Dean aka Artist in Seine's Blog (989)

Don't ask me why, but I always think of "Susans" as these sweet ladies who go out and have tea & cookies at 3pm and have conversations some what like this one: "Would you like another cookie dear?", "Oh no I couldn't, one cookie is outrageous already" , "So what did you do yesterday?" , "I made some mail art to send to Dean" , "Lovely, Lovely, do you think we could see it?"  "Well of course, here it is:"…

Non, na, nien & no, this is not the title that Svenja give this piece of art.  I took it upon myself to name it for her.  It was nearly named; "My French Lesson".  If this doesn't make you smile, I don't know what would.

Thank you Svenja.  I have had this one in front of me for a few days now and it always makes me laugh.  Also because it reminds me of a girl…

At first glance I thought this might have been an "E".  But no, it turned out to be a Val in Holland.  His style surely changes when he is in Holland.  It might be the poppies?

Signed Jim & Val in Amsterdam.  At first it took me awhile, who is Jim?   But what about Suus?   I though he met up with Suus.…

My first ever Mail Art from Ruud.  But it looks like more work.  Does everyone but me have rubber stamps?

Thank you Ruud

Well it looks like we missed Bob's Birthday.  Too bad as we could have sat around the camp fire singing Woody Guthrie songs.  Led Zepplin rules!

It was on the 24th of May that Bob Dylan turned a ripe old age of 72.…

I know, I know, sometimes tourist and non-Mail Artists can not see the wood through the trees.

So the tourist didn't see the big fish on the right.  However what you don't see is that Elvis is standing on a small island on the left waving hello.  It surely is a strange world.…

You see the book covers are taking off for sure.

A 1913 classic if I ever saw one.

Thank you Gregori, if you are out…

Book covers are in.  They are the new trend.  But could you take one from the shelf and do this?  And two are better than one.

Thank you Marie, if you are out there.  Your ideas will never end.

So this is where "Block Party" got its name.  Just click your heels and repeat after me; There's no Mail Art like Jay's , There's no Mail Art like Jay's.

Thank you Jay

So you've seen her videos, bought the the same T-shirt she is wearing, and were amazed by all the unusual things she received for her birthday.  But did you ever think that you would get something very unusual back from Miss Little Bo Peep?  Well this Mail Art piece had me Styrofoaming at the mouth.  (I think that mean it was good.)…

Yes this one had me puzzled for quite some time.  It arrived without a return address and no name.

A very unique style and very pleasing.  Of course the bar code is the finshing touch and sets the whole balance into movement.

I had to look very close to see if I could work out which Mail Artist could have done this.  In the end I took a looking glass and…

This drawing is so alive I can just hear him pounding out "Smoke on the Water" 
Or maybe "I shot the Sherif" due to the holes at the top.  In any case, it's the right stuff for me.

Thank you Cathérine, so happy to see you back and in tune.

The simple line to form the sea.  But it is much more to me.  It's Inspiring.

Now here it is folks, hold on to your hats:

Thank you David, this hit the nail right on the…

Newly installed in Germany and ready to make a name for herself at the post office.

How to travel to Germany by rent a truck.  Sounds like this book could be a best seller.

Thank you Willemien & the best of luck in your new…

This one will go down as a classic.  It's wonderful.

Thank you Diane, but when your number is up ... the tough get going?

I did receive this a while ago and thought I would have time to finish it while I was in America.  But it didn't work out that way.  This is going to be a hard one for sure.

Thank you Jon, I'll see what I can do.

And there it is folks, the Sandalia button.  It's in the bag.  Or should I say, on the bag.  In any case, it fits the picture.

A Pan Am airplane?  I remember them.

Thank you Ana, great button…

All my bags are packed I'm ready to go

I'm standin' here outside your door

I hate to wake you up to say goodbye

But the dawn is breakin' it's early morn

The taxi's waitin' he's blowin' his horn

The adventures of Erni's Mummy begins. …

Rebecca Guyver in her younger years was that shy little girl in the back of the class with the horn rim glasses.  Those days have gone, and today Rebecca is an outgoing Mail Artist, painter and artist-educator.  Her work can be found in mailboxes around the world, and I was lucky enough to have one drop into mine.

Signed, sealed & delivered:    My turn now? …

     I think I discovered a long time ago that Guido's titles rarely have anything to do with his drawings.  I always thought that this was a great idea and use a similar system sometimes myself.

     One way is to open up a book and use the title of a chapter.  Lately I used "The black spot" from Treasure Island.  Yes one of those books I chopped up.  It was a nice hard cover illustrated one as well.

     Sometime I wish I could draw like Guido.…