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 May 29, 2023 at 3:49pm: Thank you for joining my fb group also. Actually I was also not active for a while even though I was in iuoma for 14 years or so, but I started doing again now. I am also organizing my past incoming mails.

Please send some match box art simple is fine if you wish.

Comment by George K on May 29, 2023 at 3:19pm: Thank you. I'm on your fb group also. I have been a member of iuoma for many years, but not very active.

Comment by Tomoe N on May 29, 2023 at 3:08pm: Welcome to matchbox art group George K

Comment by Tomoe N on May 14, 2023 at 11:09am: Hello. I have a question who have sent matchbox to me or somebody else. What did you write in a form about the contents of the package at a post office? I ask because a matchbox is a flammable so it’s actually not allowed to send overseas. I am sending one back, so I am wondering.

Comment by Tomoe N on May 13, 2023 at 9:22am

Comment by Tomoe N on May 13, 2023 at 9:21am: I cut things to put in a matchbox to send.
マッチ箱に入れるものを切ってみた。

I will send to Jill Carpenter.

Comment by Tomoe N on May 5, 2023 at 5:45pm: Hi I found a list of senders who sent matchbox art and figured out who is which from the past posts here (on FB matchbox art group) and IUOMA Ning group page. Sorry for being careless and forgettable.

Comment by Tomoe N on May 5, 2023 at 12:21pm: Thank you Heleen. It is nice to know some people are not on FB, so I should post more on here too.

Comment by Heleen de Vaan on May 5, 2023 at 10:37am: That is so nice and beautiful! Thank you for sharing the Matchbox Art also here at IUOMA, Tomoe!

(I'm not on FB, and so are a few others :-) )

Comment by Tomoe N on May 5, 2023 at 6:22am: I posted recent in coming match box art on FB group page but I will post here too.

A matchbox art and a photo card have arrived from France. Thank you Laurence Gillot

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