Valentine Mark Herman's Blog – September 2015 Archive (6)

When it's spring again, I'll bring again.... a Great Big Collage and a (bad) joke

Here is another Great Big Collage/ (#9, and still going strong, folks).

And, in the words of the song:

"When it's Spring again, I'll bring again

Tulips from Amsterdam.

With a heart that's true, I'll give to you

Tulips from Amsterdam.

I can't wait until the day you fill

These eager arms of mine.

Like the windmill keeps on turning,

That's how my heart keeps on yearning.…

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Added by Valentine Mark Herman on September 30, 2015 at 11:21am — 1 Comment

Where did little Nicolas go on his summer holiday? [This Blog is NOT bought to you by the Tourist Information Office of Sigean]

Bonjour Happy followers of my Great Big Collages series!

We are now up to number 8.

This one looks at where Little Nicolas spent his summer holiday this year.

Here's the Great Big Collage, it's called in French 'Petit Nicolas passe ses grande Vacances à Sigean';

Sigean is where I live. It is a small village in the South of France, between Narbonne and Perpignan.

Katerina, Dean and Jeanette have spent petites vacances here in recent years.…

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Added by Valentine Mark Herman on September 25, 2015 at 2:40pm — 2 Comments

Who died on the same day as John F Kennedy after taking LSD on his deathbed?

You don't know, Jim?

Well here's a clue in my latest Great Big Collage, and that's called "Doors".

There are 76 Doors here. I took photos of them in France, the UK, Italy, Spain, Germany (both East and West), Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Morocco and Hungary.

Here's two details of the "Doors" Collage:…

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Added by Valentine Mark Herman on September 21, 2015 at 3:50pm — 1 Comment

Confession time! The REAL reason why I (almost) stopped Mail Arting is that.....

I started a circus with my very good mail art friend Mevrouw Jarina Renz!

And here in this Great Big Collage (#6 in the series in case you have lost count) is the one and only Circus Herman Renz

I'm sure tht you'd like to see Jarina and I in our circus costumes -- well, not to disappoint you....…

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Added by Valentine Mark Herman on September 17, 2015 at 3:55pm — 4 Comments

I have invented a new game: CIRCULAR CHESS. Does anyone want to play it with me?

A new chess game: CIRCULAR CHESS.

The board consists of two circles.

Here is the circle for the white and brown pieces (side and aerial views):

This is the circle for the black and white pieces (again side and aerial views):…

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Added by Valentine Mark Herman on September 15, 2015 at 8:00am — 4 Comments

"The Bar of a Café is the Parliament of the People" (Balzac). An enormous amount of research went into this Great Big Collage. Read on...

This Great Big Collage is slightly smaller than the others in this series being only 150 x 90 cms, or 60 x 36 ins: usual rules for postage and envelopes apply. I agree with Monsieur Balzac -- The bar of a café IS the Parliament of the people.…

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Added by Valentine Mark Herman on September 11, 2015 at 3:30pm — 7 Comments

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