Valentine Mark Herman's Comments

wonderfull your idea with photo the postal boxes...i like a lot... 

yes, val, this is a monoprint or monotyp...you can use many materials...thread...pieces of paper,lace,leafs impregnate in ink...is better if you have a press...

Hi Val,  No I can't make it to Paris for two reasons, I'm pretty broke right now (in sympathy with the rest of Europe) and I'm sick, age related loss of balance which with the drugs the doctors gave me means it's difficult to walk and impossible to ride my bike. Shit happens, I hope to recover quickly but am now just taking it easy.  Have a great fest in Paris, give a hug to everyone from me.

hello, val, "dry point" or "point seche" is to scratch with a needle on a plate...and print the drow...the plate is metall but may be a dur plastic...i apreciate your work and your interest...

                                  friendly,  cristian

hello, Val! im happy it reached you =)) i am learning Japanese that's where i found my interest in etegami and the card you got is called etegami which means picture letter. It is one of the traditions in Japan - people draw and send cards to each other within the families and to friends. See you in mail again!

Glad you three (!) enjoyed my Cat on a Mission. Will look forward to seeing something from you soon-ish!

Oh where, oh where, has my dear Valentine gone?

Some dame in green with a hat P.E.T.A. will not like, has stepped in

and kicked out my handsome-when-he-wears-his-beret Valentine!

'Happy to hear that Hermes has arrived in southern France...

(now plan to move ove and make room for me at Dean's and Vanessa's place in Paris!)

Un-we are loving Paris. We even love Bilbao which we got back from on Saturday.

dos-chuck did get mail from you (I did, also, without postage and La Poste made me pay for postage and a tax!! Wow, you're an expensive date. Drei -Saturday for the Musee de La Poste, and What the heck is Audi or Suzi referring to? You are so cryptic (oh no, that's Carla not you.) See you soon? m & c

Hi Val! I am glad that you liked it :)

Are you back in "sunny" France? Thank you for the card from Darlington! It is very informative and a "must see" on my list of exotic places to visit. See you in Paris soon?

Um - make that YOUR!

Ypur first lino's arrived  or should I call them three legged lions? :-))X!

Thank you for the card!  I enjoyed all of the collected items.  How are you coming by things from the Mermaid Theater of Nova Scotia?  Traveling Act?  I'm a fan of Eric Carle, as is my son (who's 2).  We have a CD of Carle reading - very interesting voice.  

Yes, it seems like the US has become a pet disposable society...just this week, in Minnesota, 192 dogs were seized in (2) residences...all small breeds...

also, just in (1) shelter, in MO, they had 600 dogs in one month!!!  either strays or owner surrender...

That's why the no-kill Humane Societies are so important and all the work the Rescues do to find new, stable, loving homes for these guys...

Take care and hope you are enjoying Mum's home cooking!  Hugs to you and your family...

Goedemorgen Val,

At that time the pound was very cheap for Dutch people and my husband and I booked a flight to Middlesbrough to cycle in the Northern part of England. We took our own cycles in the plane with us ( on the first row) We loved trains and the people working on them were so dedicated and nice.

Regards Emmy

Thank you, Val-in-the-UK. You shall be returning to France soon, but this great dragon and fun mail art arrived today in Greece! 'Love it, thanks xxx

Should post it somewhere were there are dragons! ;-)

Hi Val,

I'm very happy to hear that my mail art made it to you and that you (and your postman) enjoyed it! I can't wait to get your mail art!

Have a wonderful day!

Audrey

Hi Val,

How wonderful, I was there millions years ago too, must have met you!! hahah!

Beautiful part of England!

Greetings Emmy

Thank you so much, Val, for your wonderful figures of inspiration!

A lot to read, a lot to see!

I once visited the Darlington Railway museum, you too?

Are you the head of steam?

greetings Emmy