David Stafford

Male

Santa Fe, NM

United States

Profile Information:

Mail-Artist since:: way back
My Website (without http://):: http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=708157238
Why I am involved in Mail-Art:: Seemed like a good idea at the time....
My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail): 137 Alamo Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87501

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Red Head Love

Glad I'm not alone!

Mar 22, 2011
Red Head Love

Hah-I get nervous while making and before I send it out as in my god what am I trying to send out?!

Then I forget all about it!

Mar 22, 2011
Carla Cryptic

Thanks for the cool ATCs!!! :D

Mar 23, 2011
Carla Cryptic

I've just finished that myself - really fun to commemorate something which I remember clearly.

Mar 23, 2011
cheryl h.

Hi David! You are welcome. It is not as professional as yours but a bit indicative of who I am. Menlo Park is rainy. We have huge puddles where I live. A little boy was playing so sweetly, engrossed in a huge puddle, with his mom watching him so attentively the other day. I couldn't park my car, but who cares!

Why did you move to NM? No puddles for you? Poor guy!

cheryl

Mar 24, 2011
De Villo Sloan

David, I read the Joe Brainard book in a few hours. Again, can't thank you enough. There is so much in there I didn't know. It makes me wonder - he was working at the same time and same place as Ray Johnson. Some of Brainard's work is very close to what Ray Johnson was doing. There had to be some crossover between the two groups somewhere, although Padgett does not indicate that. I need to look into it more. Tom Clark was way more involved with Brainard than I realized. And I need to look more into Bill Berkson. You've designed a course for me for the next few months. Regards, DVS

Mar 25, 2011
Red Head Love

No-I never have. I just apply it right on the surface with a paint brush and I think it comes out fabulous..hopefully you'll feel the same way?

Mar 28, 2011
Jen Staggs

Just got the vintage magazine care package- thank you!! Now I see where the duct tape was used. I'm eager to get to work- also- my apartment office staff loved the box- I told them they ain't seen nothin yet!

Mar 28, 2011
Jen Staggs

Oh-the box didn't fit in my mail slot at my apartment, so the mailman took it to the office. The office manager liked the imagery on the outside of the box. I took that as an opportunity to pimp out IUOMA to the other people that work in the office.

Mar 29, 2011
Valentine Mark Herman

Mission Control to Santa Fe Space Station! Mission Control to Santa Fe Space Station!

Your Space Mailing safely received. Many thanks. Sigean to Santa Fe return Mailing scheduled for 08.00 CET on Monday. Over and Out.

Mar 30, 2011
Kathy McKindles

love you bad boys!

Apr 1, 2011
Jennie Hinchcliff

Mr. David -- there's a #3, but it hasn't been sent quite yet (although it -is- completed...); my postal activities slipped away from me last week, so I'm a bit behind, I'm afraid... :-)

Apr 3, 2011
Louise Kiner

Hello David!

Received your "space" mail-art today; just brilliant! But, since we are in a "black out" by orders of Mission Control, I will say no more ;0)

Canadian Astronautte Louise

Apr 4, 2011
Jen Staggs

I got your way-cool fabric postcard today! Wowee- that's a lot of mail art. And I opened it at a family party, so you have expanded your fan club here in Dallas. The name and address printed on the verso is a total gas! I am totally impressed. Thank you.

Apr 7, 2011
Jen Staggs

Well tell Patti that the Dallas fan club votes her in as a Noted Guest Artist. We approve of her saucy stitches! Wonky seams are proof that you have better things to do with your life than sew.

Apr 7, 2011
Valentin N. Dolgov

Thank you for the wonderful message!

Apr 7, 2011
cheryl penn

David Stafford!!! I LOVED Penn Marks :-) Thank you!!!! Working on Stafford Marks of course...

Apr 7, 2011
Valentin N. Dolgov

I have prepared an original card for you!

Apr 7, 2011
cheryl penn

No sign of The Missing :-(

Apr 8, 2011
Jen Staggs

Jen after 'taking a dip'!

Apr 9, 2011
Jen Staggs

Nope. Just casualty of being sloppy with antiquated writing instruments.

(Here's my real hand.)

Apr 9, 2011
cheryl penn

Happy Xmas!!! THats a million miles away!! Make another pleeeeze!

Apr 9, 2011
cheryl penn

David Stafford! Your boekies are NOT 'stuff'!!! They're FAB!!!! Did you send me an ATC ever??? I cant find it :-( I am busy with StaffordMarks right now - hope to post Monday :-)

Apr 9, 2011
cheryl penn

I quoted TS Eliot in my now finished work to you:

End of the Endless

Journey to no end

Conclusion of all that

Is inconclusible

Speech without word and

word of no speech

I think you made me think of life's journey? A mind journey?? If the bookies continue to be the same size, I would like to bind them in some way together to make one larger one? As no doubt you are aware my new computer renders me photo-illiterate at the moment - I cant post photos of this current FAB - but the next :-( I hope your flu is soon over :-( and that you are well soonest :-) x

Apr 10, 2011
cheryl penn

O dear :-( hope you feel normal again soon - Flu - its a killer!!! I dont wish it on ANYONE!!! Even people I dont like!

Apr 11, 2011
cheryl penn

:-( better than a lobster in a pot :-))

Apr 11, 2011
Ruth Schowalter

Dear David! Am certainly surprised that you received the p-card so soon! Yes--coloring between the lines, and over them and beyond them...certainly is a skill set we might all consider indulging in. You were very kind to post my MA! Thank you!

Apr 12, 2011
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

Many thanks for the TIME magazine and other wonders inside. Love the interior paintings! Please send me a listing of what is on the CD. Me is not familiar with the singers and tunes...though I like the recording very much!

Apr 12, 2011
cheryl penn

Nice profile pic :-)

Apr 13, 2011
cheryl penn

:-))) P.C. here (I'm the perfectly clear one!!!) Same format??? More clarity? :-))

Apr 14, 2011
cheryl penn

P.S. I posted you another in return for your FAB :-)

Apr 14, 2011
Giorgos Toulkeridis

Thx friend for your copliment! :))

The linocut is a super fine material for engraving art work, I'm new engraving artist.

Thx a lot!

Giorgos Toulkeridis

Apr 14, 2011
Giorgos Toulkeridis

Hello David!

The material is " synthetick industrial floor ", I use chisel to engraver this material (synthetick industrial floor) and I melanize my art work with oil ink at the paper for engraving.

All your materials it is a must for engraving art work, search at suplies shop for artist.

Good luck my friend David!

Apr 15, 2011
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

Thanks, David! Got the play list and it is amazing...why don't I know this music? Well, i felt that "Decatur" was familiar...my home-state-of-Illinois!!! Thank you so much...good listening and thinking of ya while I make art ;-)

Apr 16, 2011
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

don't cry...'tis expressive music, for sure. Mutiny on the Bounty music by a polish exile? (me a Polish-American "exile" in Greece ;-)...have to give it a listen again.

Apr 16, 2011
Karin Greenwood

Thank you David for the welcome

Apr 21, 2011
cheryl penn

Dear Sickest David and Patti of them all :-( I hope you feel better soon - you;ve been sick a RIDICULOUSLY long time!! David, I'll take the card AND the stake in the heart - thanks :-)). Vas byt, alles sal reg kom.

Apr 23, 2011
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

Easter cheer: ΚΑΛΟ ΠΑΣΧΑ! 'Glad the Jackson arrived, and many thanks for the precious TIME! Your wrap 'dough' in thin aluminum so as to fool the postal scrutiny machine ;-)

May you be well soon...that flu bug this year takes a loooong time and is attacking hard in some spots. "PERASTIKA" And i send you some Easter eggs and Easter bread from Greece , just for happy time:

Apr 24, 2011
Jen Staggs

House deal fell through, so I'm still at my same address. Sad. I loved that house. It had a secret safe in the floor.

Apr 25, 2011
cheryl penn

Dear David Stafford,

Your FAB ATC's arrived - I'm chuffed :-) - thank you!!!

"The search for meaning is best conducted while sleeping" - MAN!! I'm afraid I have to subscribe to that - night life while dreaming - I'm afraid it can top the day-beat at times!

Apr 27, 2011
Jen Staggs

Congrats on finishing your book! What's it about? When will it be available? If I buy one, will you sign it for me??

Apr 28, 2011
Jen Staggs

Also- I wondered how you printed that fabric post card with my address- did you just buy iron-on transfers? It is a very cool piece. Also- who took the pic of you sleeping? The angle looks like it had to be taken by your guardian angel.

Apr 28, 2011
Marie Wintzer

David, you're the king of haikus :-)))

thanks for the card!!

Apr 30, 2011
Jen Staggs

Oooh!! Mail art from you WITH A SECRET SAFE! Rad. Thank you! You are awesome.

Apr 30, 2011
Ptrzia (TICTAC)

hi David...anxious AnnKittenMargaret has arrived and is using my blog as a scratching post...shredded words, tattered images all over..

http://tac-tictac.blogspot.com/

i really enjoy your art and your wit. i will reply soon, i still have another week of work on a project i'm involved in.

..thank you !! have a great weekend!

May 6, 2011
El Taller de Zenon

Hi David, Thanks for your contribution to Bulls in Seville, great work!
Soon I will send any works.
Greetings

May 6, 2011
Kim JungYoun

Hello David,

I'm so glad you got my Mail Art.

Thanks for posting it. :)

May 12, 2011
Ruth Schowalter

Thanks David! I appreciate your contextualizing my work and the beautiful font for Hallelujah Truth! Thank you! Were you the artist who sent me "girls for Ruth"? I will post them this weekend. I've been out of town!

May 14, 2011
Mao Huan (lazybunny)

hi, David, thanks for your wonderful mailart, admire it very much! i think the photo of your profile is interesting.

best regards

Amo

May 14, 2011
Lesley Magwood Fraser

Thankyou David for the divine drawing and wildlife of Alamo Drive card - I love it. Your little animal drawings are great, they say so much with a simple line. Does the water buffalo live in your garden?? Beats our monkeys for sure!

May 19, 2011