January 2012 Blog Posts (226)

The back also had a bit of trashpo attached a Chicago Auto Show ticket. So rich thank you Kerri!

This is amazing as the little squares are not bigger than 5mm X 5mm. This is the second piece I've received from Rebecca that is this vibrant color yellow that I don't see much in mail art. I rarely use this color but it is so vibrant. I think this is created by using woven strips, but then the squares are not even so I am mystified how she did this. thank you…

Ah Katerina surely knows how to get to a man, Cookies & Bar codes!  And right in time as I just deleted all the cookies from my computer, and sent the last one to Val ... without an envelope. (see last photo)  Thank you Katerina, I'm happy that they were not half baked!…

Thank you Treena. I love your art. Where do you buy your stamp ? Sourire de France ! Laurence

I have received amazing and wonderful mail art in my mailbox this week, by Alicia Starr, Cheryl Penn, Christian Sima, Roberto Rios, Mim Scalin and Guido Vermeulen. Thank you all so much, I am really impressed! I will try to blog it asap, have been very busy arranging an exhibition for a very promising young artist!

Well, Seattle is experiencing what the news is calling "Snowpacolypse 2012."  Although, coming originally from snow-bound Vermont, it seems a mystery to me that this "light dusting" could cause so much distress.  Regardless, everything seems shut down: schools, businesses, bus routes...  I am able to walk to my workplace, but the building's heating unit went bust, and after working there a few hours couldn't feel my fingers anymore, and left early.  So today I'm working from home, doing some…

Yesterday, I received this funny birthday themed card from Dean Marks.  When I flipped it over to examine all of the interesting trivia, I noticed that Dean's upcoming birthday is cleverly intergrated (more than once) I may add.  The subliminal…

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I GOT THIS FROM DIANE KEYS

I MADE THIS AFTER WORDS IN COLOR THE WORDS ARE =MY WORLD IS FULL OF COLOR WHAT ABOUT YOURS .REJOICE IN ALL THE COLORS IN OUR LIFE; OVER AND…

I absolutely love the simplicity and elegance of this card. It's speaks volumes "Life Renewed" and the flip side is great too--where on earth do you find rhino stamps?? Thank you…

This boekie arrived yesterday, Jan.17 and I think the postmark says Jan. 11. That means a record-breaking mail delivery from Cheryl! Usually we have been waiting two weeks-15 days for mail art to arrive to and from Greece to South Africa. This sets an all-time record.…

This is an envelope I went to send today.

 I glued all these cut-out pictures of stamps from a free monthly stamp booklet onto the envelope and asked the lady at Australia Post to weigh it for me. I got a bit worried when she gave me a strange long look, thinking that perhaps I'd broken the law and I'd get fined for forgery or arrested. I asked her if the envelope was ok…

The Eisbär brought me some great Gotij Goat Cheese from Katerina (love that stamp, btw). On corrugated cardboard, clouds and earth are only one and they have the warm texture of paper pulp. The very sober YOU amongst the trees turns it into a very powerful vispo piece, in my opinion. Katerina, I now know that you are possibly ever a better Vispoet than you are a…

Theo Nelson from The Republic of Whimsy is sending me this wonderful set of ATCs, each in its own fitting pocket. Nine is Fine, for sure! A beautiful collection, Theo, it's an honor for me to have them, thank you!…

Very Fluxy New Year's wishes from JF Chapelle, in an envelope with gorgeous french stamps. Very clever use of the Fluxus X on the card, it took me a while to get it :-)) good one JF! Thank you for sending, it's always good to start up the year with a pinch of FluX, much appreciated!…

I received this supersupersuperbeautiful little book from Nancy Bell Scott and I can't even start to tell you how wonderful it is. Each page is so special, the texture is great and you HAVE to look at every detail here: 

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But here are more pictures…

Some Mondays are just super wonderful, they are Mail Art Mondays...

a time when my postgal finally decides to bring all the mail that accumulated the week before?

Well, here was that big yellow box from the Haptic Werewolf, Erni in…

Box is, of itself, a fab work-of-art, on all sides it is a yellow smile of Erni and his fan club. Yay!…