April 2014 Blog Posts (197)

A Beautiful Swimmer from Petrolpetal

Two envelopes arrived from Petrolpetal (South Africa) yesterday!

Thank you so much Petrolpetal!

Added by Carina on April 15, 2014 at 7:53am — No Comments

MAIL ART RECIBIDO DE RICHARD BAUDET

Muchas gracias Richard!

Added by Arte Correo CA on April 15, 2014 at 1:57am — No Comments

The price of overseas art

To my overseas friends, the cost of postage for an overseas postcard has gone up to $1.10! I have to restrict what I'm sending overseas as a budget choice not because I don't want to send overseas mail art. I wish I could send more! Thank you for understanding.

Added by liketelevisionsnow on April 14, 2014 at 6:30pm — 8 Comments

Original Cut-Up from Cheryl Penn in South Africa

This is a "piece" of the "master piece"...an original painted canvass postcard size cut -up.

This is a photo of Cheryl's large painting on canvass with heavy board backing.

It is an authentic "massacre of the innocent…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 14, 2014 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

A Hexagonal Pyramid...or a Pyramidal Hexagon? Geometric fun from Claudia Garcia

Claudia sent this happily stamped (blue and white trimmed) envelope from Argentina!!!

And inside was a fun SURPRISE! Carefully i opened it up…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 14, 2014 at 2:40pm — 2 Comments

Rust Never Sleeps and Nancy Bell Scott sends faded-blue minimal...and The Face of TIME!

Nancy's envelopes are always deep earth colors and rich with stampings, 

both sides are wonderful to see and feel."Mail Art Works" :-)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 13, 2014 at 11:44am — 3 Comments

from petrolpetal-

A lovely packet of art from Hilton, South Africa!

the black & white strips at the bottom are actually on a clear film...

Added by Jim SantAmour on April 13, 2014 at 1:49am — No Comments

Green bananas? from Dadanautik in Bremen, Germany

Dadanautik sends bananas...and the "green" are zucchini squash, but fun!

Card inside is all Deutsch to me:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 4:24pm — 1 Comment

"Right time" from Richard Baudet in France

This very nice half A4 card arrived in Greece today.

Richard added an amazing gold watch and wonderful details:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 4:02pm — No Comments

I belong...EYE belong... from Germany

This happy postcard came from Minden, Germany, 

announcing a mail art call...postcards only, no envelopes please.

Must think about my collage art as tape art for this. 'Will…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 3:53pm — 1 Comment

Vintage postcard and postage stamp from Val in Sigean

Yes, that is a Valentine Mark Herman postcard that is up-front-and-personal with Edmund Hippo.

It depicts communications in the good ol' days...…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 3:46pm — No Comments

Also La Marquesa sent to Greece

Mercedes in New Mexico has a wonderful treasure of rubber stamps,

as the envelop, front and back, is a great display in blue!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Good mail art day for Edmund Hippo in Greece

Edmund thanks you all for filling the mailbox to overflowing.

Here is a special collage card from his daddy, Erni in Hamburg!

Must be Spring! Lots of butterflies...and a bar code, too:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 2:18pm — 3 Comments

"1914" Mail Art Exhibition / House of Arts, Veszprém, Hungary

The János Sziveri Institute of the Faculty of Modern Philology and Social Sciences at the University of Pannonia organised an international mail art exhibition on the occasion of its “Transylvanian Days” (28 March – 5 April 2014) in Veszprém, Hungary. The topic was “1914”.



The laudator was our friend Ervin Zsubori artist, who - among other creative…

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Added by Susanna Lakner on April 11, 2014 at 11:00am — No Comments

Original watercolor envelope from Bill Porter

A beauty of an envelope from Bill in Colorado! From the Olathe Press:

Even the Spring postage is lovely!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 10:07am — 1 Comment

Beautiful colors with a touch of BLUE from Susan McAllister

Wonderfully painted...(watercolor? acrylic?) card from Susan arrived in Greece.

Perhaps a "glass print"? Lovely effect!

'Love the colors and the blending...very relaxing! Me very happy :-)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 10:01am — 2 Comments

From some guy named Keith

Keith Chambers in Anahein, California, sent this "minimal" beauty:

Just the stickers and the colors...and the stamping and the slash of paint: FAB!

Always fun to see Keith in the mailbox. Thanks muchly,…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 9:55am — No Comments

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