Zack's Blog (711)

this thick cardboard postcard features a secret folded cache on the backside -  

- which, once unfolded all the way, contained an invitation to a circus-themed mail art show coming up this summer. if…

still catching up from pre-travel mail -- this Easter Egg and accompanying digital prints arrived a while ago. gracias por todos, mi amiga ]:-)

life's a beach, ain't it? 

always good to have some sculpting folks in the community.

documenters, too; thanks Jack

love these stark and streamlined graphix - 

mm…

look at all this fantastic stuff!

some neat print manipulations, a cow's-eye view of the economy, and yes, moo makes sense to moi. i especially like the sardine tin art. thank you for this fantasia ];-)

some new dadaland eggs...? given the flux fish, maybe dadaland roe...?

and a QR directory to navigate through Petryland.

muchas gracias, mi amigo - see you in the mail!

thank you for these artiststamps.

this is indeed what is happening at this time of my life, so i welcome these meditations on mortality, loss, grief, fear. there is room in Mail Art for all of it, right?

“Growing old is natural,” growls the old woman. “When you’ve lived long enough for all your ambitions to be in ruins, freindships…

always nice to get a packet from Lithuania - this one features some colorful collaborations with Zygimantas…

Dr. Conroy - or should i say MATH-ew? - sends along what might be a homemade ('adult'?) coloring book, so appropriate for the moment we live in, where so much seems determined by algorithms... nice straddling! 

check out these cool artistamps, part of Coco's "Nickname Project" -

one of my first roles ever was as "Little Jake" in a community theater production of "Annie Get Your Gun", so this has a funny resonance for me. also, many people mis-remember my name as Jake, since it sounds (to them) sort of like Zack. but hey, i've probably been called…

no caption necessary ]:-)

stay safe Lubomyr; my thoughts are with you - courage!

viva lard postal 🐷

merci Jean-Charles pour ces jolies timbres, et oui - PAIX, maintenant plus que jamais!

a lovely homemade bookmark (one can never have too many!) and some Add & Pass items.

thanks Margaret; see you in the mail soon.

my celery and his pal Hercule are eating up every last word of La Vie Secréte des Mots 17 -

- et moi aussi!

merci Pascal et al

so exciting - Brain Cell 1198 - my first, but certainly not my last! surprised to see only two other participants from France, and neither one here at IUOMA ]:-(

from the Queendom of Retailia comes Foldi 27, new year (of the dragon) greetings, and some shameless self-promotion from Ali. thanks Martha.

in his sprawling and endlessly entertaining installation at the International Museum of Naive Art Anatole Jakovsky in Nice, Ben has hung up signs - with quotations such as this - just below the ceilings of many rooms in the exhibition spaces.

there were also many card tables with 'pourquoi?' painted on them, and even…

awyn sends along a vintage experiment with ink; merci mon amie.

another cool collage; always a treat to see William in the mailbox

very festive!

look closely at that senorita's skirt - i've never seen anything like this and now must have one for my dining table ];-) 

obrigado Flor