August 2012 Blog Posts (235)

One of these days some VERY important collector who wants to save all the books sent to me is going to knock on my door and say - we are burying beautiful and important works for generations to come to find. We WANT your collection. What will I say???? I would be HUGELY loathe to part with all these beautiful books. Let me give you some new examples, and you'll see what I mean.  From Susanna Lakner - Playing it Safe in Public Places.…

Roland Halbritter, instead of sending a pink slip ,"re-used" the blue card I sent him.

He added his little deer and stamps...interesting!

Beautiful BLUE came from Helene. She does lovely art

and then plastic laminates the card.…

Got this from a friend of mine - friends of his are doing a fund raiser mail art show in Tempe, Arizona, USA. That's near the Grand Canyon!

Stamps--They're just terrific, Carl, thank you very much!…

Who wouldn't love this packaging? The "container" below slides into the "sleeve" above: 

Enclosed was a group of what Laurence referred to as curiosities, and she was right. Cool stuff. Curious packages are always welcome here--thank you kindly, Laurence! …

Here she is, and her dilemma actually speaks to universal human experience:  According to David, the tooth problem "tilted her joy, skewed it to poignancy, made it complicated, and finally cast a heavy shadow over its sincerity." If that doesn't sum up well what the terrible cosmetic traumas we all experience do to us, I don't know what would. The perceptiveness is…

Ana used cutouts and paint for this collaged piece of cardboard, and look at that unique shape! I really love it--many thanks again, Ana.

One gorgeous collage:  She included several interesting tidbits, and among those here is the main eye-catcher:

Her note is included above to show the relief it would provide here in OOB and Diane's great sensitivity to safety. As a leading trashpo…

... "as you go forward ... " :

Yes, what CAN they do to you? Close, maybe? This little booklet, held together by DKult staples, contains more of the DKult philosophy and advice: …

This is 2/4, and also asks "What's Eating You?" Very intriguing work, Kerri and Julian: 

As usual, Kerri's artful envelope must be seen also, with tidbits from inside. Thanks very much, Kerri -- …

Both sides--thank you very much, Rebecca!…

This is a taped collage, and below is the great envelope it traveled in. Thank you kindly, Roberto!…

These very cool buttons came in the mail a few days ago. Thanks very much - these must be very difficult to make as they are less than an inch in diameter!

Another trip to the post office to pick up a SECOND package from Hamburg!

Zombie Kitty Kawaii is visiting Greece, so she has been helping me unpack Herr Erni's gifts!

What a nice box inside!…

This has to be the best Mail Art I have ever received.  Wait a second, it's my mail art that I sent to Martha !  So let me get this straight.  One receives Mail Art, then makes it better and then sends it back to the person who sent it?  Maybe I should have increased the explosive charges when I had the chance!

    Of course what Martha has done here is to reply to all of my fire questions and statements.  And she did a great job of turning it around and making it funnier.…

Yeah, there's always something lurking: always something under the bed or a dude smoking under a car tire. You know I appreciate your concern, dear Carina. And thanks for the great mail art!

Please go to -> http://snailmailsuus.blogspot.nl/2012/08/mail-art-from-guido-vermeulen-lynn.html for the complete blog.

Beautiful piece from Troy Thomas - Fort Myers, FLA (just down the road from me)

And this colorful creation for Suus - Amsterdam (just across the pond from me)…

Well, of course, first there is the package!(red and green...what, no blue?( Aha, "PRIORITY" is blue!)

Art work and philosophical moments for the postal gal clerk at the post office pick-up counter to examine:

Oh, Erni! Big birds and…