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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  • Jean-Philippe Gilliot

    Thank you for the great collage. It made his way to Belgium

  • Gail Anderson

    Thank you so much for the awesome collage card!  And I'm glad to see that you loved the green envelope and card that I sent you recently. 

    Will get something in the mail to you soon, but can't say exactly when it will be.  I'm scheduled to have some surgery done on Monday (October 1) and will be off recovering for two weeks.  - Gail Anderson

  • Babett

    Hello :-))),thank you for accept my friend request ! I will send you something...! Greetings

  • Julie Dennehy

    Hi Bonnie! I'd love to trade mail art with you. I'm a newbie so be gentle with me. :) I'm in the Boston area. My address is Julie Dennehy, 45 Village Street, Medway MA 02053. Thank you for welcoming me!

  • Gail Anderson

    Thank you for the awesome "Pumpkins Grow Large" collage!  I received it yesterday (Oct. 24) and love it! - Gail Anderson

  • Norma Soulet

    Hi Bonniediva,

    So happy my Halloween goodies arrived !

    Thanks for letting me know.

  • BoozyBarb

    Hi BonnieDiva, Thank you for the lovely mail. I just flew back from Nashville yesturday and there is your envelope, covered in Nashville ads. What are the odds of that ?!!! I posted a picture of the great ATC collage, so everyone can see how fab. What a fun deco from Kayenderes, I’m jumping in and adding art today. Thanks again, Happy Halloweeen !

  • Toni Hanner -- tonipoet

    Juana Almaguer sent me the wonderful vintage typing ephemera. I love it a lot!

  • Olivia Arrow

    So glad you liked it! That was a fun one, thanks for the idea to do autumn circle mailart!

  • Emily Von Woolf

    Wow I can’t wait wait to receive your art! I will also be sending some your way :D
  • Gail Anderson

    Glad to see that you liked the last collage I sent you!  And thank you for the great collage you sent me.  Just received it today (November 20, 2018).  Have a great Thanksgiving! - Gail Anderson

  • Jean-Philippe Gilliot

    I received your Halloween collage. I love it !  Thank you

  • Fast Eyes

    Most fun zine - wow, thanks!
  • andytgeezer

    Hey Bonnie - I've now set up your account on Mailart 365. You're good to go!

  • Carmen Kennedy

    Bonnie, love the mail art package with collage and zine. Thanks!

  • MaoMao

    Yay, can't wait, your stuff is awesome. Ah, it's Nat really, but maomao's my partners nickname for me and I wanted a username other than my name. Either will work, my post office is used to all sorts of weirdness coming to my post box, they ask no questions...

  • Ramona Adams

    Womnderful!  I’m happy to be here. 

  • Melissa Wand

    Happy Birthday!!

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

  • Jules S

    Thank you, BonnieDiva, for the delightful book and poetry. I really enjoyed it all! Your vintage advertisements are so funny.

  • Jayne Barket Lyons

    Thanks, Bonniediva: http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/from-bonniediva-0068-0...

    ...and Happy Belated Birthday!

  • Ramona Adams

    Thanks Bonniediva for the great welcome package!  I don't make zines but will try to send something you may like.  

  • Carmen Kennedy

    Received your beautiful collage and "Deco" which I will add to and send along its way. Thanks again, Bonniediva.

  • Amber Scribble

    been trying to message you....

  • MaoMao

    Got my Bonniediva starter pack today. Yay! Thanks! Something from me in, oh, about 4 weeks' time.

  • Keri Alley

    Loved the zine!!! And the vintage collage was gorgeously hilarious. Thanks for reaching out and helping start my journey in mail art! Return art on the way. :-) 

  • MaoMao

    Took a while, but something's on its way at last.

  • Ian C Dengler

    just print it out; The artist is Gene McCormick, an Illannoy resident. He does many panels (especially female faces), and then I work up a story and add words.

  • Gail Anderson

    Thank you for the awesome zine and the great collage card!  I'm sorry that I haven't contacted you before now.  I received them on Monday (February 25). but have had a week that was crazy busy.  Will get something in the mail to you soon. - Gail Anderson

  • Gail Anderson

    Thanks for letting me know that you aren't stressed if people don't post something right away.  You are correct about mail art being something to relieve stress.  Lord knows that I need all the stress relief I can get and mail art is one of the best things I know to bring my blood pressure down! - Gail

  • Tiny Whisk

    Thanks, Bonniediva! I did get your welcome package a few days ago, and am making you something in return :D

  • Johannes Groß

    Thank you so much for your amazing zine 4 and the wonderful card!

  • Gail Anderson

    Received your Easter Egg card in yesterday's mail and love it!  Glad to hear that the weather is improving in Illinois.  Last week was Spring Break here, but it sure didn't feel like it!  On Monday and Tuesday, it was foggy all day.  We had a rain storm on Tuesday night, and then the wind blew 45 mph on Wednesday afternoon.  At one point in time, there were 70 mph gusts.  What a mess!

    Glad to see that you loved my last collage and are putting it on our inspiration wall!  Enjoy the Spring, which officially begins in a few days. - Gail 

  • HilgART

    Got the random contents and ephemera you sent--Thanks! Should be able to make something out of that. :) 

  • Li Araki

    I posted your awesome "Bonzine" today--cool art, humor, comics, wonderful poetry, just can't say enough good things about it!  Thank you so much Bonniediva! 

  • Jodi Rae

    I would love to be your pen pal and send art. I can send you something this week ♡

      Thanks ,Jodi

  • Cherub Ayers

    Hello! Sorry I didn’t message you back sooner. I’m figuring this out. Thanks for the welcome!

  • Tiny Whisk

    Thanks for the mail, Bonnie! LOVE to get your envelopes in my mailbox!

  • Cascadia Artpost

    Hey Bonniediva, Cascadia Artpost here. I'm saddened to hear your news about NAT. We only exchanged a couple of times but she sent me a beautiful hand-painted envelope this past winter. BTW, I sent you a packet today, you should receive it Thursday.

  • Mark Rossmiller

  • Gail Anderson

    Thank you for the awesome "Bon-Zine" and ephemera!  Love it! - Gail Anderson

  • Samantha Price

    YAY! can't w8! ty so much! ...& guess what? i have something already on its way 2 u! (got ur info from MMSA)

  • Samantha Price

    ty 4 the bon-zine! fun stuff!

  • Cherub Ayers

    Putting art in the mail for you now!

  • Cherub Ayers

    THank you for the wonderful mail art I received today!!! I LOVED the zine! Best thing ever. 

    Mail art going in the mailbox for you now!

  • SaraMarie Bottaro

    There are zines in the mail headed your way! :D

  • Steph Dodson

    Thanks for the welcome and the cool collage card! Blogged here. I sent something out to you last week. ;)

  • Steph Dodson

    Thank you for the fab vintage mail art and fun zine! It's been awhile since I've made a zine...and now you've got me seriously considering one. 

  • Gail Anderson

    Thank you for the zine, postcard and other goodies that I received today (July 25)!  Love them all! - Gail Anderson 

  • Melissa Wand

    Glad you liked the Garden Zine. I sent out 2 others but I forget to who. Have a good vacation!!