December 2010 Blog Posts (191)

The muses have been favoring Marie from the get go and this mail art is no exception. She refers to it as a prototype and I really think she's created something that can be explored and expanded for some time. I like the anime character appearing…

Mail Art received 10th December 2010

Ok ok - I KNOW what I saw, Bifidus said I didn't so I'm not saying what I saw although I know I did. Bifidus said it was Latin and was hapic braille - that part I got - the other well...

Clue - I held this to the mirror - he said - WHAT ON EARTH FOR??? I repeat. I'm not saying what I saw because he said that's how rumors…

Mail Art with the theme of Burnt Books, inspired by the new book of the same name by Roger Kamenetz, published by NextBook Press. Size: standard postcard, any medium, on-line documentation. NOTE, there is a deadline of 1 January 2011. There will an exhibition of the works in New York City. For more information see the website:…

I met Jennie at the Tokyo Art Book Fair last summer, where she had a stand. This was also my first encounter with art books, and my fist encounter with mail art. What can I say, I fell in love. I owe Jennie a lot, without her I wouldn't be aware of this very special world of mail art, and she is a truly nice person and a talented artist.

The (plastic) envelope she sent me cracked me up. It is a traditional japanese household budget envelope. Each month one can write how much one spent…

As I've been playing with collage more in my mailart, I've been looking for snips of old text that correspond with the theme of a piece. Working in a library as I do, I have access to discarded books, but it's often tricky to get exactly what I'm looking for.

Recently I began fooling around with Google Books, and I'm falling in love with it as a source for old texts. I can do a keyword search and limit to "Full View" in the…

Erni, a dream piece! Kurt used anything in his work,,,, so I thing he would have been impressed. I love it. Thank you 100 times!…

Austin feeds our needs with this bloody creepy work "Blood is the New Black" which he made while listening to "After the Flesh" -My Life With The Thrill Kill Cult. How sweet is that. Thank you Austin. Remember Pogo the Clown? He's coming to your house. Use your DEADbolt.…

Mail-art by IUOMA member JF CHAPELLE (Bordeaux Cedex, France)

December 14, 2010 - In the wake of JF CHAPELLE's Fluxus Buck mail-art came this post-card size diagram. This certainly gave me a smile, but I have also personally sensed some serious intent in JF's work lately. Rather than…

Some pretty white feathers. Though, I hope they weren't sent for the same reason that white feathers are usually sent Helen!!! Also a nice hello. No pictures, as the feathers are quite delicate, not to mention, a bit messy. Sorry Helen. Next time, I promise.

This beautiful monotype painting on, what appears to be, hand made paper. Is this right Michalis? Exquisite.

I've seen, and heard about, mandalas, but never actually tried one. Douglas sent me a lovely green one. I especially like the pointy bits.

And a Piccadilly Post altered vintage museum postcard. Marguerite also did some…

I got wonderful mailart today (and a couple last week), from members of MailArt365. I've linked their blog posts on the scan. Thank you, Mim4Art, Lplate big…

I have landed on Planet Susannia, yeeey! I have been admiring Susanna's work on the various IUOMA blogs, I find it very cool, she is such a talented collagist and stamp designer. A true artist.

Those are the first artist trading cards that I got. I think I'll be making some in return for Susanna, they are quite inspiring, I like working with this…

The format, instructions and sizing for Project 26. This project follows the same format as the Alexander book. Please use a firm paper as this helps the book remain strong in the binding process.

Instructions:

Commercial paper size - A4 - about 30cm x 21cm. Take the paper and cut in half lengthwise.

Fold the sheets and slot one into…