Mail art: its maker and its recipient - International Union of Mail-Artists2024-03-29T05:17:28Zhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/forum/topics/mail-art-its-maker-and-its?commentId=2496677%3AComment%3A571065&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI like to communicate with ma…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-08-09:2496677:Comment:6238762011-08-09T21:00:18.750ZFrieder Speckhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/FriederSpeck
I like to communicate with mailart and I love if mailart communication with one person developes but I send also some of the small things that are just growing out of the fingers and daily influences, fingertraining, playground without to much thinking. Artfun
I like to communicate with mailart and I love if mailart communication with one person developes but I send also some of the small things that are just growing out of the fingers and daily influences, fingertraining, playground without to much thinking. Artfun That's a great description of…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-07-24:2496677:Comment:5779982011-07-24T22:17:15.885ZNancy Bell Scotthttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/NancyBellScott
That's a great description of your method, Helen, and it makes a lot of sense to me, especially "for me the mail art is a great way to play with ideas, and receive other peoples experiments also. its like an Art Lab. this then feeds into my other areas of art practice." You have its place well established, which in the end probably means: anything is possible. (I'm an agnostic in just about every facet of life that comes up.) No doubt my work at mail art these past few weeks will have…
That's a great description of your method, Helen, and it makes a lot of sense to me, especially "for me the mail art is a great way to play with ideas, and receive other peoples experiments also. its like an Art Lab. this then feeds into my other areas of art practice." You have its place well established, which in the end probably means: anything is possible. (I'm an agnostic in just about every facet of life that comes up.) No doubt my work at mail art these past few weeks will have unknowable effects on my other areas of art -- which after 25 years I've suddenly neglected almost completely since finding IUOMA. Whatever is happening here, however it is inspiring me, is taking place in some apparently gaping hole in my studio and me and changing them. I think it's art communications, but other things also. In any case, thank you very much for telling me about your approach, and I've learned from it. By the way, I started a piece for you yesterday, before I read your response here! It is done and going out tomorrow. There were and are no bunnies. i think she's been busy drool…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-07-22:2496677:Comment:5734012011-07-22T21:21:03.963Z1cgqtuoblpeqchttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/xn/detail/u_1cgqtuoblpeqc
<p>i think she's been busy drooling over the wonderful lobster piece i sent her.</p>
<p>she'll be back when my magic spell wears off of her. ;-D</p>
<p>i think she's been busy drooling over the wonderful lobster piece i sent her.</p>
<p>she'll be back when my magic spell wears off of her. ;-D</p> Alicia, seeing opportunities…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-07-22:2496677:Comment:5734852011-07-22T21:17:28.592ZNancy Bell Scotthttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/NancyBellScott
<p>Alicia, seeing opportunities like that seems natural, and we probably all have agendas that make their way into our art. But I like your "something magical happens when I make a card and send it to a complete stranger. Creating and letting go." Patricio in Brazil educated me in a very kind way about that somewhere around my second day here. The letting go part. And then the first reply here, by DVS, where he mentions "ongoing conversation" -- that probably develops into the best part of…</p>
<p>Alicia, seeing opportunities like that seems natural, and we probably all have agendas that make their way into our art. But I like your "something magical happens when I make a card and send it to a complete stranger. Creating and letting go." Patricio in Brazil educated me in a very kind way about that somewhere around my second day here. The letting go part. And then the first reply here, by DVS, where he mentions "ongoing conversation" -- that probably develops into the best part of all. I sent you something eight days ago, and hope it gets there. And I guess your week is being taken up by other things. I miss your presence around here -- or maybe you're here and I'm just missing it . . . that could happen when it's 99 degrees out.</p>
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<p> </p> Poor Angie, with Snooky's but…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-07-21:2496677:Comment:5714492011-07-21T23:42:09.237ZNancy Bell Scotthttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/NancyBellScott
<p>Poor Angie, with Snooky's butt apparently outshining her on IUOMA.</p>
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<p>Poor Angie, with Snooky's butt apparently outshining her on IUOMA.</p>
<p> </p> snooky has a lot of insights.…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-07-21:2496677:Comment:5710652011-07-21T22:40:28.885Z1cgqtuoblpeqchttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/xn/detail/u_1cgqtuoblpeqc
<p>snooky has a lot of insights.</p>
<p>and even angie chimes in now and then! ;-D</p>
<p>snooky has a lot of insights.</p>
<p>and even angie chimes in now and then! ;-D</p> Angie (ok, & Snooky), do…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-07-21:2496677:Comment:5711532011-07-21T22:18:10.470ZNancy Bell Scotthttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/NancyBellScott
<p>Angie (ok, & Snooky), do you know I never even looked at another mail-art site. Something brought me here -- forget what -- and it just took. The some-rules-ok-but-not-rules-ok-too philosophy is a major draw. People are plenty smart enough here to decide when to follow some and when not to because it's not necessary & artistic freedom, rah rah. Thanks for your post, it's a good one.</p>
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<p>Angie (ok, & Snooky), do you know I never even looked at another mail-art site. Something brought me here -- forget what -- and it just took. The some-rules-ok-but-not-rules-ok-too philosophy is a major draw. People are plenty smart enough here to decide when to follow some and when not to because it's not necessary & artistic freedom, rah rah. Thanks for your post, it's a good one.</p>
<p> </p> SH, the zone of balance!tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-07-21:2496677:Comment:5703512011-07-21T19:01:35.403ZAlicia Starrhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/AliciaStarr
SH, the zone of balance!
SH, the zone of balance! Also on the new side of IUOMA…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-07-21:2496677:Comment:5701752011-07-21T18:55:05.019ZAlicia Starrhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/AliciaStarr
<p>Also on the new side of IUOMA, and for me all of the above. WROTE THIS BEFORE READING THE DISCUSSION BELOW.</p>
<p>After joining I went nuts creating 25-30 cards thinking this would be an opportunity to voice an ecological concern since these cards would pass through the hands of many. Then i looked at the personal pages of the members on the list my mentor (Valentine) sent me, and chose a card for each person. Really guessing which card each might prefer, and finishing up the back side with…</p>
<p>Also on the new side of IUOMA, and for me all of the above. WROTE THIS BEFORE READING THE DISCUSSION BELOW.</p>
<p>After joining I went nuts creating 25-30 cards thinking this would be an opportunity to voice an ecological concern since these cards would pass through the hands of many. Then i looked at the personal pages of the members on the list my mentor (Valentine) sent me, and chose a card for each person. Really guessing which card each might prefer, and finishing up the back side with a personal (somewhat personal) hello.</p>
<p>Going forward, I can see this may change to creating something specific for each person. Something magical happens when i make a card and send it to a complete stranger. Creating and letting go. </p>
<p>This has been a good experience (IUOMA) for me. Starring down my ego from time to time is, well, it just is. </p> Ok, the mental shot is taking…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-07-20:2496677:Comment:5661672011-07-20T03:09:21.564ZNancy Bell Scotthttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/NancyBellScott
<p>Ok, the mental shot is taking shape! By the way, SH, your "Find your own frequency and CRANK IT UP!!!" is going up somewhere on my wall. It's a beaut, and great advice, and although I already tend to get pretty cranked up the reminder can be a good thing on weirded-out days -- especially when you drive it home perfectly in so few words! It also makes me laugh. It has a lot going for it, so gracias.</p>
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<p>Ok, the mental shot is taking shape! By the way, SH, your "Find your own frequency and CRANK IT UP!!!" is going up somewhere on my wall. It's a beaut, and great advice, and although I already tend to get pretty cranked up the reminder can be a good thing on weirded-out days -- especially when you drive it home perfectly in so few words! It also makes me laugh. It has a lot going for it, so gracias.</p>
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