Thom Courcelle's Blog – April 2012 Archive (8)

There MUST Have Been a Sale on Blue Paint in Greece!

In the most JOYOUS OF WAYS possible, Katerina Nikoltsou of Thessaloniki fame has let the tide of BLUE PAINT flood the postal systems around the world and the happy mailboxes of IUOMA members. My face crinkles in a wider smile every time a see one of her white and blue-edge stiped envelopes in the mail box, and her trademark "BLUE" and "MAIL" and "ART" carved rubber stamps proudly announcing the theme of the envelopes' contents (all with their own variations: "Zalop"; Trashpo"; etc.). I can…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on April 30, 2012 at 2:06am — 12 Comments

Arte Correo from Cernjul Viviana--the colors of Argentina

Someone else who constantly amazing me by the diversity of art styles that she explores... Cerjul Viviana Marie from Argentina recently sent me this multi-dimensional-layered art piece, sent in a clear plastic/cello envelope, it had the effect of stained glass!!…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on April 29, 2012 at 10:18pm — 2 Comments

Nadine Wendell-Mojica: 'Post No Bills' Over This Beauty!

I'm continually impressed and inspired by Nadine's character studies... her latest gift to me was no exception:

Nadine admirably finds reason to detail the people and characters that she comes in contact with or with whom she interacts on a…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on April 29, 2012 at 10:02pm — 6 Comments

Boo Cartledge Throws the First Pitch of the Season!

Spring FIBER ART SEASON is upon us. There have been some quilting league upsets, some sewing machine contract trade-ups, some promising rookie youths entering the fray... But Boo Cartledge--a hometown favorite--will always make the team!!

On this fiber mail art piece by Boo, some young feller from the Indiana Braves graces the front--I daresay that this work is hand-stitched!…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on April 29, 2012 at 9:19pm — No Comments

Blog Jam / Blog Barf

Many of you would laugh to see me sitting here on my sofa, typing this blog, SURROUNDED by mail art in layers and piles on every remaining inch of the upholstery that my butt is not taking up. I wanted to make sure that I had it all nearby as I tried to describe it. I am having to use Nancy Bell Scott's recent invention of the "Blog Jam," which is, I think, an iteration of a tool used by Cheryl Penn in the past, and undoubtedly by others who've been overwhelmed by the blessing of mail art…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on April 29, 2012 at 8:26pm — 12 Comments

Only Once in a Quadringentesimus Does Something Like This Come Along...

A light fell upon him as he contemplated the great Shroud of Elgin...

At first the light burned a little...

Then he was filled with the spirit of Trashpo, and De Villo Sloan felt compelled to share with the masses the miraculous…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on April 22, 2012 at 7:44am — 43 Comments

Dharma DaDa Erni Bär [Vegetarian] Mail Art Cookbook Series--Part deux--"Is it hot in here?" Edition

In celebration of a fabulous IUOMA posting day yesterday--did you catch all the DKult action happening here yesterday??--and in honor of Lisa and KDJ's collaborative tattoo project arriving in my mailbox, I decided to have a celebratory dinner. So I dove into the stash of tins that Erni sent from Hamburg, and whipped up a new dish! It is photo documented here for your salivating delight...

Many folks seemed to like the first recipe posted and some even sent themed artwork in honor of…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on April 21, 2012 at 6:30am — 14 Comments

It's Finally Here--the Dharma DaDa Erni Bär [Vegetarian] Mail Art Cookbook Series

A couple of months ago, Dharma DaDa sent me an amazing package of foodstuffs with a special "task." The instructions were: "Prepare a meal using the [food enclosed] and do a little documentation for IUOMA to show those guys what real EAT ART is... Good Luck!"

Here's a clip from that original blog post:

An AMAZING PACKAGE that arrived from Dharma dada Erni Bär... Whoa. If mail art provides me with…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on April 1, 2012 at 4:22am — 18 Comments

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