Zack's Blog (711)

thanks, Olena; nice embellishments!

that's a funny turn of phrase from mr. b; i guess what he's saying is 'if you want to run a sweatshop, be sure to keep your workers well caffeinated'

];-)

see you in the mail soon

14eme edition! always stylish

and this one came with a special invitation...

je vais reflechir... merci…

rainbow tree! lovely ];-)

blaues herz bloch-bauer mashup / what time is it?*

been thinking about you lately, Dean, so it's good to receive this summer edition...

hope all is well where you are

what a treat! a panoply of poetry in various formats.

and that is one hilarious mouth-watering stamp from Bananafish --

much appreciated CMB; stay…

street art / cascadian landscape

i'm relieved to know that they keep the streets clean in Olympia.

merci Jack

a kaleidoscopic assortment!

]:-) esp. the polar bear 

but wait-- there's more!

nice double-sided print/s;

and i'm over the moon for this mail art cow…

ahoy and yoha!

exciting communique from the Official Able Submariner and Envelopemaker of DadaLand!

the ably-made envelope carefully unfolds into

a) paper boat

b) intriguing party hat

c) rabbit

d) duck…

along with a postcard and some 'daDahead' stamps, Juan sends the Dada-Oracle, which i will be sure to consult when there is no other appropriate oblique strategy... for now, i like wondering what's inside of those flirty little envelopes. muchas…

"back of beyond"

which arrived, fittingly, in a companion-piece envelope --

thank you; i love the way you put things…

summertime symphony from my friend in Vilnius, arriving in a not-so-plain-brown-wrapper (apparently there is a McDonald's there...?). among other goodies:

and let's not forget the two too cool blue…

love these little gems!

they help me get somewhere else 

thank you Laura Hughes*

even better than boomerang mail,

that rare opportunity provided by

an image of the recipient

engage(d) with the sender's scraps...

and yes Mail Art helps me to stay afloat.

thanks much for the dispatches from the queendom, Martha; see you in the mail…

delightful collage work from Tunbridge Wells.

also included, these three assemblage-ATCs:

thank you Ruth; see you in the mail…

i'm thinking of these three smiling ladies as Savage, Romantic, and Revolutionary.

merci JeanFi.

these are some pretty excited fish! 

but wait! there's more -- so much more:

gracias por…

Sonia sends a poem, along with a double-faced card:

on one side, handpainted topographical image (perhaps the coastline on the Sea of Green?);

on the other, repurposed red asemic and a bottomless Mikel Untzilla ];-)

muchas…

interesting to learn that American writer Julien Green was the first foreign-born member of the Academie Francaise. just more proof of how educational Mail Art is. thanks for the inspiration, Virgo - and, of course, that colorful envelope --…

check out these darling collage squares -

opening this packet made me feel like a kid in a candy store ]:-)

and what about all those stamps on the envelope!…

Hooray! Hooray!

Ticket! Ticket!

¡Boleto! ¡Boleto!  these sheets of stamps are always amazing; Series 11 does not disappoint!…