matchbox art

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Hello.

I am calling mail art for the first time.

One idea, I want to make art in/on matchbox or of box of its size.
I am not good at making small objects and just want to inspired from other. I would like to gather small sized box art.
I have no intension to show in public at the moment, but I will post on my blog.

Preferably match box size, but it could be like business card box or soap box, candy box etc... (intension of my project is a match box sized art but for YOU the kind of box is OPEN to your creativity)

Sending me in a regular sized airmail envelope, which means I like the box that fit in the size.
no due,
no fee,
international

Thank you.

I am a slow mailer but if you inspired me I will send back something in return.

Sender

Tomoe Nakamura

2-22-2 Daiho Kanancho Minamikawachi-gun

Osaka 585-0005 Japan

I will document your works on my mail art blog.

note: to avoid confusion please do not post photos that are not appropriate. Thanks.

Website: http://tomoesmailart.blogspot.jp
Members: 63
Latest Activity: Nov 14

Sample works

I will post more instruction and examples to give the idea... :)

You can start with template to make your own box or you can repurpose the used matchbox or whatever small box and collage on it, or put some little 3D objects inside... (can be some little ephemera or trash... lol)

paperiaarre from etsyhttps://www.etsy.com/listing/92191076/letters-to-you-matchbox-art

Discussion Forum

International Matchbox Edition as part of ARTSURPRISE.EU 2 Replies

hello mail art friends,i like to invite you to think about a special…Continue

Tags: iuoma, support, art, matchboxedition, artsurprise

Started by Juan Petry. Last reply by Juan Petry May 30, 2023.

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Comment by Tomoe N on June 1, 2015 at 12:32am: welcome Mr Toma (similar to my name lol) and Heleen! Thank you!

Comment by Tomoe N on June 1, 2015 at 12:22am: oooh yes it looks smaller than the regular size but please erabirate however and send me! Thanks.
I am glad froggy chan has a some fun to do... lol

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 31, 2015 at 7:09pm: Thank you, Tomoe, an interesting project!

I found two small Greek matchboxes, a bit small size

for my big fingers...but Green Froggy will help me:

Coming to you soon!

Comment by Tomoe N on May 31, 2015 at 2:35pm: Welcome Katerina!

Comment by Tomoe N on May 31, 2015 at 2:34pm: Thank you Visual Mom!!

Comment by Tomoe N on May 30, 2015 at 11:07pm: welcome Stripygoose!

Comment by Tomoe N on May 30, 2015 at 3:01pm: actually I just found a gallery exhibition of a matchbox art from a gallery in Tokyo, and this site is translated to English.

There are really pop and fun!!

Very inspiring myself already and they are all piece of art!

Wonderful matchbox art!

http://pingmag.jp/2008/01/24/match-exhibition/

Comment by Tomoe N on May 30, 2015 at 2:16pm: Or I am even surprised that you will see a lots of image examples of google as "matchbox art" image,

matchbox art

Comment by Tomoe N on May 30, 2015 at 9:38am: Chrys, yes that is a challenging for me to so I am looking for somebody tactful but I am open to all.

I am not in rush and I accept continuously, and document accordingly.

Please send me whenever you can. Thank you very much for your busy time!

Just thought of it now if there are going to be more people sending good works, I would make a photo book for it too.

Comment by Tomoe N on May 30, 2015 at 9:33am: Thank you TIZIANA, RES and Chrystobal for a new entry.

And welcome to the group!

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