August 2011 Blog Posts (312)

Everyone knows I love maps--maybe it's because they're a 2D representation of a 3D place, maybe it's their subdued colors, but mostly it's because of what they symbolize--movement, the journey, the visuals of where we've come from, where we've been, where we have to go, where we want to go, where our lovers are, and maybe places to avoid no matter what. Nancy has given me a…

I am so glad to have one of Guido's pieces in my own hands.  My poor photo doesn't do justice to his work, but his technique has much more contrast and intricacies than I ever imagined.  The thing about angels is you never know what image or form they will transpire in one's life.  I have a special affinity for those forms of essence that can only be defined in art or in…

Adamandia Kapsalis sent me a REALLY great miniature crocheted and needlepoint masterpiece!

Great and amazing things about this piece:  I thought I had been working on a small scale with my postcard-size knit pieces... But Adamandia has taken this work…

I KNOW altered books - they're my 'thing' - Nancy could not have chosen a better medium to send me.  It is interesting that she imposed collages and asemic writing on pages of pre-written text, torn from their original moorings  - I mean -  this page is already written. It HAD meaning. It was an insular world, a concluded entity. 

And Nancy changed its meaning, its…

Merci beaucoup for your M.A.       Really wonderful.

I will answer as soon as possible!

Hummmmmm! You can prepare some others if you want...They will take a nice place in our exhibitions in Echillais in june 2012.

One question : How do you do it?

Jean-François Vigeon

Hi just let group know that I have a mail art page on my art blog too. (^_~)

Feel free to come our site and leave comment!! (^_^)

http://alextomostudio.blogspot.com/p/mail-art.html

Hi all anybody can check out my travel photo blog. (^_^)

I decided not to edit my original and more speed up to upload my photos.

I have been behind to show and print for 1 year!

I am posting images from summer 2010 still. haha. Thank you for viewing. 

http://tomostravelphotos.blogspot.com/

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This is mail art from Katerina. Thank you for your concern about Japan.

I got it after 3/11 earthquake.

I just sent her mail art as return.

It is always a joy to receive an Erni collage, be it postcard or large size. The latest addition to the Haptic Werewolf collection arrived from the city yesterday...Mr. Batman!

There are many others and they go on display here at the seaside shack. Both…

Cheryl Penn's and DeVillo sloan's "Asemic16" projects...(all four editions) are well under way. I jumped in last minute, thinking that it was not possible earlier to commit to making 16 copies for the project while out away from the studio. But even under-the-olive-tree art can proceed. And due to their encouragement, I have now discovered a new "writing" expression. Me thinks…

A wonderful book of poems was sent by iliketelevision snow and it is a joy to read.

There are illustrations that accompany this poetic masterpiece too!

One of my favorites:

"a simple flash story"

"red light  yellow light

green light go

do not go - i stop myself

(i'd rather be elsewhere)

beyond the noise of…

On the envelope, Luis makes a statement for recycling glass...and inside a drawing emphasises the reycycling theme:…

On beautiful ecological paper and envelope, Lesley creates an amazing tribute to Cheryl's theme: Heart Matters. And it is a reminder for me to make a series "of-the-heart" as well. Beautiful drawings accompany the print of the human heart. A masterpiece in subtle black-on-beige. Thank you so much, lesley. 'Tis a beauty! xx…

Minimal form with sunshine yellow tape creates a most wonderful image by Mim Golub Scalin! This is number 234 of our "365" mail art works, and it is always a joy to receive from Mim! Her handmade envelope, when opened,

revealed the mountain theme...here is Mt. Washington, NY (?)…

Batman flew in from the city to the seaside yesterday! Upper right is from Herr Haptic Erni in Germany. Thank you, Haptic Werewolf for a great collage! Lower right is also from Germany, from ArtTower...another amazing collage...with the blue Suez canal! Upper left looks like it comes from Hamburg, but it is a tribute to Erni from Bifidus, a wonderful collage! And lower left is…

For Optimists Only ;-) Beautiful art work, a musical symphony on the reverse side, too!

The sun is  (always) shining here in Greece, too.

Thank you, Catherine, your art is so uplifting...soul uplifting!…

LUFTPOST arrived in my mail box from the Haptic werewolf, and also from Wolfgang Skodd. Lots of fun thingg from GerMONEY...including financial support for "poor" Greece! Many thanks!…