All Blog Posts Tagged 'writing' (8)

For Letter Writing Month 2022 we asked illustrator @jeffeykitchen (on IG) to help us share the inside scoop on the magic of snail mail. 

We’re mailing these mini-strips of stamps for FREE, simply send an email to stamps@theportlandstampcompany.com and include your snail mail address. We’ll send you these free…

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MARCH ON REDUX: We exhibit the work of De Villo Sloan. Identifying himself as a a visual poet, De Villo has been very active in mail-art, visual poetry and zines since the 1980s. Early influences were concrete poetry associated with ‪#‎Fluxus‬ and the work of Black Mountain poets.

Sloan's underground classic…

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ARTErra is a residency for artists placed in a small village in Portugal. This structure as several work rooms, resources tools and partnerships that are able to provide to artists exceptional conditions to develop their work and projects.

We are now accepting applications to our residency space.

Deadline-15th September

Please check out our webpage (www.arterra.weebly.com) to learn more about ARTErra, and we also have an updated…

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I sent an "add and return" collage to David, and this is how he responded.

Sent to David (above)

David returned with his additions. I added the "O" "W" after I got the collage back from…

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This recent asemic style of Catherine's has captivated me: Wonderful--I love it! The thickness and spirit of the asemics are strong and dramatic.  Catherine also included a poem she loves, called "Klem," by Flemish poet Eva Cox. Catherine translated it "as best I could" (bravo, the humanity comes through clearly), and also included an exceptionally graceful drawing she made…

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If dropping six figures at the art supply store ain't your gig, consider joining the All Things Trashpo group here at IUOMA. If you got something deep and wide to say and no language on the planet can suffice, join Asemic Writing for Mail Artists. If you're one of those people who can't help but reach out and touch art, say a Van Gogh at an art museum because his brushstrokes are calling you, maybe you should join the Haptic Poetry group here. And if you have a penchant for disobeying…

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The postal service in Decatur, Georgia, delivered a gift of the mind and soul from Karen Camplin in Highland Park, Illinois. It is from Karen that I receive the first "enveloped" mail art, which adds an entirely new dimension to mail art for me! Layered visual communication! The "feel" of the envelope is love, frivolity, attendance to image, a presence in the form of a finger print--is it Karen's?

 

Then inside, there is something more quiet, more layered--profound and warmly…

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This piece is one of my favorites I have received from Diane so far. I like the muted and faded colors, images, and text. It almost looks like an old page from some bibliophile's diary.

Thank you very much,… Continue