The artist Jean-Francois Aillet invites you to collect your sample of sand from a moraine, from next to a waterfall or beside a river, along the shore of a lake or a stream, in a desert or on the border of an ocean. One should not, however, send him sand from a construction site. You are asked to document your collection of the material with a photo, taken as you are pouring the sand into a container. For an example, kindly visit his home page at www.aillet.com . English : http://www.aillet.com/traductions/anglais.htm
See you to take part in this international project.
Jean-François Aillet Sculpteur / Designer 10, Allée des Tilleuls 14860 Amfréville Normandie / France
Really glad it arrived. I've been meaning to send that out for a long time and I'm glad it's made it over safely. Will be collecting up more Romanian pieces in February I think, so you may see more Romanian artefacts soon
Good morning Mabb, it took me a long time to find the friend request thing. It's on the person's IUOMA page, on the upper left, under their picture & name. If they're not "friended" yet it says "add as a a friend"." You most likely already know that part.
When the next window opens to add them, in red letters it says "add a personal message." The first time I saw this was yesteday when I did yours!
Doing fine. Lot of branches to cut and move. We had heavy rain and winds. No power for 4 days. The internet is super slow. So i'm back slowly but fine. Thanks for caring. Hope everything comes ok at NY. Best wiches.
Well all of us here can go back to what we do best, which is nothing much these days -- well I'm waiting for some acrylic paint to dry. I DO understand English most of the time ...and French, and Dutch, and other languages too, and when I get stuck I have a Persian cat and a Siamese cat to help me with more exotic languages BUT I don't know nothing about computers and all the mysteries that they talk to each other. And I don't want to know nothing about them anyway.
Anyway this isn't really relevant as you (with the help of Angie & Snooky) have solved your problem. That's what mentors are for: getting other people to solve things.
Bonjour Mabb! June, July, August...it doesn't really matter because all I am doing is sheltering from the heat and playing with the cats. What a busy life we French Mail Artists lead!
Now, I'm not sure that I can help you with your Blog problem for two reasons. The first is that I don't really understand what your problem is, and that could be because you haven't explained it very well (try again?), or, and more likely, because I am stupid and don't really understand this blog business...as I have other things to do in life (like play with the cats).
Secondly, it could be a 'technical' problem linked to the way the IUOMA database (its called NING -- honest, it is) works, and I have no idea whatsoever how to NING or NONG or whatever. If it is a technical problem, you'll have to ask Ruud Janssen to sort out for you -- but in the meantime try and explain it to me again.
Sorry to be so useless (but that is one of my defining characteristics). Regards JE Sweefoo
Boy you were up early today! The clown lady had to go to you, I was glad I had not addressed to anyone when I posted it so she could be yours. I can't remember what I put on the inside but if they were stamps they were mail art stamps I made. I like making art stamp, I'll send you a few that I have made.
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Thanks so so much for the awesome "envelope only" love it so much!
Hi mabb !
I've mailed you this little one
but I'm afraid the postage's not enough . . . we'll see
Enjoy your day !![](https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8502665479?profile=RESIZE_710x)
Thanks for the comment on my blog post about the Free Image Exchange! I'll send one your way today :) Happy corresponding!
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Hi, Mabb
The artist Jean-Francois Aillet invites you to collect your sample of sand from a moraine, from next to a waterfall or beside a river, along the shore of a lake or a stream, in a desert or on the border of an ocean. One should not, however, send him sand from a construction site. You are asked to document your collection of the material with a photo, taken as you are pouring the sand into a container. For an example, kindly visit his home page at www.aillet.com . English : http://www.aillet.com/traductions/anglais.htm
See you to take part in this international project.
Jean-François Aillet
Sculpteur / Designer
10, Allée des Tilleuls
14860 Amfréville
Normandie / France
hi mabb, here is a link for you:
if you did not get details for the eXCHANGE, the address for Korea is:-
Tell Me Tell Me SECREts; MoCA; San 58-4, Makgye-dong; Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do; Seoul, Korea 427-701
the show will go to February 19
pass it on to your friends http://iuoma-network.ning.com/events/send-to-the-secret-exchange
Good morning Mabb, it took me a long time to find the friend request thing. It's on the person's IUOMA page, on the upper left, under their picture & name. If they're not "friended" yet it says "add as a a friend"." You most likely already know that part.
When the next window opens to add them, in red letters it says "add a personal message." The first time I saw this was yesteday when I did yours!
Hi neighbor, love your Seamus and hope you send more pictures. I hope you all are untouched by the flooding rivers. Elizabeth and L. in Troy
Hi Mabb
Doing fine. Lot of branches to cut and move. We had heavy rain and winds. No power for 4 days. The internet is super slow. So i'm back slowly but fine. Thanks for caring. Hope everything comes ok at NY. Best wiches.
Youre sometime-but-uselss mentor asks: Why?
Why are you called 'Mabb'? First name? Last name? Nickname? Accronym?
Regards, JE Sweefoo
Phew!
Well all of us here can go back to what we do best, which is nothing much these days -- well I'm waiting for some acrylic paint to dry. I DO understand English most of the time ...and French, and Dutch, and other languages too, and when I get stuck I have a Persian cat and a Siamese cat to help me with more exotic languages BUT I don't know nothing about computers and all the mysteries that they talk to each other. And I don't want to know nothing about them anyway.
Anyway this isn't really relevant as you (with the help of Angie & Snooky) have solved your problem. That's what mentors are for: getting other people to solve things.
Perhaps I should get a corgi too: any thoughts?
Blog on, baby!
Regards, JE Sweefoo
Bonjour Mabb! June, July, August...it doesn't really matter because all I am doing is sheltering from the heat and playing with the cats. What a busy life we French Mail Artists lead!
Now, I'm not sure that I can help you with your Blog problem for two reasons. The first is that I don't really understand what your problem is, and that could be because you haven't explained it very well (try again?), or, and more likely, because I am stupid and don't really understand this blog business...as I have other things to do in life (like play with the cats).
Secondly, it could be a 'technical' problem linked to the way the IUOMA database (its called NING -- honest, it is) works, and I have no idea whatsoever how to NING or NONG or whatever. If it is a technical problem, you'll have to ask Ruud Janssen to sort out for you -- but in the meantime try and explain it to me again.
Sorry to be so useless (but that is one of my defining characteristics). Regards JE Sweefoo
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