Your recent mail arrived at Bill Porter's home in Montrose, Colorado, on April 11, 2023, and was forwarded to his daughter in Texas. She passed it on to me so that I could contact you. Sadly, Bill passed away on March 3, 2023. He is dearly missed and his memory will live forever in the Eternal Network.
Hi Melissa, just to let you know that your wonderful envelope and letter arrived here at The Olathe Poste yesterday. Thank you soooo much! A proper reply shall be forthcoming.
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 Melissa, received your card with address change...How have you been? Busy with the move I suppose...Thank you for keeping in touch...see you in the mail *!*
P.S. just an idea for your journals, maybe since postage is so expensive, I could send you a couple of "pages" only, in the size you need, and you could attach them to a blank sheet... do you think that would be something you would consider?
Hi Melissa...hope the New Year is filled with glorious mail art! Just wondering if you received a little fish in you mail either before the end of the year or maybe around the first. It was small, but the PO said that I could send it without an envelope...Hope he is not still swimming upstream *!*
Our paths are crossing - I found you on the good mail day blog and sent the random envie - thanks for the nice letter - I'm working on my reply - should go out by next week.
Peace,
Elise
At 7:41am on September 20, 2011, Carla Cryptic said…
Melissa: this is a friendly welcome to The Eternal Network from a friendly mail artist living in a friendly country. What seems to be a perfect start here is mail-art exchange. I would like to be the other side on this very beginning with you at IUOMA when you decide is the right time for you to do it. If that’s the case your envelope should read as follows:
The Celestial Scribe
Av. Paraná, 1489 apto. 1004
Curitiba-PR
825210-000
Brazil
I look forward to see your piece on my mailbox. Yes!, I will do my homework after receiving yours. That’s a celestial promise. I´m Patricio, The Celestial Scribe.
At 10:27pm on September 19, 2011, jon foster said…
I would love to trade with you. I'll send something out to you as soon as I get another batch of things made.
Hi Mel....I would be glad to friend you, send mail art, and work on the journals...my postal infor is on my site...have fun here! You have been hugged by "HUG MAN"!
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Hi Melissa--
Your recent mail arrived at Bill Porter's home in Montrose, Colorado, on April 11, 2023, and was forwarded to his daughter in Texas. She passed it on to me so that I could contact you. Sadly, Bill passed away on March 3, 2023. He is dearly missed and his memory will live forever in the Eternal Network.
Kind Regards,
Coco
Hi Melissa, just to let you know that your wonderful envelope and letter arrived here at The Olathe Poste yesterday. Thank you soooo much! A proper reply shall be forthcoming.
~Bill
The Olathe Poste
I've just received your envelope full of treasure. Thank you!
Melissa, soon you will receive something simply heavenly. Wait for it!
Hi, Melissa
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 Melissa, received your card with address change...How have you been? Busy with the move I suppose...Thank you for keeping in touch...see you in the mail *!*
P.S. just an idea for your journals, maybe since postage is so expensive, I could send you a couple of "pages" only, in the size you need, and you could attach them to a blank sheet... do you think that would be something you would consider?
Anyhoo! Best always...Amy *!*
Hi Melissa...hope the New Year is filled with glorious mail art! Just wondering if you received a little fish in you mail either before the end of the year or maybe around the first. It was small, but the PO said that I could send it without an envelope...Hope he is not still swimming upstream *!*
http://iuoma-network.ning.com/events/send-to-the-secret-exchange
or
https://www.facebook.com/groups/157924880955229/184434991637551/#!/event.php?eid=117449411690157
Hi Melissa!
Our paths are crossing - I found you on the good mail day blog and sent the random envie - thanks for the nice letter - I'm working on my reply - should go out by next week.
Peace,
Elise
Melissa: this is a friendly welcome to The Eternal Network from a friendly mail artist living in a friendly country. What seems to be a perfect start here is mail-art exchange. I would like to be the other side on this very beginning with you at IUOMA when you decide is the right time for you to do it. If that’s the case your envelope should read as follows:
The Celestial Scribe
Av. Paraná, 1489 apto. 1004
Curitiba-PR
825210-000
Brazil
I look forward to see your piece on my mailbox. Yes!, I will do my homework after receiving yours. That’s a celestial promise. I´m Patricio, The Celestial Scribe.
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