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Marie Wintzer's Blog – April 2012 Archive (21)

Beautiful painted envelope and card from Frieder Speck

I think this envelope got returned to Frieder, because it was included in another envelope and they both had cancellation marks. It's a beauty. And I love the stamps on the back as well.…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 30, 2012 at 2:14am — 7 Comments

We saw the world from the edge of space [holism version] - from Carina Granlund

I love this series by Carina, I'm really happy she sent me one of her Edge of Space. It has already been discussed on another blog, but I think this is mod podge transfer? It makes for a very interesting texture in any case. Carina was inspired by the Holism Manifesto, Dw will be…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 27, 2012 at 1:01am — 4 Comments

Tall Blue Greek Grass, Flying Carpet and Andy Warhol - from Katerina Nikoltsou

This was a lucky mail day with two envelopes from Katerina. An authentic piece of magic flying…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 27, 2012 at 1:00am — 3 Comments

Secret Garden / Garden Secret - from Janine Weiss-Vuille

This is my first mail from Janine, actually my first mail-art from Switzerland. It is a very haptic card made of thick layers very cleverly assembled, I love the composition and the use of that character, even on the back of the card. I think this is a hit, thank you Janine, I love…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 26, 2012 at 12:49am — 11 Comments

Cards from Brittany Ellis, Susanna Lakner, and Mystery Mail-Artist

Brittany is sending me this little gem, I loooove the photo and the way she framed it and made a card out of it. Superb.…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 26, 2012 at 12:49am — 6 Comments

Run before it evaporates and we are left with nothing at all - from David Stafford

Another David Stafford, yeey! When I got the card I thought it was about David running to the post office with a letter, or running home from the post office (with a letter as well, obviously). Well it's not exactly like that. The card is part of a sketch he made for Helder Coehlo…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 24, 2012 at 12:46am — 4 Comments

I think, it is rather late [experimenting with gold] - from Svenja Wahl

Svenja is experimenting with gold and red and book covers and poems. How my photo of it can be so poor, I don't know. The red paint is wonderfully blended with gold, and the book cover as well (and not brown as it seems to be on the photo). I really like her choice of picture and the composition,…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 24, 2012 at 12:44am — No Comments

Cellule de Cerveau # 822

Got a new Brain Cell From Ryosuke Cohen, yey! I think he did a GREAT job, I'm absolutely chuffed. The Minxus stamps look dashing, right in the middle of the sheet (and just on top of Cheryl's hat). And icing on the cake, the address list goes: cp-sa, mw-jp, rc-jp. Great!

And I…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 22, 2012 at 3:04am — 7 Comments

Le Rustique cherche Petit Munster (a matter of [cheesy] affinity) - from Dean Marks

Dean loves to play with words, and taking the twisted roads of language back and forth between French and English is even more fun. He knows how to build a story around the most (apparently) insignificant comment that comes up on a blog. So he knows that crêpes suzette only make me moderately homesick…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 20, 2012 at 12:50am — 9 Comments

Fire Monkey Body Surfing the Great Wave - from RCBz

I sometimes wish RCBz would be around to tell us more about his pieces. I know I really like this card, but I can't explain exactly why. Esthetically, Hokusai's wave is always a winner. The card is built very simply around it. No frills whatsoever, and the back of the card is equally sober, stripped-down to the…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 20, 2012 at 12:41am — 5 Comments

Saddle Shoe - from Alicia Starr

When I picked up this package at the post office I first thought someone had sent me a slice of chocolate cake. I was almost disappointed that it wasn't the case, until I saw that it was Alicia's last. She painted a great saddle shoe on one of her... I really don't know the name of it, what is it…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 20, 2012 at 12:40am — 9 Comments

Fantastic Minxus-Lynxus USA dispatch - from De Villo Sloan

Well, the envelope says De Villo but I know that the one who did ALL this work is Dark wall. Dw has been a fervent and very prolific producer of Minxus art over the past months. Until now I had only seen his collection through the pictures uploaded in his gallery, but with this package I am now…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 17, 2012 at 12:42am — 24 Comments

New piece from Bruno Neiva and Vive les pill from Jen Staggs

I am very happy to hear from Bruno again. This new piece he sent me is very much in the line of his work, exploring textures, shapes, layers, soft tones. He is another aficionado and very successful user of the Re- concept. I hope this is a sign that he is returning to mail art? Bruno, thank you…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 15, 2012 at 2:17am — 11 Comments

Root mail - from Vizma Bruns

Vizma has such an impressive collection of stamps, they make for great envelopes. I could immediately tell this one was…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 15, 2012 at 2:16am — 9 Comments

The Music Boekie - by Cheryl Penn [spoiler alert: contains Elvis made entirely of guitars]

Music was the first theme for the official kick off of Cheryl's New Alexandrian Library. She is sending one of her books back for every work she is getting, and as usual I'm on the winning side. Her book is an ode to music, to the poetry in all music, to its many facets.…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 12, 2012 at 12:04pm — 20 Comments

Bar codes are going MAD - from Dean Marks

Dean went MAD, and so went the bar codes. Lucky them. He says he made this card during a flight. I'm wondering, what does he bring on board? Does he collect all the bar codes beforehand and then assembles them in flight? Or does he carry piles of... what exactly, I can't even figure out where they come…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 10, 2012 at 1:01am — 17 Comments

The woman at the top of the world - from David Stafford

Just when my mailbox was on the verge of despair about not seeing a David Stafford for too long, I get this wonderful card. A very dreamy, soft and hazy picture, a beautiful woman and the entrance of a mysterious tunnel. It's a dream, for sure. And such a well written dream as well. Please take a moment…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 8, 2012 at 2:23am — 31 Comments

Rainbow clouds, Spring Hillside, and a Multitude of Suns - from Theo Nelson

My Theo Nelson collection is growing, and I couldn't be happier. His seasonal postcards with poem are always a delight. In…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 8, 2012 at 2:17am — No Comments

Is this a Blogjam wannabe? - Received from M. Nidham, Susan McAllister, Boo Cartledge, Roberto Rios

Thanks to all four of you for those great cards!

M. Nidham:

Susan McAllister:…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 8, 2012 at 2:16am — 6 Comments

Explore her Feelings and Ideas - from Nancy Bell Scott

This piece by Nancy blew my mind into a different hairdo. I could tell from the envelope...

"Explore her feelings and ideas" is written somewhere in that piece on transparent paper, almost completely merged and blended with the background, just visible enough for me to find it. And I found it. So I…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on April 4, 2012 at 2:08am — 18 Comments

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