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I found this cookbook: Mother McCready’s Starving Artist Meal Timer. Made famous by her much loved recipe,“Sixteen ways to Imagine a Stale Cracker is a Slice of Bread Covered in Your Favourite Condiment”, it is a volume that has stood the test of time. In going through the various suggestions I found one I had forgotten: Majickformium in a Box. What Luck! I have five proper boxes (bubble gum boxes are the best!). Sadly, when I went to my cupboard I found I was completely out of…

I found this cookbook: Mother McCready’s Starving Artist Meal Timer. Made famous by her much loved recipe,“Sixteen ways to Imagine a Stale Cracker is a Slice of Bread Covered in Your Favourite Condiment”, it is a volume that has stood the test of time. In going through the various suggestions I found one I had forgotten: Majickformium in a Box. What Luck! I have five proper boxes (bubble gum boxes are the best!). Sadly, when I went to my cupboard I found I was completely out of…

I received a great envelope containing a sheet created by Ruud and reworked by Carl. I am going to have to think about how I shall attack this one. For the moment though, here is what turned up in my mailbox!…

Watching my country devolve into a banana republic has made me decide to send some graphic censure to a couple of Ministers and the PM.…

Received yesterday from Kerry Pullo. Nice one, Kerry!

and a piece from Corn Puff. Thank you, CP.…

I have been trying to understand the concept of fluxus. I’ve gone to Wiki, read some of the history and I still don’t have a concrete grasp. It’s no big deal, I’m not the sharpest puppy in the kennel. I did note however, that some people claim that fluxus died in 1978. Does this mean that people who do fluxus now are (OMG!) zombies? “I’m a superhero” will be so pleased if that is the case...

I don’t make it a habit to post everything that graces my mailbox but sometimes things occur that require such attention. Yesterday, my mailbox contained a treasure trove of mailart. Six pieces of mailart and a letter in a red envelope. Red letter day indeed!

From Rod Summers a wonderful laminated piece. I have a device that might be able to laminate. This piece has given me an impetus to find laminating media. Thank you, Rod.…

Playing with Hoodoos (weathered rock formations in the Alberta Badlands) and decided to put in an asemic sky.

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Watching how so many people seem to post everything that arrives in their mailbox makes me feel a trifle lazy but if I did that it would cut seriously into my drinking time so it just is not going to happen. However, Cheryl Penn sent me a lovely piece of stitched artwork in a very interesting envelope and I would feel remiss in not posting it in all its entirety. Which brings me to my question. What is ZALOP?

Thank you for this, Cheryl!…

Over the years I have sent my postcard artwork naked. It always bothered me that inkjet tracking marks would get put on the art side of the postcard. I wondered if putting the actual card on a larger surface would allow the card to escape the tracking depredations of the Post Office. :)



Checking out what dimensions were allowed and still remain the standard postage in price I made some test pieces and sent them off. From everyone who sent back a scan or photo of the card they…

April 1 was, in Jennie Hinchcliff”s words, “A Red Letter Day!” A grand collection of mail from Angela Behrendt, Cascadia ArtPost, DKA Productions and Thompson. Angela Behrendt

Cascadia ArtPost

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