Tofu's Blog – June 2022 Archive (4)

New UK Cat Stamps

I hope I get some mail art from the UK with these.

https://www.collectgbstamps.co.uk/explore/issues/?issue=23103

Added by Tofu on June 21, 2022 at 5:26pm — No Comments

There is a finite amount of space in my archive boxes, but I strive to save all the mail art I receive. Many artists include various ephemera, stickers, and other materials with their mail art. Things I might use in pieces I create myself. Many of the envelopes are works of art in themselves. Starting in January 2020 I began to use much of this material for a new artist book. I repurposed a large…

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Added by Tofu on June 20, 2022 at 7:36pm — No Comments

Painting and Mailing the Oaks

The Oak Woodlands are one of my favorite spots in Golden Gate Park. One of the few spots in the park that looks much like the land did before the park was developed. There is no gift shop and no postcards, so I have made a series of my own. I was tempted to protect these hand-painted cards by sending them in…

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Added by Tofu on June 13, 2022 at 7:27pm — No Comments

Juggling Mail Art

Sometimes you receive a piece of mail art where the envelope is as in incredible as what’s inside. That is what happens whenever I get something from Kathy Barnett. The envelope is great, and I love the champagne drinking head juggler (you can move and adjust the little heads).…

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Added by Tofu on June 5, 2022 at 7:00pm — No Comments

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