Vol. 24: Sharon Silverman's "50 Mail Art Books" Project

[Jayne Barket Lyons]

"50 Mail Art Books" Project - Volume 24 Collaboration by IUOMA Members

Sharon Silverman (Haverhill, MA) and Jayne B. Lyons (Lakeville, MN).

Late last year I participated in Sharon Silverman's 2019 50 Mail Art Books project. I discovered the mail art call on IUOMA-ning. Early participants of the project shared photographs and blog posts of their collaborative books on the platform, and I was rather intrigued.

"Fit flatters you!" by Jayne B. Lyons (Lakeville).

This project is my first interaction with Sharon Silverman. From what I gather, Sharon is no stranger to​ ambitious mail art projects.

Sharon Silverman's contact information (left) and an asemic piece by Jayne B. Lyons (right).

This collaborative book project called for mail artists to submit ten original pieces of art work (8.5" x 11") to Sharon Silverman. Sharon scanned the art work, and combined it with ten pieces of her art. The result is this unique 8" x 8" mail art book. She mailed a copy to me, and kept a copy for herself. At the end of the project, Sharon will have a one of a kind library of 50 mail art books.

Artwork by Jayne B. Lyons (left) and Sharon Silverman (right).

Artwork by Jayne B. Lyons (left) and Sharon Silverman (right).

Artwork by Sharon Silverman (left) and Jayne B. Lyons (right).

Artwork by Jayne B. Lyons (left) and Sharon Silverman (right).

Back of the Mail Art Collaborative Book by Sharon

Silverman (Haverhill, MA) and Jayne B. Lyons (Lakeville, MN).

I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to collaborate with this talented artist.

Many thanks to Sharon Silverman.