Bonniediva

Female

Gurnee, IL

United States

Profile Information:

Mail-Artist since:: 2000
My Website (without http://):: http://kolajmagazine.com/artistdirectory/bonniediva-shorr
Why I am involved in Mail-Art:: I'm a former actress and singer, now teacher and lover of life! I am a mixed media collage artist, specializing trash and vintage. I also love poetry, so many of my pieces include poems. I rescue old old poetry volumes from library sales, thrift stores, etc, and use the pages. I also do altered books, covering the pages of old weary books with life!
Irony and depravity are key, as I find humor in almost every aspect of life. I'm originally from New Orleans, but now live near Chicago. I've been creating and sending MAIL ART all over the world since 2000. I'm an artist, teacher and writer. I special in trashpo and vintage collage. I also produce comic ZINES.

I don't like perfection... I like raw soulful art that does not shock for shock value.
I love pen pal letters, tacky postcards, and whatever you want to send me.
VINTAGE is my thing, and I love thrift stores, antique malls and Ebay (aka "the devil"). LOL!
SEND ME SOMETHING SOON AND YOU WILL BE REWARDED!
My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail): Bonniediva
1726 Lind Lane
Gurnee, IL 60031
USA
bonniediva@yahoo.com

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Bradford

Thanks for the sending! I got it yesterday and showed it to some folks already.

Cheers,

Bradford

Jan 10, 2017
Bruno Cassaglia

Ciao Cara Amica!!! è arrivata la Tua Mail art!!!! GRAZIE!!!! ti abbraccio , bruno!

Jan 13, 2017
Allison Jewels Davidson MacPhail

Just received your gorgeous collage! thank you so much and yours will be there shortly!

Jan 20, 2017
Karen L. Green

Bonnie,
Hello! And thank you for your nice comment. I am rather new to this site and still not quite sure of what to expect. Would you be willing to send mail first?
-K
PS do you ever go to Great America?? I love it there!

Jan 22, 2017
Eden Ison

Hello BonnieDiva,

I am working on a project involving making and trading mail art. would you be interested in trading?

Cheers, Eden

Jan 23, 2017
Eden Ison

Thanks Bonnie!

Mine is….

Can I Have yours as well?

Eden Ison

69 George Street

Markham, Ontario, L3P 2R9

Canada

Jan 23, 2017
MoriceMarcuse

hello

well received your collage

and prompt send to you one

BR

Morice Marcuse

Jan 26, 2017
Terry Duprie

Bonnie diva- loved the beautiful piece you sent me! Thank you so much❤. Look for something from me soon!
Xoxo
Terry duprie

Jan 27, 2017
Tiabatts

Thank you for the cool art! Sorry it took me so long to post. I had a head cold that side-lined me from everything! I will send you some art soon when i get back to it! Tia :)

Feb 1, 2017
Brian Fuchs

Thank you so much for the compliment. I'd love to trade. I'm trying to get into this site, but I've also been a little busy.

Brian Fuchs

4500 E Burris Rd

Glencoe, OK

74032

Feb 2, 2017
Karen L. Green

Thank you and you are welcome!

Feb 3, 2017
Yayoi S.W.

Bonniediva, thank you for the fun collage and lovely valentines card:-)

Feb 6, 2017
Brian Fuchs

I'd be honored to give your collage a home, but that is up to you. I'm working on mail art for you

Feb 6, 2017
Patricio - The Celestial Scribe

"I love to grace the world with beautiful creations of love for all!" You did it!!!!!!! A beautiful creation of love, just for this scribe, arrived today. I went through a three months sabbatical mail art period I´m just waking up from. I´ll keep the celestial promise but I´ve about 30 artworks in the to do list before I produce something just celestial for you!. Thank you.

Feb 8, 2017
Karalie

<3 I received your vintage valentine today! The "flaky pie crust" crisco review totally made me laugh. These old advertisements are fun! Thank you!

Feb 10, 2017
Richard BAUDET

Hello Bonniediva ! My address is here .....

Feb 15, 2017
Pernille Laulund

Thank you for the lovely collage. Loved it. There is something on it's way to you too.

Feb 26, 2017
Shelly Tracy

I've been making atcs for 11 years. I was in the Art Colony site, but I overextended myself, and got too bogged down, so I cut back to just IUOMA,

Feb 28, 2017
Tiabatts

Oh no boo hoo is right! Hang in there. So glad you liked the mail art! :)

Mar 8, 2017
MoriceMarcuse

Thanx for the comments

Mar 9, 2017
Stacy Lybarger

Thank you so much for the welcome art! I love it! One will be en route to you shortly.

Mar 11, 2017
Amrit Nectar

Great! I look forward to it Bonniediva! X

Mar 22, 2017
Vel Crowe

no, indeed, i'm @ that address sAme as i always have been, and I got no idear why that would've happened, unless one of the desk clerks @ my place got it wrong.

Mar 26, 2017
Azzaro

My pleasure. I've mislaid the note of what I sent to you. When you get spare time can you please let me know what you received. Thanks - Azzaro

Mar 28, 2017
Karalie

Thanks for the awesome collage! Cute envelope! Perfect for Portland weather right now!

Mar 29, 2017
Grace d'Eustachio

I'm glad you liked the postcard! I am sorry it took me forever to get it in the mail!

Mar 29, 2017
Stacy Lybarger

I'm so very glad you liked it! It was fun to create. I'm tickled you enjoy it :)

Mar 31, 2017
McFloozy

Thanks for the beautiful feathered bird mailart! lovely!!

-McFloozy

Apr 1, 2017
RUTH GILES

Bonnie, Thank you for the wonderful postcard and vintage papers! What a surprise. I'll send something to you soon. Ruth

Apr 5, 2017
Karalie

Thank you for the collage and tidbits! Working on the A&P to send out! :o)

Apr 7, 2017
Stacy Lybarger

Thank you so much for the bird collage! I absolutely LOVE it! :)

Apr 9, 2017
Amrit Nectar

Hi Bonniediva! Thanks for the lovely collage! Best wishes, Amrit Nectar xx

Apr 18, 2017
Patricio - The Celestial Scribe

If you can´t say goodbye to celestial mail art, don´t!

Apr 27, 2017
Patricio - The Celestial Scribe

This is my new address:

The Celestial Scribe
Terrene Embassy
Republik van Patland
Caixa Postal 461
Curitiba-PR
80011-970
Brazil

Apr 28, 2017
Pam VanderWiel

Hey, Bonnie. Thank you for the lovely postcard. What a pleasant surprise! I sent something off to you today...I'm a little traumatized, to be honest. I made a special box for it, which the woman at the post office completely covered with a shipping label before I was able to stop her. Oh well...I'll just think of it as an add 'n pass.

May 3, 2017
Pam VanderWiel

You don't know how very glad that makes me!

May 6, 2017
Keye C.

I saw your recent artworks--they're great, Bonniediva. I really like the choice of colours that match the vintage look.
Isn't it funny--or I guess "sad" would be a better descriptive word-- how they market "beauty" then? I find their (message) delivery to be blatant compared to today's devious marketing style. Anyway, I hope you'll keep making clever collage pieces. :)

May 9, 2017
Misty L. Bowers

i was having an issue but i think it is fixed now. yes i would like to trade. :) what should i send to you? Misty

May 12, 2017
Allison Baker

I'm terrible with commenting, But thank you for the wonderful mail, always! You should have received a postcard from me recently! <3 Allison

May 25, 2017
Yayoi S.W.

Bonnie, thanks for the fun collage card. I posted under my photos. I know the orientation is not right, but I can't figure out how to post vertical photo without getting squished...

Jun 1, 2017
Terri Jones

Bonnie, thank you for your cool mail art! I'll be sending some your way! :) (I posted pics/scans in my album.)

Jun 6, 2017
Tobias Upson

Hi Bonnie, thank you for adding me! My address is: Stoke Farm, Battisford, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2NA, United Kingdom. Yours could be the first piece of Mail Art I receive!!!

Jun 14, 2017
Bruno Cassaglia

http://altrefluttuazioni.blogspot.it/

Jun 14, 2017
Terri Jones

Hello Bonnie! I'm glad you got the postcard! Yes, I made those artistamps. Some info on Lemuria/Mu: http://www.crystalinks.com/lemuria.html (It's a lost continent.)

Jun 18, 2017
Norma Soulet

Hi Bonnie,

Hope you are doing well.

Over here another rainy day, but I love it.

Bonnie, thank you so much for the fun collage and the extras!

I will upload a photo in my album.

I will get something out to you soon. :)

Hugs,

Norma

Jun 19, 2017
Edward

Hello, Bonnie!

--I'm going to post photos, but I'm behind on some things and thought I'd go ahead and thank you for the mail. Thank you!

--I read the poem about the seal without reading the title, and I kept anticipating it being about a dolphin :P The lion one is great, too.

--Is the photo your own, or a found photo?

--Also, your envelope gave me the gumption to try making an envelope myself. It's definitely fun to do, and it has opened up possibilities for random stuff that I couldn't figure out what to do with :D

Jun 22, 2017
Bruno Andrews

Thank you so much for your collage! I enjoyed it thoroughly and in fact, it put a much-needed smile on my face when I needed it the other day! Reciprocity is imminent.

Jun 23, 2017
Norma Soulet

Hi ,

So happy it arrived and you like it.

Keep well and until next time,

Jun 28, 2017
Allison Jewels Davidson MacPhail

Thank you for your latest collage!

I have something in the mail for you, hope you like it.

Jul 6, 2017
Norma Soulet

Hi Bonniediva,

Hope you are doing well.

I received mail art from you again today. Thank you so much for the fun collage.

I am very busy this week, but by next week something will be heading out to you, ok?

Norma

Jul 10, 2017