Making illustrations is my life. Love rubberstamps, coloured pencils, watercolour, black fineliners.
And how great to see other people's creative outbursts, creative additions to envelopes. Including those by the postal services (even a pen cancellation can have it's charms). I love the small pictures stamps show. And like to communicate via art works. And isn't it fascinating how snail mail works? We put a stamp and address on an envelope and a whole system of people and transportation means is bringing that single envelope to other places.
Count up all previous words and see: Mail Art is inevitable.
P.S. If you want to create and send me mail art about your favourite (weird or common) animal I will be most happy; I'll like to post it on my http://realweirdanimals.blogspot.com blog.
Hi Heleen, glad to know the envelope made it's way to you and that you are enjoying the contents. No worries about getting anything back at me in any pressed time . . . next week, next month, next year [we're almost there], or the next blue moon . . . I've no expectations, so only if you have the time and desire. Peace out . . . K.
hi Heleen, so nice of you. thank you very much! i owe you mailart...since the last experiment gone wrong. i sent you a banana case anonimously like the one i received... ;-)
my side of the postal system seems to 'seriously' lack of sense of humour. sad.
oh my...it looks like i missed your post! but for some unknown reason it's a year notification from the groups i belong to in iuoma go on and off. so if now and then i don't do a little tour around to check what's new i miss events, blogs etc.. "my punishment" for not being so active here :-)) anyways thank you for the cool post!! i was waiting and hoping you got mine to connect it with yours http://tac-tictac.blogspot.de/2016/05/blog-post_29.html
i really got angry at the post system...as the employee was reluctant to accept it and i thought they ditched it afterwards.
Hello, I have not a deadline to altered book pages project but I can say 2 months from now is ok to give time to everyone to send back their pages. If pages are back to me earlier I will take some photos from the collaborative art book . Thank you for your participation.
Hi Heleen - thank you for the Happy Year of the Rooster card - it's beautiful. blogged here in a tiny pop-up gallery. I love your new project with the staring girl and am pondering it right now :>)
This is Kevin our regular postman and honorary Mail Artist. He takes a keen interest in what he delivers. And yes I agree Clowns were frightening when I was a kid and now I do not find them funny at all. Slapstick humour is not my thing. The idea was Jack's and I do anything for a laugh so I agreed. It was a great experience of mail art collaboration and I enjoyed it very much.
Hey, the address is now officially fine. Unfortunately, at least one of the postal workers deliberately refused to place things addressed to Jimmy Connors (pictured); she was even able to make the connection between the P.O. Box number and the name (almost at least) when asked. Well, according to the contract she had every right to act that way as Jimmy Connors was no offical user of the P.O. Box. Why some of the letters that were addressed to Jimmy Connors c/o F. Schneider were also returned and others have been delivered even when addressed to some other completely different names I can only speculate. I'll post what I have received before and after mentioning the addressee - when I'll find the time.
hey, inhabitant of Postbus 581, your letter to the inhabitant of Postfach 100749 has arrived. I have to wait some time until I open the original letter though because I like those Deutsche Post plastic covers so much.
Thank. Returning the collage to Moscow would have had meaning if there was still free space on the paper sheet. I could complete the collage and send it to Brazil.
an envelope for Hannah's Birthday Box posted to Heleen today but it was severely 'labelled' by the P.O. clerk so heaven knows when it will arrive . . .
Suus in Mokum
Jun 5, 2016
Toni Hanner -- tonipoet
Heleen, you've been blogged!
Jun 30, 2016
Toni Hanner -- tonipoet
Glad you like the baggy suited lizard!
Jul 20, 2016
Minneapolis Gnome
OMG - look what Heleen sent to me! THANK YOU!!!!
http://iuoma-network.ning.com/photo/mail-art-butterfly-from-heleen-...
Jul 20, 2016
Willemien Visser
Leuk VRIENDINNEN te zijn
en FIJN dat je mijn mail art mooi vond!
Jul 30, 2016
Sara Marie Niday
Thanks! I'm excited to be back / get started!
Aug 9, 2016
vizma bruns
Hope you will use the mini orange boekie for tiny drawings, perhaps! Don't be scared to use it!
Aug 11, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Glad the baggie boekie arrived, take as long as you wish to add 'n add :-)
(even until Christmas, no hurry).
'just knew you would like the pink elephant...and the cats washi!
Isn't Benjamin Franklin too funny? Ha!
Aug 26, 2016
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
The "minion" is a magnet...for the fridge,
or
also can be clipped on a page as a book mark!
(Clever little UHU!)
The store in my seaside village only had three of these...you got one :-)
Aug 26, 2016
RUTH GILES
Glad you like the animals!
Nov 14, 2016
Keith S. Chambers
Hi Heleen, glad to know the envelope made it's way to you and that you are enjoying the contents. No worries about getting anything back at me in any pressed time . . . next week, next month, next year [we're almost there], or the next blue moon . . . I've no expectations, so only if you have the time and desire. Peace out . . . K.
Nov 24, 2016
Karalie
Thanks for blogging! Happy you noticed the bird theme with the stamps! :O)
Jan 31, 2017
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
hi Heleen, so nice of you. thank you very much! i owe you mailart...since the last experiment gone wrong. i sent you a banana case anonimously like the one i received... ;-)
my side of the postal system seems to 'seriously' lack of sense of humour. sad.
hugs
Feb 19, 2017
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
oh my...it looks like i missed your post! but for some unknown reason it's a year notification from the groups i belong to in iuoma go on and off. so if now and then i don't do a little tour around to check what's new i miss events, blogs etc.. "my punishment" for not being so active here :-)) anyways thank you for the cool post!! i was waiting and hoping you got mine to connect it with yours http://tac-tictac.blogspot.de/2016/05/blog-post_29.html
i really got angry at the post system...as the employee was reluctant to accept it and i thought they ditched it afterwards.
!!good to know they didn't!!
Feb 20, 2017
Dimitra Papatheodorou
Hello, I have not a deadline to altered book pages project but I can say 2 months from now is ok to give time to everyone to send back their pages. If pages are back to me earlier I will take some photos from the collaborative art book . Thank you for your participation.
Mar 4, 2017
stripygoose
Hi Heleen - thank you for the Happy Year of the Rooster card - it's beautiful. blogged here in a tiny pop-up gallery. I love your new project with the staring girl and am pondering it right now :>)
Mar 5, 2017
stripygoose
...and the stripy envelope!
Mar 5, 2017
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Ευχαριστώ!
see the blog:
It's a Blob from Heleen
Mar 21, 2017
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
The Mystery of the ORANGE Creature!
(from the markers/stampers that you sent me)
maybe someone at Orange Lovers can tell us what it is?
Apr 16, 2017
Terry Reid
Well, Heleen, my best to MomKat when best next you write.
May 9, 2017
stripygoose
Welcome to the migration Heleen!
May 9, 2017
Rachel
Hi Heleen! Bedankt voor de superleuke snailmail! Het was echt heel leuk om zulke post te krijgen! Nu moet ik mijn enveloppen gaan pimpen :-)
Aug 10, 2017
FinnBadger
Glad both items made it to you. :)
Sep 8, 2017
Kayenderes
I would like to swap some mail with you. Can you accept me and also let me know. I was at Women Congress back in Amsterdam a few years back. thank you
Sep 15, 2017
Kayenderes
Called World Womens Book Fair
Sep 15, 2017
Mail Art Martha
This is Kevin our regular postman and honorary Mail Artist. He takes a keen interest in what he delivers. And yes I agree Clowns were frightening when I was a kid and now I do not find them funny at all. Slapstick humour is not my thing. The idea was Jack's and I do anything for a laugh so I agreed. It was a great experience of mail art collaboration and I enjoyed it very much.
Here is Kevin. I made a stamp
Oct 26, 2017
jimmyconnors
Hey, the address is now officially fine. Unfortunately, at least one of the postal workers deliberately refused to place things addressed to Jimmy Connors (pictured); she was even able to make the connection between the P.O. Box number and the name (almost at least) when asked. Well, according to the contract she had every right to act that way as Jimmy Connors was no offical user of the P.O. Box. Why some of the letters that were addressed to Jimmy Connors c/o F. Schneider were also returned and others have been delivered even when addressed to some other completely different names I can only speculate. I'll post what I have received before and after mentioning the addressee - when I'll find the time.
Nov 14, 2017
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Wow...thanks for blogging, Heleen, 'tis a great blog you have!
i always try to add an animal somewhere on the mail art/envelope
when i send to you :-) 'Love all the critters you create too:
Nov 23, 2017
jimmyconnors
hey, inhabitant of Postbus 581, your letter to the inhabitant of Postfach 100749 has arrived. I have to wait some time until I open the original letter though because I like those Deutsche Post plastic covers so much.
Nov 23, 2017
stripygoose
Have a nice day :>)
Nov 29, 2017
Kevin Geronimo Brandtner
Hey Heleen! Thank you for your welcome :)
Great that you are interested in the bookmark heads project! I will send you some heads as soon as possible :)
All the Best Geronimo
Dec 28, 2017
Chorianopoulou Maria
Hi!It will be a real pleasure to receive your mail art for my Project THE POST!
https://resistmailartfestival.blogspot.gr/search/label/THE%20POST%2...
Maria from Greece!
Jan 27, 2018
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Happy Happy February! Thank you so much, Heleen!
see:
Happy February from Heleen!
Feb 7, 2018
Kevin Geronimo Brandtner
Thank you very much Heleen! I really love them!
Feb 9, 2018
K Rolina Artist
You are welcome Heleen!
Feb 11, 2018
Toni Hanner -- tonipoet
Heleen, thank you for the collab Banana Post you sent to Kat and she passed on to me! Minions, bananas, bananas, bananas! So much fun!
Feb 28, 2018
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
HAPPY EASTER, to you and the family, Heleen!
glad my goodies arrived on time!
Apr 1, 2018
xx Jones
Hi Helen, thank you, I am glad you got my mail and liked it!
Oh, it would be great to get a cow sometime, but no rush ...
I've been very slow myself!
Nov 4, 2018
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
What a nice friendly owl!
'love it! Many thanks xxx
Nov 21, 2018
Bill Porter
Heleen, Glad that you'd like to work on a "trees" A&P, it will be on it's way to you shortly. Thank you! ~Bill @ The Olathe Poste
Nov 30, 2018
Ilya Semenenko-Basin
Hello Heleen
I send you a collage in the framework of the program ADD & PASS. Please add and send on.
With good wishes in the new year,
Ilya
Jan 7, 2019
Norma Soulet
Hi Heleen,
Yes, please send me the Add N' Pass.
Thanks,
Norma
Jan 28, 2019
Ilya Semenenko-Basin
Dear Heleen
Thank. Returning the collage to Moscow would have had meaning if there was still free space on the paper sheet. I could complete the collage and send it to Brazil.
Or do you fill in the sheet yourself with signs?
Jan 30, 2019
Eduardo Cardoso
Hello Heleen. My profile is up to date. The address I have there is the current one. See you in the mail. :)
Feb 7, 2019
Bill Porter
Hi Heleen, thanks for letting me know about the A&P. To answer your question, send it on to whomever you like. ~Bill@The Olathe Poste
Feb 21, 2019
Lorella
Thanks for your help Heleen .
May 14, 2019
Mary Anne
an envelope for Hannah's Birthday Box posted to Heleen today but it was severely 'labelled' by the P.O. clerk so heaven knows when it will arrive . . .
Sep 24, 2019
Carien van Hest
Dank je wel, Heleen!
Feb 11, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Bananas...on Onion Rings are blogged :-)
Thank you, Heleen xxx
Jun 4, 2020
Mark Rossmiller, Ph.D.
Can you direct me to the guinea pigs?
Jun 18, 2020