Thom Courcelle's Blog – January 2012 Archive (4)

Mail Art Bonanza: Snow-Bound Edition

Well, Seattle is experiencing what the news is calling "Snowpacolypse 2012." Although, coming originally from snow-bound Vermont, it seems a mystery to me that this "light dusting" could cause so much distress. Regardless, everything seems shut down: schools, businesses, bus routes... I am able to walk to my workplace, but the building's heating unit went bust, and after working there a few hours couldn't feel my fingers anymore, and left early. So today I'm working from home, doing some…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on January 19, 2012 at 1:52am — 11 Comments

Abstract Dreams

Received yet another astonishing piece from Guido Vermeulen recently... This one really "struck me" as fascinating, maybe because of the all-seeing eye at the center of the piece...

Guido titled this piece: "No Paseran!" And how could one? I was arrested by it the moment I saw it. To me this piece evokes multiple imagery at once--the first thing I see is the…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on January 15, 2012 at 10:18pm — 2 Comments

GOTIJ! from Roberto Rios

Roberto always know how to brighten the corner where I am... because his works are always filled with color that celebrates the rainbow! What an envelope!! This is the biggest, brightest GOTIJ envelope I've ever got!

And special treats inside as well!...…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on January 15, 2012 at 9:28pm — 6 Comments

Some Interesting Characters Found in My Mailbox...

Some hand-drawn, some retooled and repurposed, all of them amusing...

From Nadine Wendell-Mojica in California, USA

From Val Herman, Sigean, France... I am supposed to share this one with my niece!

All kinds of little…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on January 15, 2012 at 9:11pm — 3 Comments

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