Shellie Lewis | moved 2020!

Female

Chicago, IL

United States

Profile Information:

Mail-Artist since:
2012
My Website (without http://):
http://instagram.com/shellie_lewis_art/
Why I am involved in Mail-Art:




I love to send and receive hand painted, hand drawn, printmaking [silkscreen, intaglio, lithography, etc.], artist trading cards (ATCs), zines and hand-bound books. Please include "IUOMA" and your online / screen name so I know who to send back to if it is different from your account name. Please no Sharpie or permanent markers, the ink is unstable and rapidly degrades. Please do not fold original art works. I always try to send out interesting things and my very best work. Please do not rush to mail back to me; I would rather wait a year than get something rushed out of a feeling of obligation.

Please note, Chicago mail delivery is very bad! Wrapping interior art in an envelope with plastic or waxed paper helps. Mail is delivered on foot through the rain, snow and ice storms on foot and sometimes my mail gets wet. Any item over 1/4 inch thick can be destroyed by mass sorting mail machines.



















My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
Instagram: shellie_lewis_art

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  • Flying Boxer Dog

    I like your drawing skills. I like your black and white drawings.

  • Tracy Anderson

    Thank you for your comment on my Squid Envelope. :)
  • E Coles

    Hi Shellie,

    I sent you mail art on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning it arrived back through my letter box! I thought it was addressed pretty clearly, but the delivery office obviously didn't think so. I popped it back into a post box and it hasn't returned again, so I assume it is now on its way to you.

    Have a good weekend,

    Emily.

  • Sheri Rice

    Hooray! Glad it arrived!  Merci for letting me know.

  • Nina Hermus

    Hi Shellie, your sea shellie arrived and I love it. Thank you for sending this beauty to me. You can see a blog about it on my page. I will send something back in January. :-)

  • Petrolpetal

    Thanks for the amazingly delicate shark!

  • Celestino Neto

  • Prince Sisu

    Thank you Shellie for the video links. I think i will find it useful to me and my students. 

    I hope you are doing great after your lost.

    Happy New Year to you.

    Sisu

  • Bruno Cassaglia - poetArtist

  • Roberto Bergamo

    hi Shellie
    I have received your card, I really like your art and the way you have to do your thinking, but you already know that I respect very much :)
    with the next post I will send you the figurines of the Italian PANINI and something of mine :)

  • Solimini Renata

    Hi Shellie your wonderful tree arrived! Thank you :)

  • Roberto Bergamo

    of course, and I thank you so much !!!! I liked it too much ... awesome !!! I have been sick for tomorrow but already I have a lot of mail
    to send, and who knows .... maybe there's mail for you;)

  • Roberto Bergamo

    but what will this envelope ??? !!!

  • Roberto Bergamo

    thanks Shellie,
    I'm sure it will be fantastic as always !!!
    You got my package? I hope so :)
    See you soon

  • Roberto Bergamo

    I have subscribed to your youtube channel !!!!!

  • Roberto Bergamo

    your envelopes I received and I wanted to thank you spedendoti something ... it was the 'January 11 :( I'm afraid that now has lost his way :( :(

  • Roberto Bergamo

    I joined also according to your youtube channel :)

  • Mail Art Martha

    I have seen the mangled envelope you got from France, may be that is why here we have to pay double for a letter over half a cm thick, it is considered a packet.

    You can really draw, your line is fantastic and I love your ATCs.

  • Regan Shrumm

    Thank you for your encouraging comment! I really like the woodcut style of your work, especially your mermaid envelope and your adaptation of  The Scream.

  • Mail Art Martha

    Shellie I am not sure of the 2W in your address. Is that correct? I am preparing an envelope for you, please let me know soon.

    Recently I sent a card to an address which looked odd to me and I got a nixie back, my first.

  • Mail Art Martha

    I sent you something Shellie, let me know when it arrives, I am a bit worried about the address now.

  • Greg Carter

    Its been a while but I wanted to thank you for the large package of mail you sent a while back. Thanks

  • Mail Art Martha

    Shellie, your amazing packet arrived today. I love those sharks and the bookies are  delightful,so funny. Thank you so much. I shall not get the 3D printer just yet, may be for Christmas...

  • Mail Art Martha

    Good idea, the postcards as backing. You know, I keep reading your bookies and finding something new everytime. They are superb.

  • Tamara C

  • Bruno Cassaglia - poetArtist

  • Roberto Bergamo

    your last search is really a feast for the eyes :)

  • Olympia Zisi

    Thank you very much for your comment :)

  • Mail Art Martha

    Shellie, hold your horses! wait to see what I have sent you it's in the way over.

  • Mail Art Martha

    Well hold your hounds then! I live 20 min by train from London and 10 min by car from the countryside, where there are horses plenty. I love drawing them, like all animals. Where I live is suburbia and there are nice parks full of people with their dogs. I go there to draw them too, when the weather is good.  

  • Amy Irwen

    Shellie...wonderful ATC's...have you looked into the REBEL ATC group

    http://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/atcrebels

    There are quite a few members who would love to exchange with you...

    Happy Mail Art Summer *!*

  • Tomoe N

    >I am mailing you a variety of art. I try to fit the most I can into each stamped envelope. Please send back when you like, no need to be soon.

    yes will do.... Thank you so much!! :) 

    btw I saw your prof you are in Chicago, I just went to the travel fair in Osaka and went to the Chicago seminar. I have been there last year for a few days and I like it. 

  • Tomoe N

    Hello Shellie,

    I got your variety packet. I like your printmaking. They make me wanna do it. 

    And I am thinking to make zine (I am not good with digital design but just print my essay for) I like you zine books. esp I like your cooking receipt book. I am not a good food but I will refer it! Thanks! 

    I am busy and so slow and many in coming mails, but I will send you someday... 

    http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/galicias

    my art blog

    http://tomosartblog.blogspot.jp

    my mail art blog (I am documenting my and other people mail art)

    http://tomoesmailart.blogspot.jp

    regards,

  • Nina Hermus

    Hi Shellie, thank you for a other wonderful mail. See my blog for more.

  • Ruud Janssen

    Hi Shellie,

    No, didn't communicate that much with patricio, but he always welcomed new people and that stopped. So I understand your worries. Did you write to him to ask what happened? Sometimes big changes come unexpected, so I understand your worries.

    Ruud

  • Minneapolis Gnome

    OMG - YES!  I'd love the rabbit and would joyfully display it on my wall if you sent it to me.  What kind of subject matter appeals to you?  I'll draw / paint something specifically for you first and include as many of my zines as I can get in the envelope while staying under 1 ounce, then you'll have my return address on the envelope.    

  • Minneapolis Gnome

    P.S. Thanks for the link to the blog - I'll give the baby oil blending a try!

  • Solimini Renata

    Hello Shellie, your pet love mail art arrived safely. Thank you so much. As soon as I can I will send you mine. Ciao!

  • Nina Hermus

    Hi Shellie, I got your mail! See my blog in this site. :-)

  • Sheri Rice

    Hi Shellie.  Once again I am blown away by your unique talent.  Loved the book and the title!  I was very touched by the woman & rabbit -- a good way of expressing your feelings.  I just returned to my house today after renting it out for a week to 3 Brazilians going to Burning Man.  They left some interesting trinkets behind.  So good to be home, and I will be getting right on the mail art bandwagon.  Thanks so much for the treasures.  Good luck in school.  ox

  • Roberto Bergamo

    Ciao Shellie!!!!! ;)

  • Carlos I. Botana

    MAILART PROJECT

    Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez
    Size: Free
    Technique: Free
    Deadline: August 15, 2016
    Exhibition: September, 2016
    No sales. No jury. No return
    The work is publisehed in the "blog": mailartlasmeninasdecanido.blogspot.com
    Send your work to:
    Carlos I. Botana
    C/. Javier López López
    Nº 11 - portal 2 - 3º E
    15009 - A Coruña - Spain
  • Sheri Rice

    Well, I don't envy your snow, Shellie.  But we have about a week's worth of rain starting tomorrow.  Hope it's slow & gentle.  SoCal seems to be getting the flooding so far.  Hope no one floods this time.  I will look forward to an arrival soon.  Good to hear from you.  Hope your holidays were grand, and the next semester better than the first.  ox

  • Minneapolis Gnome

    http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/chihuahua-chicken-mail...

    Guess what arrived after a month of Chicago to Minneapolis limbo?  That's right!  OMG, Chihuahua Chicken mail!  THANK YOU!  I'm amazed and I've blogged it so everyone else can be amazed too!

  • Jean Claude SARPI

    Hello of Marseille, After the SIRENS in June 2014 LELAB Gallery will present a new exhibition of MAIL ART; The theme will be: "through my window". The details of the call for papers in a few weeks. At this time in the Gallery an exhibition of 13 women artists, entitled "the In-demonstrable". They outline what they would never dare show. If you want to receive the booklet of the exhibition with the texts that accompany the works send an email to the info@lelab13006.com. Good mail art and soon.

    Salut de Marseille, Après les SIRENES en juin 2014 la galerie LELAB présentera une nouvelle exposition de MAIL ART; Le thème en sera: ''par ma fenêtre''. Les détails de l'appel à contribution dans quelques semaines. en ce moment à la galerie une exposition de 13 artistes femmes, intitulée "Les In-montrables". Elles exposent ce qu'elles n'oseraient jamais montrer. Si vous voulez recevoir le livret de l'exposition avec les textes qui accompagnent les œuvres envoyez un mail au info@lelab13006.com. Bon mail art et à bientôt.

    Hola desde Marseille. Después de las sirenas en junio de 2014 LELAB Galería presentará una nueva exposición de arte correo; El tema será: "a través de mi ventana". Los detalles de la convocatoria en las próximas semanas. en este momento en la galería una exposición de 13 artistas de las mujeres, había titulado "el en-demostrable". Describen lo que lo no harían nunca se atreven a mostrar. Si desea recibir el folleto de la exposición con los textos que acompañan los trabajos enviar un correo electrónico a la info@lelab13006.com. Arte correo bien y pronto.

  • Minneapolis Gnome

    Thou art blogged, and I art ... slowly getting back into mail art...?  Mail is coming your way today!

    http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/art-from-shellie-lewis...

  • Minneapolis Gnome

    I LOVE IT!  Thank you for the smile!

  • Minneapolis Gnome

    3/15/17 Postcard protest to the "So Called" POTUS?  Yes, count me IN!!!  Thanks for letting me know about it!

  • Minneapolis Gnome

  • Mail Art Martha

    Yes indeed, it is a very pretty page Shellie, and your drawings are superb but no surprise there.

    Thank you for enlighting me on the matter of crocs and gators. Wouldn't the story of Snapper make a nice bookie, illustraited by a great artists? Hmmm?

    Just an idea, in case you find yourself at a loss for something to do. Ha ha!