator, entrepreneur and critic", and pioneered the artistamp..."
I just had to join this group after seeing chat comments for it. It reminded me that Ive got some banana shaped postage stamps from tonga in a stamp album i started years ago as a teen.
Found this just now while looking for something else. Must try it.
Banana and oatmeal cookies.
You just need two bananas, a cup of oats and dried fruit to taste. Mix all the ingredients, add a little maple syrup, then form into balls and bake at 180C for 15 minutes. They are especially good with yoghurt and lift me up on dull days. Says Viviana, Italy
I will use honey instead of maple syrup as I got none.
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
from Finnbadger:
Feb 21, 2019
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Hello! Happy Banana Day!
a "ticket" stamp by Anna Banana on Cascadia ArtPost collection.
Feb 21, 2019
Heleen de Vaan
Thank you for your great mails, Katerina! And yes, in February there's a lot of celebrations, among them Banana Day!
Belated Happy Banana Day! (by the way, your all-February-important-days-mail arrived in time, even for the New YotPig, on 5 February)
Feb 25, 2019
Heleen de Vaan
An other proof of the fact that every day can be a Banana Day.
Banana Phone Call Day :-)
Thank you, FinnBadger!
Mar 17, 2019
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Even if a banana dreams to be an apple :-)
It's still a happy banana!
Thank you, Heleen!
Jun 24, 2019
Heleen de Vaan
On instagram there is this banana art maker:
https://www.instagram.com/isteef/
I think I've mentioned it here, before, but the reason to mention his account again now, is that there is an interview with the maker and meanwhile you can see the making of some banana art :-)
See
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Zc4udnpeX/
Oct 9, 2019
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
November:
Banana Appreciation Day, November 18:
Time for a Banana mail art exchange?
Nov 1, 2019
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Happy Banana Appreciation Day!
Hope some of the bananas have arrived in time:-)
Make every day, a banana day!
Nov 18, 2019
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Our fearless leader, (see the banana?)
as he finished the loooong Athens Classic Marathon, Nov. 10th :-)
BRAVO!
Nov 18, 2019
Heleen de Vaan
Happy Banana Appreciation Day! And congratulations to the long distance (and Bananesque) runner! Wow, good effort!
I received your mail art last Friday, Katerina, and sent bananatoucana mail in return to you om the same day (so it is traveling through the mail on this BAD day :-) )
Nov 18, 2019
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
from Mail Art Martha!!! Everyday is Banana Day :-)
Nov 20, 2019
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Green banana...or BLUE bananas :-)
Who is afraid of the BLUE banana? From Heleen!
Nov 20, 2019
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Beautiful Chagall...banana...envelope:
and great postage stamps, too, from Heleen!
Nov 20, 2019
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
An illustrated banana stamp/card also from Heleen!
Many, many thanks xxx
Nov 20, 2019
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
That's a fun Tall Tale, res! Bunches of Bananas have been tracked in "space" getting too close to the sun...(on November 18: Banana Appreciation Day)
Jan 14, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
or somewhere over the rainbow?
Jan 14, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
...in a galaxy far far away?
Hello! Watch for February 12...World Banana Day is coming :-)
Jan 14, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Oops..Feb 12 is Presidents Day in USA...
**** Feb 21 is World Banana Day...
watch out :-)
Jan 14, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Banana Days coming soon...
(sticker from The Sticker Dude, Joel Cohen)
Jan 28, 2020
Heleen de Vaan
Great finding for the dollypartonchallenge, found on instagram, made by illustrator Olivia de Recat:
www.instagram.com/drawingolive
Feb 2, 2020
Mail Art Martha
Download the Bananavisor. Here is the template ready to print
BananaVisorFOR%20GROUP.pdf
Enjoy!
Feb 21, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Happy Banana Day!
Feb 21, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Feb 24, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Anna Banana celebrates her 80th birthday today, Feb.24!
"Anna Banana (born February 24, 1940 as Anne Lee Long in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian artist known for her performance art, writing, and work as a small press publisher. She has been described as an "innovator, entrepreneur and critic", and pioneered the artistamp..."
Feb 24, 2020
Heleen de Vaan
Happy Birthday to Anna Banana!
And thank you, Cascafia Artpost, for sending Birthday mail!
Feb 25, 2020
Heleen de Vaan
*not ‘Cascafia’ but Cascadia Artpost, of course
Feb 25, 2020
Heleen de Vaan
And more Anna Banana b-day mail art thanks to Cascadia Artpost:
Feb 25, 2020
Heleen de Vaan
Beautiful B-day artistamps straight from the Heart (Coeur),
thanks to Thom Courcelle:
Feb 25, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Banana Mail Art from Cascadia ArtPost
and from Thom Courcelle arrived in Greece, too:
(very late delivery after 12 days of no mail delivery!)
nice set of artistamps, too:
Feb 26, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Feb 26, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Fun Banana Day visor from Mail Art Martha!
...ready for our Mardi Gras:
Feb 26, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Every day is Banana Day!
Thank you, Martha!
Feb 26, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Bananas from the Artful Writer in Australia:
Feb 26, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Going BANANAS from Patricia Landon:
May 12, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Every day is BANANA Day!
From Mary Anne in the UK
May 29, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
It has arrived! From Heleen in Amstelveen:
May 29, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Heleen's envelope is FAB, too!
May 29, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
flip side of Heleen's envelope...
turquoise BANANA washi tape,
with garlic? onion?
and lots of bananas :-)
May 29, 2020
Mail Art Martha
I have an idea, garlic and onion flavoured banana ice cream, any one?
Some very good bits of sketching all over Mary Ann's work and the washed out collage is great.
May 29, 2020
Heather Wilkie (paganfrog)
I just had to join this group after seeing chat comments for it. It reminded me that Ive got some banana shaped postage stamps from tonga in a stamp album i started years ago as a teen.
May 29, 2020
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
Jun 15, 2020
Francis Lammé
Dec 28, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Dec 29, 2020
Mail Art Martha
Found this just now while looking for something else. Must try it.
Banana and oatmeal cookies.
You just need two bananas, a cup of oats and dried fruit to taste. Mix all the ingredients, add a little maple syrup, then form into balls and bake at 180C for 15 minutes. They are especially good with yoghurt and lift me up on dull days. Says Viviana, Italy
I will use honey instead of maple syrup as I got none.
Dec 29, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Thanks for posting this , Martha! I too will use honey as there is no real maple syrup here. It sounds delicious with Greek yogurt!
Dec 29, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Banana mail from Heleen :-)
Jan 4, 2021
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Jan 4, 2021
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
going bananas...
Visual Mom/C.M. Bennett, has a fun project!
see her blog:
Will you take the #bananahat challenge?!
Jan 17, 2021
Jeanette Geissler
Jeanette Geissler "banana boxes" 2021
Jeanette Geissler "Bananenkisten" 2021
Feb 12, 2021
Heleen de Vaan
Bananas arrived from Greece, along with a wise Mail Owl, and in time for Saint Valentine’s day!
Thank you very much, Katerina!
Feb 14, 2021