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My new book published on Lulu.com

Added by Mark R Loveland II on September 26, 2010 at 2:42am — No Comments

220 Never Say Wonderful Until... - for De Villo Sloan

Ain't Misbehaving is a movie from 1955. It's amazing how many American movies were aired in Japanese movie theaters at that time, if I believe the number of ads in those small Tokyo magazines from the 50's. Japan was still occupied by the United…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on September 25, 2010 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

Received: Mail-art book (add-and-pass) from Cheryl Penn (Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa)

September 25, 2010 - Cheryl Penn is an artist in South Africa who I see as working in that borderland between written text and visual image. For lack of anything better, this area can be called the visual-verbal. This is a limited edition (1/7) mail-artists book. I included what is actually the back cover of her book, because everything she is doing is very much centered in an… Continue

Added by De Villo Sloan on September 25, 2010 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Chapter 1: Smelling the chrysanthemums - for Jennie Hinchcliff

Added by Marie Wintzer on September 25, 2010 at 2:45am — No Comments

Rosa Gravino received from Liliana Bogao

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Added by Rosa Gravino on September 25, 2010 at 12:18am — No Comments

Rosa Gravino received from Carlos Botana

Added by Rosa Gravino on September 25, 2010 at 12:15am — No Comments

Rosa Gravino received from Stefano Fossiánt Sini

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Added by Rosa Gravino on September 25, 2010 at 12:11am — No Comments

Rosa Gravino received from Fleur Helsingor

Added by Rosa Gravino on September 25, 2010 at 12:01am — No Comments

Received from Suet 2

I wonder how this is done! ♥ the negative!

Added by ainssomeone on September 24, 2010 at 7:52pm — No Comments

Received from Valentine

Remember - the envelope is mighter than the email

Added by ainssomeone on September 24, 2010 at 7:47pm — No Comments

Received MA - Chantal Tahiti/ Le Petit Piquey

Petit Piquey (France) sends me a Picasso Fish - an oversized postcard with the Chantal Tahiti MA stamp. Gorgeous large art piece with bold use of color throughout. French stamps are colorfully aligned along the bottom and provide a great contrast against the hand…

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Added by Julian Grant on September 24, 2010 at 3:39pm — No Comments

Received MA - Marie (VA)

Many thanks to Marie in Virginia, USA for this assemblage postcard complete with string attachments and colored additions. Hand torn and cut cardboard base with gorgeous 2 cent stamp. Work speaks to working with hands, fear, order/disorder and design. Still…

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Added by Julian Grant on September 24, 2010 at 3:33pm — No Comments

Received MA - PJM

Strangeness continues from PJM. Movie stills in stamp format with cryptic quote on front. Personal note with star, Cinderella and date/time/ weather enclosure. PJM's world is a unique and wonderfully weird one. Always enjoy getting work from PJM. Many…

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Added by Julian Grant on September 24, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Received: Mail-art from conceptual artist Ptrzia TICTAC (Starnberg, Germany)

September 23, 2010: Ptrzia (TICTAC) sent me a wonderful package reflecting her identity as a a conceptual artist, and I feel a real affinity for what she is doing. I'm just finishing reading "Fluxus Experience" by Hannah Higgins (University of California Press 2002). I picked this book because Higgins is the daughter of Alison Knowles and Dick Higgins: two…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on September 24, 2010 at 10:30am — 6 Comments

Received from Julian Grant, USA

love the feel of the shipping tape over the black and white stamps

Reconstructed street scene becomes an allegory for man's attempt to balance/control urban sprawl? I like to run my hand across the cut-up photo pieces just for the feel of it. There's also an illegible line of writing at the bottom of the page which my scanner did not pick up. What…

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Added by Bifidus Jones on September 24, 2010 at 3:31am — 1 Comment

The World is a Town

The World is a Town is a unique artist's book I made in 2009. It is based on the Novgorod Codex which dates back to the 11th century. For further information on this book see my website www.cherylpennartistsbooks.com - it is Book 38.

ANYWAY!! I intend to disseminate this work as Mail Art. Everyone who sends me mail art interpreting the title "The World is a Town" will receive a mail art piece of this book. I will collate/bind the received… Continue

Added by cheryl penn on September 23, 2010 at 4:53pm — 5 Comments

"Turn me on, Grigster" - Hidden messages in mail art

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Added by De Villo Sloan on September 23, 2010 at 3:00am — 10 Comments

Received from Valentine Mark Herman, France--frog-themed envelope (which I have been told not to open)--thanks!

Added by Bifidus Jones on September 23, 2010 at 12:35am — No Comments

World Premiere of Julian Grant's new film, THE DEFILED

For Immediate Release:

Sept 22/10

THE DEFILED - WORLD PREMIERE AT THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Oct 13-15-17.

THE DEFILED - USA, Black & White, 100 Minutes Written & Directed by Julian Grant

In a post apocalyptic world, science and technology have backfired leaving unfathomable destruction and a permanently diseased planet in its wake. A virus is mutating the human race turning innocent survivors into mindless cannibals. In a savage future… Continue

Added by Julian Grant on September 22, 2010 at 5:20pm — 1 Comment

Received MA - Marie Wintzer (Japan)

Tanuki Mail has delivered a lovely piece from Marie Wintzer. I've admired her work and stamps since she started posting here and am thrilled about receiving this piece. Japanese language newspaper with translation phrase, "Does this street go to the Mitsukoshi…

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Added by Julian Grant on September 22, 2010 at 4:24pm — 1 Comment

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