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IS SIZE IMPORTANT IN CONTEMPORARY ART?
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It seems to be, ie the bigger the canvas the 'better' it is perceived to be, the more likely it is to be in important (museum) collections, the more money it will get at auctions, the more fame will…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ian C Dengler Sep 27, 2014.

TODAY IS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL VINYL ART DAY
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TODAY'S THE DAY!16 June, 2014, is going to  be celebrated by Vinyl Artists everwhere.For more…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Gü Jun 17, 2014.

AN INSANE FRENCH ARTIST?
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The following story appeared in today's UK "Daily Telegraph":COCK-A- DOODLE OOH.... A MAN WHO SUFFERED FOR HIS ARTA South African performance artist who tied a live rooster to his penis during an…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Prairie Kittin Oct 22, 2014.

New VINYL ART Group!
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Would you like to join me in a new Group called 'VINYL ART'?I suspect that many of you, like me, have somewhere in your house/garage/attic a collection of old Vinyl records that you have probably not…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Valentine Mark Herman Jan 31, 2015.

 

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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"FROM STEFANIE OF THE CAT LOVERS4 -- GROUP: TIRYAKA TADASANA "The Swaying Palm Tree Pose provides a good stretch of the lateral muscles of the torso while improving balance. Cat yogis that regularly enjoy cchasing their tails often use this…"
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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"FROM HELEEN -- GEORGES PLAGE, GREECE Heleen writes, "I love the colour turqouise, so this is a joy before my (green) eyes."    I like it too, Val (with the brown eyes)  Do you know the bookl by Edmind de Waal, The Hare with…"
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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group MANHOLE COVER LOVERS
"A small water cover in Ann Harbor, Michigan: or is it a mouse in a jar? (Street Art chalk work by David Zinn)"
Dec 6
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers
Dec 6
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's blog post MAIL -- AND MAIL ART -- IN DENMARK. FROM THE BBC
"Oh, no! And HELLenic Post in Greece is also closing many post offices, having mail delivery...maybe once a month. My postman comes by to deliver mail art seldom. All is going digital or private, so sad. "
Dec 6
Ilya Semenenko-Basin commented on Valentine Mark Herman's blog post MAIL -- AND MAIL ART -- IN DENMARK. FROM THE BBC
"And I would call this decision not “difficult", but temporary. After some time, people will return to the traditional envelope mail, and the Danish King will have to issue another decree in the future."
Dec 5
Hélène LAGACHE commented on Valentine Mark Herman's blog post MAIL -- AND MAIL ART -- IN DENMARK. FROM THE BBC
"Scary. I know many young and old people who enjoy receiving postcards from their friends on vacation or Christmas cards. What a sad society we will have."
Dec 5
MH//ANTIPODE commented on Valentine Mark Herman's blog post MAIL -- AND MAIL ART -- IN DENMARK. FROM THE BBC
"Denmark outsourcing its postal duties to a private firm feels strangely familiar. In Germany that usually means: higher prices, worse service and a government that pretends to be surprised :)"
Dec 5
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MAIL -- AND MAIL ART -- IN DENMARK. FROM THE BBC

Denmark posts its last letters as hallowed national mail endsThe 400-year-old postal service stops delivering letters as digital communication takes over, leaving other European institutions watching nervously;Four centuries ago, King Christian IV of Denmark issued a decree establishing one of Europe’s first modern postal services, following the examples of Poland and Portugal.The routes, run by the guilds and the mayor of Copenhagen, stretched from Hamburg to Norway and were plied by the…See More
Dec 5
Raphael Nadolny commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group MANHOLE COVER LOVERS
"One of the covers from Gdańsk, shown below, commemorates the 7th National Pilgrimage of Water Supply, Sewage, Municipal Services, and Environmental Protection Workers to Jasna Góra (October 11-12, 1997), in Częstochowa, where the monastery…"
Dec 4
Raphael Nadolny commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group MANHOLE COVER LOVERS
"Example from Berlin, Germany. "
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"THREE MORE MANHOLE COVERS FROM GDANSK, POLAND, FROM JOANNE K"
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Mail-Artist since:
1952 (when I sent a "Thankyou for my Birthday Present' to my Grandma, and illustrated it with a little drawing). Since then my Mail Art history has been, well, interesting
My Website (without http://):
http://www.val-herman-art.eu
Why I am involved in Mail-Art:
Well, it's like this, Doc. I've got this thing about the Postlady....
My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
billytulip1956@yahoo.com
1 Rue de la Vieille Fontaine, F-11130 Sigean, France

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MAIL -- AND MAIL ART -- IN DENMARK. FROM THE BBC

Posted on December 5, 2025 at 11:30am 5 Comments

Denmark posts its last letters as hallowed national mail ends

The 400-year-old postal service stops delivering letters as digital communication takes over, leaving…
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SMELL A STAMP!! The French postals ervice is terrible....buts niffable

Posted on October 9, 2025 at 4:59am 2 Comments

France's postal service rolls out croissant-scented stamp

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France has launched a croissant-scented stamp to celebrate its emblematic flaky pastry, its national postal service, La Poste, announced on Wednesday

Scented stamps designed to celebrate artisan croissants hit letterboxes across…

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TOMORROW is the 2nd International Manhole Cover Day

Posted on May 30, 2025 at 10:43am 1 Comment

2nd International Manhole Cover Day-- Saturday 31 May, 2025
 
It's the time of the year to raise global awareness of Manhole Covers. They are largely ignored even though we walk, drive and cycle over them every day. And so on the 2nd International Manhole Cover Day -- Saturday 31 May TOMORROW-- please send me a photo of a Manhole Cover near your house, apartment, villa,…
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Coming soon and not to be missed! 2nd International Manhole Cover Day-- Saturday 31 May, 2025

Posted on May 13, 2025 at 4:46am 2 Comments

Bonjour,

2nd International Manhole Cover Day-- Saturday 31 May, 2025
 
It's the time of the year to yet again raise global awareness of Manhole Covers. 
They are largely ignored even though we walk, drive and cycle over them every…
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your mail art card arrived today Thank You

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Nous pourrons échanger en français! 
et oui, j’aime les chiens!

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Non rispondo ai maleducati!!!

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