May 2013 Blog Posts (244)

In December Thom sent a calendar that proves what we already know: this poor cobtastic guy is overworked. And, it appears, always has been:

It arrived in a cheerful envelope and with a lovely note:

Not the only arrival from Kat, by far, but it…

Mail art *worlds* hitting your house when you're stuck in it for months? You people are so wonderful. Someone somewhere sometime said "Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep." I know this for a fact, having tried to write this thank you too many times to count, and words failed. So: Thank You. You sent clever, beautiful, funny, minimal, thought-provoking, inspiring mail art for months, beyond hope or imagination. We exchanged before,…

EXHIBITION IN ROSARIO

"EUDORO DÍAZ" LIBRARY

SINCE May 15 th 

Collaborative books ASEMICS EDITION #1 - ASEMICS EDITION #4  and VISPO # 2

I responded to his mail with a organic chemical collage and he sent me a great, new package!…

The wonderful John Bennett sent me a letter with three wonderful pieces of haptic poetry. Honestly, I am very honored to have these in my possession. What an artist! He blows my mind when he warps and distorts letters, words, and ink.…

Carl Baker ponders the "object of mail art." I shall send him some of my stuff soon. Thanks for this great package, Carl!

I especially love this "Lost God" flyer.…

Look at all those happy politicians. Isn't it great?…

Ernie, the master of wrapping fetishes, sent me this great package. I love the orange envelope and thick staples. Inside I found this great german Lucky Strike collage.…

I asked for background info on this Santa and received these lovely stamps and placard. Thank you, BF! 

Arac does a great job of combining kitchy pop culture with Potpo and Drunkpo! Love it! I hope one day to meet up with you gals! Some fun times ahead!!!!…

I received this wonderful photo collage and tape transfer from Ana. Great stuff. …

I really enjoy how much time Taidgh takes to create his packages. It reminds me of when my mom used to send me care packages in the Marine Corps. Taidgh creates wonderful drawings and poems. 

He also…

Stepennies sent me this wonderful set of buttons. I already took one and put it on my backpack. Thank you Stepennies!!! 

Well, Erni Bär sent me a set of sponges, and I promissed to stamp with them. Here is how that goes.

First you need to prepare the sponges for the formats you want to stamp. These sponges are tough to cut, so I needed an industrial siccors to get that done. The first letters of Erni Bär to start with.…

It isn't every day you get a pile of money in the mail:

Yes Jack Latteman (Cascadia Artpost) made this sent of banknotes and sent me a bunch for my new purchases. The money is very professionally done and has a lot of small details on it. I will have to see what this money buys me....…

Bonjour Art Lovers of the World!

I have just come from back from Copenhagen where the Polo Mint Adventures continued.

To recap -- a Polo Mint is a small English sweet (very similiar to a Life Saver).

Here is one:

I visit Galleries and Museums, place a Polo Mint on or near an exhibit, take a photo of it, and then move on before I get…

Always a treat to receive a Tiny Town card from Mim,

and a little story, too:

"Laverne's warm smile and pleasant demeanor

made her a welcome visitor to Tiny Town"

There is quite a nice collection of

"Tiny Town" here in Greece:…