Zack's Blog (711)

i received Mail Art from Sabela Bana

'Rosagrafia' triptych (sanguinellos?)

after green, orange is my favorite color. 

muchas gracias Sabela

Added by Zack on March 12, 2023 at 8:57pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Sonia Eva

lovely collage card and an intriguing invitation to participate in 'Love Warriors', Sonia's ongoing project... i'll have to find a good spot for these hearts; stay tuned. gracias por todos 

Added by Zack on March 12, 2023 at 8:52pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Carien van Hest

zany envelope complete with Cascadia Artpost stamps, containing some helpful words and a little green thought experiment. i love me a good 'what if?' thank you Carien 

Added by Zack on March 12, 2023 at 8:48pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Amy Candiotti

nice pairing - 'the mail brain' (late 20th century) and 'Fire-Blower' (1st half of the 12th century). thanks Amy 

Added by Zack on March 6, 2023 at 11:54am — No Comments

i received Mail Art from C Mehrl Bennett

such a cute and clever valentine! i'm filing it under 'reappropriated candy bars' 

Added by Zack on March 6, 2023 at 11:30am — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mim Golub Scalin

love this old-timey "New Archives Building" card, decorated with stamp fragments.

enjoy your time off, Mim - hasta luego and all that jazz. 

Added by Zack on March 1, 2023 at 8:11pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from MomKat

darling greek trashpo boekie - the recycled envelope creates…

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Added by Zack on March 1, 2023 at 1:36pm — 3 Comments

i received Mail Art from Jean-Charles Boilevin

patatogravure pour 2023!

je comprends complètement le date -[40 Janvier]- on est dans la meme zone ];-)

merci monsieur

Added by Zack on March 1, 2023 at 1:26pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Greg Diaz

thanks for this lovely stuff: a nicely-embellished copy of "Detour" by Riikka Sormunen, along with a collage card and a set of Year of the Rabbit stamps (which appear to be hand-perforated; wow!)

Added by Zack on February 27, 2023 at 12:40pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mark Johnson

this stand-alone "Butterfly Wearing Oxfords" will be right at home with the cigales of Provence; merci Mark.

as for the survey, i'd have to put myself smack dab at #3 (the green zone, naturally) ];-)

Added by Zack on February 27, 2023 at 12:34pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Thom Courcelle

she's my cat (slap)

she's my bird (slap)

she's my cat (slap)

she's my bird (slap)

she's my cat AND my bird! (collective gasp)

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because it's always a good idea to check one's perceptions, right? 

thanks…

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Added by Zack on February 27, 2023 at 12:29pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Sonia Eva

so many cool textures and patterns - i think it might be tough having a name like Wang Pi, though...

gracias Sonia; see you in the…

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Added by Zack on February 19, 2023 at 6:56pm — 2 Comments

i received Mail Art from Gunter Arttower Schwind

a darling little zine accompanied the collage card - yes Happy Mail Day indeed!

Added by Zack on February 19, 2023 at 6:49pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Mindaugas

vibrant colors and a couple of lovely collages --…

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Added by Zack on February 19, 2023 at 6:45pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from S. Ky

a postcard from/of MoMA (NY), circa 2004

check out these stamps - Christopher Plummer! who knew?

and now i've learned that Eleanor Collins is the Canadian First Lady of Jazz; cool! just…

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Added by Zack on February 4, 2023 at 12:02pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mark Johnson

i really like these numbered-edition collectors' items (including a'Green Pig Head').

i also like the self-contained 'quick sculpture' explication (on the back of the silver Coke bottle) - art that refers to its own origin story always scores high marks in my book. 

so, high marks,…

Added by Zack on February 4, 2023 at 11:52am — No Comments

i received Mail Art from MomKat

Eat Art! there's Greek New Year bread on the envelope (and those eggs make me think of Gudetama). 

i think i'll just celebrate New Year's all year long this year ];-)

Added by Zack on February 3, 2023 at 10:11pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Ricky Long

so i carefully followed the instructions on the envelope...

...to find this useful message! kind of like that old song 'white rabbit', right?

well, after all it is the year of the rabbit...…

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Added by Zack on February 3, 2023 at 10:06pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Oleksandra Hetman

all the way from Odesa, where i can't imagine what life is like these days... 

Added by Zack on February 3, 2023 at 9:03pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Fleur Helsingor

another artfully framed mural-shot; love that Nipponese stamp - is it genuine?

Added by Zack on February 2, 2023 at 9:55pm — 2 Comments

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