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…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 28, 2012 at 2:54pm — 8 Comments
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…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 15, 2012 at 1:56pm — 4 Comments
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.
Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 15, 2012 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
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…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 15, 2012 at 1:30pm — 7 Comments
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…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 14, 2012 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments
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.…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 14, 2012 at 1:53pm — 2 Comments
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 !…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 14, 2012 at 1:37pm — 6 Comments
The last time I saw one of these, I nearly got myself into trouble. But here it is for real. Quite a little gem, and delightful to hold and page through. When you put the boekie together, the story goes from English, to French, to Japanese to Czech or maybe Slovak. (not quite sure).
The story starts off with a young girl walking to High School. She arrives at the school and starts walking up the steps of the main door. All of a suddenly she hears a noise behind her, she turns…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 12, 2012 at 3:30pm — 7 Comments
Janine Weiss send me a very nice birthday card, but my birthday is not until January. But I always say; better early then never. I now sadly see that Janine Weiss has left IUOMA so we may never know why she sent it early.
It will have to go down in history as one of those unsolved mysteries. Like Stonehenge, or why spaghetti breaks in 3 pieces when you bend it.…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 9, 2012 at 6:00pm — 8 Comments
A Jute-sack? In my day we use to call them gunny sacks. And a pick up wasn't a candy bar! How things have changed in the art world!
Well when I was a child, we use to have a sack like this to store the potatoes. So as a performance piece I ran out to the market and purchased some very nice potatoes. I then put the potatoes in the sack, and that is where I…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 9, 2012 at 3:40pm — 9 Comments
Funny Halloween card from Alicia. And yes, funny enough those chaps really do look like Erni & Val. Toast? Here's to you! Hic up
Thank you very much Alicia.
Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 9, 2012 at 2:27pm — 6 Comments
It came in through the bathroom window, protected by a silver spoon ...
"Stop that Music" is a photocopy of images & a music sheet which I found inside of a painted envelope entitled The Flower Arrangement. The music sheet is of the Beatles song, "She came in through the bathroom window". It is all part of the grand illusion of course. And without smoke or mirrors!…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 7, 2012 at 12:50pm — 1 Comment
There is no returns or even refunds from Diane's leaf pattern prints. And besides, you can't find something like this in the street or a shopping cart. Very clever, and amusing.
Thank you for your new direction.
Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 7, 2012 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments
Mixed messages, but the first one I understand.
There must be some mistake ... You talking to me?
Thank…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on November 7, 2012 at 12:17pm — 7 Comments
Oh here is a good one. The Mad Hatter's Mouse Mat. This came in the post as is and without an envelope to open. Now this mouse mat has seen some serious mouse action in its' day.
And more action to come.
Thank you Erni, the mouse…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on October 31, 2012 at 8:12am — 1 Comment
What a story. Who has the film rights? I can see Brad Pitt in the lead role of Jon W Foster. We just need to figure out what the "W" stands for.
Thank you very much Jon, I'm still crying with laughter. Move over Bill Bryson!
Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on October 25, 2012 at 6:57pm — 2 Comments
I sent Eric one of my barcode cards (what else) and he return his calling card with his website... inside a decorated envelope which matches the stamp. Now this is class!
Thank you Eric, I got an idea. Ribbit Ribbit (That's "croa croa" in French)
Yes animals have different sounds in each language:…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on October 25, 2012 at 6:42pm — No Comments
Ana (Paris 12eme) sent me this Space Invader which is cut out of a paper sheet. A new trend? In Paris we see these Space Invaders in office windows made out of post-its. Many companies have "asked" employees to remove them from their windows as it did not give a good image of the company. Hence the phrase; Those who live by the post-its, die by the post-its. Post-its is a trade mark of 3M. Whose share price today on the NASDAQ is $88.39 but is likely to hit over $96.00 by the end of…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on October 25, 2012 at 10:19am — 2 Comments
What would you do with leftover video footage?
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?ns=1&video_id=O4ooXkF_xKY
http://iuoma-network.ning.com/photo/marie-wintzer-squares-on-a-string-part-ii?context=latest…
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Just as Katerina was going out the door, the cheese arrived. What great timing Erni. Kräuter vs Sahne, who will win?
We Katerina enjoyed the Chocolate the night before.
Going…
ContinueAdded by Dean aka Artist in Seine on October 18, 2012 at 5:41pm — 3 Comments
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