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Dragon mail art

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POSTCARD 2025

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missing Elefantus!
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Today, 9th of January, he should have turned 66. Alas he passed away three years and two…Continue

Tags: ARTennius, Ennio, elephants, Elefantus

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ruud Janssen Jan 16, 2014.

Help asked: Mail art to keep the Museum Jan Cunen alive!?!
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Dear all!I wanted to ask you for a favour, or better said, ask all of you for Help!Recently I got the sad news that the Museum Jan Cunen in the Dutch city of Oss is threatened with shutting…Continue

Tags: art, mail, activist, action, museum

Started this discussion. Last reply by Heleen de Vaan Aug 19, 2013.

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"E" est mort, vive "E"!

July 3, 2066 at 6pm to February 17, 2067 at 7pm – GUIVRY (France)

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let me give you something soft (2025 May 5)

May 16

Ficus strangulensis commented on Heleen de Vaan's group Orange lovers

"Orange cats from Google's Deep Dream"

Apr 27

Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Heleen de Vaan's group Orange lovers

"Orange for 26 April 2025 Netherlands:"

Apr 27

Heleen de Vaan commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group MANHOLE COVER LOVERS

"Today is King’s Day in the Netherlands, on which many people dress in orange. And coincidentally this manhole cover thought to join the festivities, helped by an orange spot:"

Apr 26

Maggie Makri joined Heleen de Vaan's group

Group to share the artistamps which you've received from... Your Artistamp Hero(es)! In the past years I've received wonderful artistamps (also known as cinderella stamps). Recently I was surprised by some more beautiful self-created stamps. I will publish the awesome beautiful artistamps by…See More

Apr 1

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Heleen de Vaan commented on Ruud Janssen's group Onions

"Those are beautiful onions and roots, Richard! Thank you for showing them here!"

Mar 26

Heleen de Vaan commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group MANHOLE COVER LOVERS

"Three manhole covers in Breda, the city of Ruud, in the Netherlands: Above showing the coat of arms of Breda; below: ‘u staat hier op het hoogste punt in Breda’ means ‘you’re standing on the highest place in…"

Mar 23

Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Heleen de Vaan's group We love those postal additions!

"I do not like these postal additions :-( but I now know Keith Chambers' new address, so all is well! Pedro, however, has disappeared?"

Mar 20

Heleen de Vaan commented on ion's group friends of Guido

"Guido keeps on living in his mail art and in all of our mail artist hearts"

Mar 6

Heleen de Vaan commented on Mail Art Martha's group Smiles & Smirks

"I read this horrifying news, too, but in the same article the reporter also wrote that other postal companies in Denmark possibly will continue delivering letter-mail. Keeping our fingers crossed! "

Mar 6

Ficus strangulensis commented on Heleen de Vaan's group Orange lovers

"I'm not sure if I have a FAVORITE color, I like 'em all! But the above showed up at Google's Deep Dream AI."

Mar 3

Heleen de Vaan commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group MANHOLE COVER LOVERS

Mar 3

Ruud Janssen replied to Heleen de Vaan's discussion (Why) Is MailArt Addictive? in the group Why is MailArt Attractive?

"The addiction stays inside for a long time. I started in 1980, and 45 years later we are at this point."

Feb 20

Hélène LAGACHE commented on Heleen de Vaan's group Orange lovers

"Incoming from Netherlands: Willemien Visser"

Feb 2

Heleen de Vaan commented on Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)'s blog post Haptic Erni in Hamburg

"Erni Mail Art, with many thanks to Thom Courcelle:"

Jan 26

holly johnson joined Heleen de Vaan's group

Dragon mail art

Some years-of-the-dragon ago I was born, and since then I received and created some nice dragons.And not only me. However, in the ‘tail’ of the present Year of the Dragon, I realize there isn’t yet a group about Dragon mail art. So, here it is. A place to share your dragons mail art.See More

Jan 26

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Mail-Artist since:: 2009 (and not aware being mailarting since 1979)

My Website (without http://):: http://heleendevaan.blogspot.com

Why I am involved in Mail-Art:: Making illustrations is my life. Love rubberstamps, coloured pencils, watercolour, black fineliners.
And how great to see other people's creative outbursts, creative additions to envelopes. Including those by the postal services (even a pen cancellation can have it's charms). I love the small pictures stamps show. And like to communicate via art works. And isn't it fascinating how snail mail works? We put a stamp and address on an envelope and a whole system of people and transportation means is bringing that single envelope to other places.
Count up all previous words and see: Mail Art is inevitable.

P.S. If you want to create and send me mail art about your favourite (weird or common) animal I will be most happy; I'll like to post it on my http://realweirdanimals.blogspot.com blog.

My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail): Postbus 581
1180 AN Amstelveen
Nederland

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Knitting with knitting pins - Breien met breispelden

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Young neighbours

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Beverratten

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What or whom is she staring at?

Posted on January 3, 2018 at 12:21am 141 Comments 20 Likes

I've sent her to various colleague mail artists.

And great 'this is what she sees' returned home.

Of course new visions still are welcome.

Thank you very much, all of you!

Diorama from Dean

Posted on March 31, 2017 at 12:30am 9 Comments 3 Likes

Stamps which are almost loose but still in their place... Mail from Paris...

That must be Dean's!

The stamps were added to an enormous box which had succeeded to enter my p.o.box. Too big for the scanner, so I show it thanks to 'real…

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Recycled (tissue box) Art by Dean

Posted on August 7, 2016 at 7:33pm 5 Comments 5 Likes

Dean, Artist in Seine, is a master of 3D and recycling Art. This time I found this piece of teared mail art in my mailbox.

The other side showed that part of this piece must has been a tissue box, according to the fresh clean tissues:…

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The Soccer Field AAP's

Posted on October 24, 2015 at 2:36pm 4 Comments 3 Likes

For some unknown reason I got a note-pad full of soccer field sheets. First I wanted to draw my favourite soccer team in it, but that appeared too much work regarding the little time I have.

Fortunately some colleague mail artists are willing to help to complete the sheets.

I'll post the added-to-and-passed-on-and-returned-to-me sheets in this…

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At 2:14pm on January 21, 2025, Thom Courcelle said…: Hope your day is super special!!

At 2:06pm on January 21, 2025, Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) said…

At 8:47am on January 21, 2025, Mikel Untzilla said…

At 6:41pm on December 18, 2024, Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) said…

Fabulous Eat Art has arrived:

Thank you so much, Heleen!

see the blog:

Onion-Banana art from Heleen

At 7:28pm on April 10, 2024, Mail Art Martha said…: Thank you Heleen for your mail. It is hanging on my dining room wall so I can enjoy your art everytime I go by. It has been admired and found very amusing, not just by me!

At 4:09pm on March 2, 2024, M. Mouser DiGerlando said…: Good day Art Post Maker, I love that you are in the Orange Lovers Group!!! This means that I can send you one of the Vintage Orange Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss Cards!

At 9:24am on January 21, 2024, Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) said…

At 4:38pm on December 18, 2023, Mail Art Martha said…: Thank you Heleen for your mail that arrived today. Ali is delighted, so happy with his portrait!

At 1:44pm on August 24, 2023, Kiki said…: Hello from Japan!

I already found someone to send the Add and Pass sheet but I would be happy to send you my mail art with hand-carved stamps. It would be great if we can exchange mail art :-)

At 12:54pm on July 23, 2023, Bonniediva said…: Hey Heleen,

Welcome to the ABC Book! You have letter A

To be clear: you create one page of anything starting with your letter. The size of your page doesn't matter.

Then you send me your page and I add it to my ABC book.

Then I photograph/scan the page and post it online for all to enjoy.

Let me know if you have questions. Thanks so much! Bonnie

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