Toni Hanner -- tonipoet's Blog – August 2016 Archive (20)

Jan Hodgman's PC has hit my mailbox!

"There's unparalleled beauty here." Indeed. This is a beautiful card, the blue is so peaceful and the circles, I love them. Wonderful quotes. I need to look at this every day. Thanks so much, Jan!

Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 26, 2016 at 12:19am — 1 Comment

Richard Canard strikes again!

The latest from the Carbondale Duck. This one is way profound, kind of like a bacon double cheese half-pounder with extra jalapeno and strawberry jam. Richard, I don't believe for one second that your muse hangs out at the semi-golden arches. But I am puzzled about the three dots in the middle of your card. Is this Dada, Fluxus, or do my glasses need cleaning even more than…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 26, 2016 at 12:15am — 3 Comments

Stan Askew's Oh So Soft Bunny!

What's not to LOVE about this little guy with his John Muir postage stamp?! I love the aged look of the photograph. I want to cuddle that bunny! And is that and 8 or the infinity symbol up top left. I'm reading it as infinity. Which makes the whole card very interesting and well, deep, if I may say. Thanks…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 26, 2016 at 12:11am — 1 Comment

Debra Mulnick sends goodness right through the mail

Wow! There's something so warm and personal about Debra's work. I just love this with all the textures, and the fact that the girl astronaut is holding a wrench! Marvelous. And that mailbox is shiny gold! And don't you love the lady's laughing face up top left?…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 26, 2016 at 12:08am — No Comments

Fleur's Oakland

If there isn't a position with the City of Oakland for an official Mail Artist, there should be. Fleur makes wonderful pieces with photos of her city. I love what she's done with this one, with all the colorful "bling" at the edges.

Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 26, 2016 at 12:04am — 2 Comments

Shelly Tracy--New Friend sends beautiful ATC

I like this abstract but sort of human shape, beautiful colors and terrific thick black outlines! Thanks Shelly. I'll try to send you something soon!

Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 26, 2016 at 12:02am — 1 Comment

David Stanley Aponte and Sheri Rice, your Mail Art is Here!

These two, Sheri Rice on the left, David Stanley Aponte on the right, so different, so great. Sheri's piece is very highly textured. All that stuff that looks like lace feels lacey to the touch, and the little piece that says "Dream" is a piece of actual cloth. Lovely. David's piece is paint, I think, on some really nice vintage figure drawings of what might be a train car or…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:50pm — No Comments

Dean sends Healing Bling!

Another genius wierd naked card from Dean! That reddish thing on the left is some kind of transistor/processor doohickey and it has a big old diamond stuck on it! Doesn't scan very well, unfortunately. But it's shiny! and on the other side, "My Meds from Bangers…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:46pm — 1 Comment

Finley's Groovy ATC's

Love love love these ATC's from Finley Union! Great work as always! Hugs! Just as great on the back as on the front. And the little envelope the ATC's came in is…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:41pm — No Comments

Beauty from Ryosho Jeffus

Isn't this just gorgeous. You have to imagine how the gold shines in the light. It's really like a stained glass window! Thanks Ryusho!

Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:39pm — 1 Comment

Thomas Brown, Stan Askew, and Gretchen Brautigan, your Mail-Art has landed!

always pithy. Thanks Thomas!

I sent a very sicky sweet ATC starter to Gretchen and Stan -- here, along with an equally sicky sweet kitten PC, is the result! Nice work Gretchen & Stan! And, faboo envelope from Stan!…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:37pm — 5 Comments

Richard Canard -- Two New Poems!!!

I particularly like "we heart...."

He is not inept. He's terrific! Thanks Richard. I heart…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:29pm — No Comments

Brain Cell #952 has arrived!

and here are the names: Thanks Ryosuke Cohen!…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:26pm — No Comments

Vizma Bruns Fabulous Mail Art Package!

First, the cork-popping gumbi-ized front of the envelope. Then, Art-stralia indeed! Sparkles for real! Big package of "real and unreal" postage…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 2:52am — 3 Comments

My first Mail Art from Gü is a düzy!

I'm pretty sure Richard Burton has never before been pictured holding a mole. "Alas poor Moley!" -- Look at the little toes! Amazing scissor-work! And in the little clear envelope that came with Hamlet, this great stash of Shakespeare ephemera -- note also the…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 16, 2016 at 2:48am — 4 Comments

Denise Woodward's Commonwealth of Anacrusis ATC and Stamp!

OMG Denise never stops being amazingly creative. Here's she's made a "first day issue" ATC with her "Commonwealth of Anacrusis" artistamp and a certificate "Celebrate Time Travel." The whole package is beautifully done, of course, right down to the gears on the envelope. Here's the reverse of the ATC:…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 16, 2016 at 2:37am — No Comments

"Hang in There" from Dean

From Dean, this amazing collage -- this chicken makes a bigger mess than I do! and then, the reverse!

The bow-tie shaped thing is an actual hanger pasted onto the card. He must use really super-strong glue because it arrived naked and very firmly attached.…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 16, 2016 at 2:20am — 1 Comment

Mars Tokyo's Hats

Back to the 60's with the hats from Mars! And wonderful postage stamps--especially love the Bobby Kennedy stamp. Thanks Mars!

Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 5, 2016 at 5:03am — No Comments

Aine Holder's Spectacular Mail Art packages

Aine Holder actually send me two envelopes full of mail art this week. The envelope above, wonderful hand-drawn and colored jellyfish scene, contained a ton of different sticky notes. The rest of the art pictured came in the envelope pictured below, the one covered with dragonflies. The circle on top right is from Aine's "Circle of Friends" --on the back it a bunch of great…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 5, 2016 at 4:56am — No Comments

Blog Jam--Lynne Gurnee, William, and Mercedes La Marquesa

I've gotten so much fabulous Mail Art recently. Big card on the left is from Lynne Gurnee, Just lovely images. ATC from William is top right, and Beautiful card from Mercedes La Marquesa bottom right. This is my first piece from La Marquesa and I really appreciate it. Thanks…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 5, 2016 at 4:48am — 2 Comments

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