Dean aka Artist in Seine's Blog (986)

When it rains, it pours.  Or as they say in Mail Art Martha's Retailia, it's raining like barcodes.

And with that a blue xmas tree with a white Paris skyline.

What else can I say but, Thank you…

Val travelled all the way to Newcastle in the UK to get this landing card and to empty his bank account for me.  An activity I hope catches on for the rest of you.

Thank you Val, now what can I buy with 9p?

My first ever mail art from Willemien who sometimes lives across the river from me.  However, this one is sent from Germany.  Shades of green, we forget how powerful green can be.  Lovely to see washrooms in nature. Yes, look again.

On the back it reads; "Mobilin Die Kinderseiten in Zusain".  I'll have to get out my German dictonary out, but at first glance, I…

A wonderful little surprise from Sarah which arrived in a homemade envelope.  At first I didn't see it. I read the title on the back, I looked at the picture again, read the back, looked again.  And there it was; Lava flowing from the spice cone.  I guess it just looked normal to me.  Very funny and clever.

But wait, there's more.  Inside the homemade envelope…

Two in one day!  Wow when it snows, it SnOws.  As the Arty Slide people swing into high gear with their Xmas slides, I am lucky enough to receive a pair for myself.  PS Just for your information, Katerina is reading Silent House.  Mail Art tells all !

Now there is an idea.  Just hang barcodes on the Xmas tree!  I wish I had more time ...…

Odd Ball Things yes, but some wonderful memories that came with it.  OH I remember thoses tags which were used before barcodes!  A real treat all of this stuff.  Where did you ever find that picture of my first girlfriend?  She looks a bit stiff in the picture, but boy did we have some laughs!

Sadly it is time to tell everyone that Nancy's glove never made it to…

No matter how many times you repeat yourself before you loose your head, some people will never understand the important things in life.  Rebecca makes it clear in this fun piece.  She hit the nail on the head with me!

Funny enough, at first I didn't see the bottle!  Thanks for those unstamped stamps ...…

OH Why OH why does Cheryl torture me this way.  Yes another wonderful painting cut up into pieces and sent all over the world.  You got to admit it, the lady has a great style.  I just keep telling myself; “ be grateful for the piece you received”, “artist have the power to do whatever they want with their own work”, I can’t wait to meet her and hit her with a newspaper.  Bad Girl, Bad Girl.…

I like Susan, she always leaves it to me to come up with a title for her art work.  It's like being a consultant, but without the high salary.  Then again, Mail Art like this is well worth the effort.

   My hunch is that Susan knows what she is doing, and has a trained background in drawing.   

Thank you Susan, you're amazing, and love your…

VEry clever idea from the Raised Letter Queen herself.  There's more than meets the eye.

Open the windows, and you will find deep thoughts ...

 and even some nice dreams.…

This is one that went missing for a while, but now it is back and has been added to my Katerina Nikoltsou National Library Collection.

Over time we have discovered that some barcodes disappear over time. Hence the question; "Are Barcodes are Human even if they disappear?" and which came first, products or barcodes?

Some food for thought this weekend.…

Well here they are and right in time.  Erni sent me some chocolate Christmas tree decorations.  They all look happy in that box, but what will Dean do with them?

EAT THEM or PUT THEM ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE.  Vote on this blog now!  You will determine the fate of these little guys.  Deadline is this Sunday, 2 December…

What a wonderful surprise to receive a Boekie (14 pages in total) from Carina which came in a Mr. Rain envelope.

       As I understand it, somewhere in the deep jungle of Finland there was a dragon who ate skiers.  One day the dragon met one of the ABBA singers (I think it was the blonde one), and they were happy together until they went on a ski trip.…

Quick light a match!  Very funny mail art from sister Hot Stuff herself.

Seeing this in the our letter box, I quickly ran out a purchased a few more fire extinguishers just in case.

Thank you Vizma, I enjoyed…

Abstract in many ways.  A small painting which was a big hit here in Paris, and the abstract coding of an artist.  So if Suus is short for Susanne, and Mokum is a nickname for Amsterdam then ... I forgot where I was going with this.

Just enjoy what you see.

Thank you…

The last in a series of Mail Art received from Ana before she left Paris.  Very deep meaning of a complete artist.

Thank you Ana, good luck and keep creating.

Two forks arrived in a plastic case from Greece without an envelope.  It has the mystic words; "Kate Valetine".  What could this mean?  Who could this be from?  Should I open it?  What should I send back?  The pressures of Mail Art, normal people will never understand.

Thank you Katerina for sending this mail art, and maybe thank you Val for putting your fork…

This one is from Ana's series; "assim e se lhe parece" (and if you think so) N° 12.  She did this one in 2009, and it sat around her appartment until the time it was time for her to go back home.  Lucky for me some things just needed to remain in PAris.

Thank…

I'm not sure by law if I'm allowed to put two series together, but here they are on the same blog.  This is Planet N Galaxy (2010) or what I see is a full circle which reminds me of a round trip.

From Ana's AR series (2012); Blue AR (Aller Retour = Round trip)  OH yes it is blue in Paris as Ana has left to return home.  It even rained the day she left.…

Yet more chill pills in Mail Art.  This seems to becoming a trend.  Sadly these have a side effect which is that the Abstract Origami looked no longer abstract, but rather normal. 

 The Abstract Origami came in a yellow clear envelope.  Wild !…