All Blog Posts Tagged 'Karen Champlin' (15)

This is the second painted canvas I am receiving from Karen. I am really glad she found out about her talents as a painter, I think this new line of work is yet another excellent turn! Thank you for sending, Karen! And with two pieces I can already call it a…

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I was amazed when I received this piece by Karen. I don't remember seeing anything similar on the blogs, it looks like a completely new turn for Karen. She has framed the text with thick brush strokes of various colors, sometimes blending into each other, sometimes not. The textures are also quite remarkable, I hope one can see it on the picture. And I forgot to…

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A wonderful mixed media piece by Karen Champlin. I particularly like the YYYYY....

Thank you very much Karen!…

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I have several blue tape envelopes from Karen Champlin. I don't really know what Karen and De Villo's blue tape collaboration really is about, but I take it as a seal of quality :-)) Her ATCs are pocket-size masterpieces. Extremely well crafted. I love the neatly punched holes on those (and the A inside!). Every time I see them I think yes, she truly is the…

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Katerina sends greetings from Paris. Lucky us, she brought her mail art "equipment" to France, and she even carved a special "Paris" rubber stamp for the occasion. Thank you for always thinking about us, Katerina, this is much appreciated!

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This is the date Karen wrote on the back of the card, adding to the mystery of it. Maps, train time tables, red thread, black tape. Are they going to give me the answer to what happened on that day? 

Thank you for sending, Karen, your great cards are always muchly appreciated!

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A wonderful little boekie from Karen Champlin, arrived without the slightest damage, for a change, thank you postal service :-))

Karen used a variety of different materials and textures, cardboard, fabric, string, copper, book pages, maps... holy family pendant? (I can't exactly tell what it is). I love the vintage train timetable and the way she does the layering. Beautiful work Karen, as ever, thank you for this little treasure!…

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Once again the postal system slaughtered one of Karen's mail (with apologies, I guess, I hope so!). I don't understand, because the envelope is very thick, and the art piece inside was damaged. Did they actually open it on purpose? It came in a plastic bag, like a piece of evidence!…

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Karen has put so much into this piece, it is going to be difficult for me to write up something that can convey how touched I was when I read her message. It tells about a long journey. Searching for someone and searching for herself along the way, and in the end, the story of a redemption, if I can put it this way, I think it is not too strong a word. The woman sitting on the bench and posing for the photo is Karen's mum. The words "he recognized that expression" from the…

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Beautiful ATCs from the boss of them all, Karen. And, breaking news, asemic writing is now also available in... portable stick. Love it :-)) and I am sure our fellows asemists will be highly interested in this new turn. Karen, you really ARE the boss, thank you so much for this special package.

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Valentine's day brought me a fantastic package from Karen. A package that has been through a lot! If Karen voluntarily aged and dirtied the envelope, great job, because it looks very real! If on the other hand it is the work of the postal system I demand apologies! :-) I mean, how did they manage to poke a hole through it? (those damn holes are following me alright...).

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An envelope with the Art Nation stamp is always a promise of something mind blowing, and I think this is one of Karen's very best. A simple cardboard offcut turned into the most beautiful piece of art. Well, I don't think it happened just like…

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I commented on Cheryl's blog the other day about how much I like the asemic world and how much beautiful art was coming out of it. It's a strange feeling, something not unlike jealousy. Like wishing one had done that piece oneself. And I feel like this with Karen's asemic writing too. When I saw her first piece I thought that there was a very Japanese Katakana touch to it, something in the purity and simplicity of the lines maybe.… Continue

Another piece of Karen's Bad Art closely followed the first one. Just kidding :-)), this is an awesome and very special piece, Karen.

It's funny how cardboard and paper can turn into powerful imagery. I see the search for a Treasure Island. The cardboard sea is covered with grids, calculations, estimates, routes. All of them leading to the Island of K, if everything goes well and the winds are favorable. I'm quite sure I won't get lost,… Continue

I can see it coming, De Villo is going to say that Marie is getting all the good stuff again :-) And he'll be right!

I know how difficult it must have been for Karen to deliberately make bad art (I got another envelope from her today, and Karen is not kidding her people). But I keep coming back to this piece and it still makes me laugh every time. Got to love this minestrone of Sponge Bobs, virgins (probably),… Continue