August 2012 Blog Posts (235)

Frieder Speck sent this great drawing on a sandwich bag. Some of you might remember that I wondered what Frieder drawed when I received his last mail. Not this time! It's totally clear - clear as Kloßbrühe! It's awfully, unbelievable hot here in Germany and Frieder is cooling down his feet! Love it!!…

My first ever mail art from Jim Sant Amour.  These are his own photographs he took in New York in the MOMA garden.  Now that's a great way to get around the copy rights question.  Thank you Jim, great work, you have inspired me.

What a wonderful name; "Sant Amour".  I wonder how the Americans pronounce…

Beautiful pieces arrived from Greece, USA and France. You can read the blog here ->…

What a bewitching surprise to put this one out of the mailbox.  Now this is the way to do it.  An envelope without being an envelope.  I must tell Katerina.

To me these look like milk tabs in a clear plastic envelope, but would you open it?

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Magnificent ink drawing from Suus.  I can't stop from gazing into it.  It's hypnotique !

Suus tells me that it takes her about an hour to complete one of these little babies.  It is part of her meditation of the day.  What a great…

BLUE MOON MAIL ART PROJECT

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Up at night in the sky a blue moon shelter’s the world at our sights. Have you ever had an unforgettable moment in your life…

Received these Official Trashpo Buttons from Stephanie. Very cool.…

A few weeks ago came a flurry of little wonders from Germany...

One day this beauty arrived:

Enclosed were a wondrous accordion book (what an idea!)

and various charming ephemera... (btw Svenja, I love the b&w tape - where did you get…

Trashpo buttons in one of Steph's marvelous envelopes!

Once again, thanks so much for all your hard work on this Steph - greatly appreciated indeed!

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Steph sent this a few months ago when we first tossed around the button…

This beauty is now adorning my desk...

This is earlier m.a. I received:…

Janine was kind enough to send me a postcard from her journey to Neuchatelatel which is just outside of the Land that Time Forgot and east of The Lost World. There's obviously lots to do there but the don't miss item is the Pterodactyl Airshow in which they create a skyborn tableau vivant based loosely on James A. Michener's "History of the World." It's not Oberammergau…

Only Carina could conceive of such a thing.  funny yet poignant at the same time!

Plans appear to be copywritten by Texas Taco Cabana. It sure does look cozy and already lived in--by grungy mechanics and fast food workers. David has uncovered a dirty little DKult secret-that it evolved from a Taco Cabana Turquoise cup, and NOT the beautiful…

B-SIDE GRAPHIC FROM THE 70'S: OUR FRIEND FRENCHIE (FROM NEW ORLEANS) SITTING ON A RADICAL MAIL-ART TOILET CANDLE DELIVERED VIA USPS:…

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Cheryl Penn sent this fantastic book to me, it's part of the myth of the Bhubesi women, 

I do love it, intimidating beauty (- and very special smell!). Thanks a lot lot lot, Cheryl!!

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i really love the idea of "mail-art" but still haevn`t find a way to transform my work on a card....:)