ADD & PASS - The X Files

In the Mail Art activity, there are interesting ideas that are explored, like Mail Art Calls, Collaborative Books, Visual Poetry etc, and we also have the  ADD & PASS, which are created somewhere in the world by a Mail Artist who send by mail one "object", proposing that it be changed or simply Added an Artistic Intervention by another Mail Artist, appealing that the "object" being referred back to an following artist, chosen randomly or not.The original creator Add its Address on the "object" in hopes that later return him, filled with interventions of Mail Artists from different places and countries, giving him a great satisfaction to see the "object" with a new "life".

This group aims to be the dissemination place to the Add and Pass, and a ARCHIVE of it, however, giving preference to " Booklets",becouse it is here that the individuals have their own space to give wings to is imagination and technique.

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  • Sabela Baña

  • Sabela Baña

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

  • Linda Rogers

    Yes I don't quite understand the aversion expressed in the quote.  At first I was super-nervous about messing up an Add and Pass that had a lot of work on it already. Then, inevitably, that actually happened and my mind went "Gesso!!!" and I whited out the disaster and painted over it.  Worry over!

    But since we are talking.  I have NO IDEA what to do with Fluxus Bucks that came my way from you dear Carolyn.  I have put something on one.  Should I add to all three before I pass on or what?  

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    The writing is (tongue-in-cheek always) by Jon Foster , see:

    10 Years of Mail Art (thoughts) by Jon Foster

    great humor, get a copy and keep smiling about mail art :-)

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    @Linda, I add to the FluXus Bucks and pass them on to others,

    or return to Ex Posto Facto in Texas:

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    'Just noticed that add/pass FluXus Bucks can be returned to Ex Posto Facto

    at her NEW address (which is not posted at her page):

  • Erin Young

    Would anyone like to receive an add & pass? I've made a bunch. 

  • Amber Scribble

    I’ll always take a&p’s. But you gotta wanna send them my way 

  • Erin Young

    Ok. I'll send some out.. Thank you

  • Sabela Baña

    Add Handoock and send to Mikel Untzilla

  • Sabela Baña

    Add Maya Lopez Muro Pass to Haddock 

  • Sabela Baña

    Add Mikel Untzilla and Pass to Antonia Mayol Castelló

  • Carmen Kennedy

    Received gobs of stickers and goodies from LiveEd and the Sticker Dude plus several A & Ps which will be added to and passed on. 

  • Heleen de Vaan

    Added to one of Erin Young's add-and-passes :-)

    To whom shall I forward it?

  • Pam McVay

    Heleen de Vaan, please send that to me!

  • Heleen de Vaan

    It is on its way to you, Pam!

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Add/Pass arrived from Moreno, anyone wants to add and return ?

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Add/Pass boekie from Ed Giecek...recycled envelopes,

    who would like it next?

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Ok ...on its way to Fleur...

    but there are a few new Add/Pass if anyone wants one:

  • Amber Scribble

    Hey momkat I’ll always take any you wanna send !!!

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Thanks, amber, some Add/Pass to you soon!

  • HilgART

    Hi MomKat--I'm with Amber Scribble on that; I'll take anything you'd like to send. That's a pretty good way of making sure you'll get something back from me. :)

  • Mark Rossmiller

    Sign me up for an add & pass!

  • Sabela Baña

    Add Katerina Nikoltsou and Pass to Ex Posto Facto.

  • Sabela Baña

    Add Luciana Capece Pass to Katerina Nikoltsou

  • Sabela Baña

    Add Katerina Nikoltsou Pass to The Haddock

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    :-) there are TWO groups for Add/Pass...gotta post here:

    I have a few MORE from Moreno in Italy...so out in the network they go :

  • Carmen Kennedy

  • borderlinegrafix

    The only way to improve was to place 10 layers of scotch tape over left fist and forearm - add also by Fleur.

  • Linda Rogers

    I have 4 Add and Passes to move along.  One is well advanced and the other 3 were new when they came to me.  Anyone up for them? 

  • borderlinegrafix

  • borderlinegrafix

  • borderlinegrafix

  • Erin Young

    I have 16 A&Ps to send out. Anyone want them? 

  • borderlinegrafix

    I will take some, if you don’t mind.

  • Erin Young

    Love those A&Ps you posted Borderline Grafix. 

  • Sabela Baña

    Add Theo Nelson Pass to Mikel Untzilla

  • Amy Irwen

    Love these colab passes!!!!

    StarTrek a is awesome *!*

  • Amy Irwen

    AP post in FB...please follow the link

    Will post again with my add

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2966931640000560&id...

  • Sabela Baña

    I received Add&Pass of The Haddock and Add Pass to

  • Amy Irwen

    A add n pass board book started by Jon Foster with adds from Mars Tokyo and Myself...let me know if you are interested!

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3039158572777866&id...

  • Ruud Janssen

    lovely gift from Heleen de Vaan - NL

  • Amy Irwen

    Hey all, I am in the middle of a move and not sure how long I will be out of commission...please take me off your list for now and I will let you know when my studio is back up and running....maybe a few months....thank you *!*

  • Heleen de Vaan

    Take care, Carolyn, and all the luck of the world...

    Maybe you can set your account to private, so all of your efforts until now won't get lost?

  • Mim Golub Scalin

    Oh, no, I didn't get this message from Carolyn Cline and just sent her an envelope of add and pass. oooops. 

    I'm gradually getting through a pile of received (since March) mail art, including Add and Pass. Slowly but surely, I will get to everyone who's sent me mail. I've just been busy doing postcards to get out the votes here in the U.S. It's been keeping me grounded. But here's an altered vintage card collage that I did last week.

  • Carmen Kennedy

    Hey all, I am taking a break from the Add and Passes. I am wanting to do some collaborations with one or two people. And, who knows one of these days I may rejoin the group again. It's been fun.

  • borderlinegrafix

  • Sabela Baña

    Add Pass received of Moreno Menarin Add Elke Grundman,Katerina Nikolstou, Sticker Dude,Sabela Baña.