Jayne Barket Lyons's Blog – December 2019 Archive (8)

From: Ilya Semenenko-Basin (0245-1219)

More mail from Ilya Semenenko-Basin (Moscow, Russia)...

The enclosed postcard was adorned with Ilya's signature postage stamp art. Beautiful!…

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Added by Jayne Barket Lyons on December 31, 2019 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

From: Pascal Coupechoux (0188-1019 & 0229-1119)

October and November brought two postcards from France.

Pascal Coupechoux (Chablis, France) usually adorns his cards with original drawings. Ephemera scraps are used as collage elements.…

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Added by Jayne Barket Lyons on December 31, 2019 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

From: Allison Leonard (0040-0319)

Back in February (geez, where has the time gone!) I received my very first mail from Allison Leonard (Hutchins, TX).

It is a postcard featuring a glossy photo of a St. Francis garden statue.

Thanks, Allison!

Speaking of St. Francis, this is one of my favorite prayers:

PRAYER OF…

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Added by Jayne Barket Lyons on December 21, 2019 at 12:00am — No Comments

From: Cherub Ayers (0126-0719 & 0154-0719)

Received two lovely postcard from Cherub Ayers (Oxford, OH) in July:

The first postcard features sea life (the postage stamp matches perfectly). I love the texture and 3D elements. Cherub used decoupage, watercolor, ink, label and sealant to make the card.…

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Added by Jayne Barket Lyons on December 20, 2019 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

The GENTLE GIANT, Postcard from Tim Collapse (0228-1119)

Does the name JDIMYTAI DAMOUR ring a bell? No? That’s alright if it doesn’t, but I’m hoping after you read this you will never forget him. I know I won’t.

Mail Artist Tim Collapse sent this… Continue

Added by Jayne Barket Lyons on December 14, 2019 at 1:00am — No Comments

From: Tim Collapse (0181-0919)

In this last quarter of 2019 I received two postcards from the talented Tim Collapse (Altamahaw, NC). The one I’m featuring in this blog post was received in September. It is a vintage postcard of the Chicago Creek Road (Colorado) which has been altered with four strips of paper, each a different color and design. With the scenic postcard picture still visible, Tim’s add-ons give it a whole new texture.…

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Added by Jayne Barket Lyons on December 14, 2019 at 12:30am — No Comments

From: Cascadia Artpost (0057-0319 & 0189-1019)

Here’s more mail from Jack at Cascadia Artpost (Olympia, WA):

A postcard from March, “Library Card No. 1,” featuring some of the best known mail art books (I own four of the books shown).

Another postcard from October pays homage to EX POSTO FACTO’S “Fluxus Bucks,” which turned 25 in 2019.…

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Added by Jayne Barket Lyons on December 13, 2019 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments

From: Atte Ourie (0163-0819 & 0164-0819)

Two from Atte Ourie (Helsinki, Finland), both received in August:

Many thanks to Atte… Continue

Added by Jayne Barket Lyons on December 13, 2019 at 9:00pm — No Comments

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