Gwendolynium's Blog – April 2022 Archive (16)

It appears Vostell was not a great driver, or a thrill seeker, or most likely both! Terrific monument, love the diorama, and the news from Cascadia.

Also flowers! Cascadia Artpost, always so interesting and…

And also a letter and a beautiful octopus poem. The watercolor is also lovely, I think you have achieved your 2022 goal. What's next? Thank you, Coco, I look forward to replying. Somewhat…

A welcome packet from the République du Coeur containing practically everything: stamps,…

Dupont et Dupond (Thompson and Thomson) go to summer camp! Would I camp with them? I like the chocolate, but I'm not sure about these nuts! Thanks, Zack.

A delightful mail art care package, with the offer to purchase an extra day from the Pharmacy of the Soul. As I am in need of vast quantities of extra days, I would prefer to be a wholesale customer, please.

Love this collage on spring green paper of the mighty bird, stalking through the human-scaled buildings, with a border of black and white cultural signifiers, and circles of day and night sky. Curious about the bird, I pulled out my trusty Sibley, and narrowed it down to a group of wading birds with astonishing names, many of which I'd never heard before,…

Cookies, waves, anti-bullying and covid flowers. Yes, I hope to cope... Thank you, Katerina, and see you in the…

So happy to receive this card, but sad that circumstances have changed so disastrously in the weeks since it was mailed. Thank you. I will reply…

Love the "Juggling My Priorities" card; it is similar to my own time management system, which I call the "System of Rotating Neglect." And love the blingy dress card, although my own wardrobe resembles more the inner simpler threads. And a splendid hand-made bicycle inner envelope and a beautifully decorated outer envelope: a delicious packet, thank…

A lovely evocation of a grandma's house in the sweltering summer days before everywhere was air conditioned to walk-in freezer temperatures! Wondering if you still want to be rescued from it. Lovely, thank you.

So impressed that Baby Ruth can write her name already! And I hope Grandma Mo is well and has gotten her second…

Three emotional events, which shall remain hidden in order not to spoil it for others. Thank you for the experiences, Adam! It is a challenging assignment to choose the superlatives, but their reusability offers a relief valve from the pressure! I can't quite bring myself to do the third one.…

Lots of cool artistamps and rubber stamp zine "Speak to Me" in a wonderfully exotic envelope. William Mellott is the rubber stamp maestro! Thank you for the…

Old printer's cut letterpress printed over inkwipe on wove texture cardstock, love it! And the address is far too lovely to blur or conceal. Thank you, Teresa!

As Fike notes on the envelope: None Genuine without all this useless crap! Grateful to receive more useless crap; we can never have enough, it's great to receive a personal letter, and Fike's envelopes are always thoroughly ornamented and with wonderful usps stamps and artistamps. Thank…

Thank you, mail art friends! I can't wait to see what's in there. Replies will follow, though perhaps more slowly than usual.