I started sending out handmade postcards to friends of mine several years ago. Basically, they were a quick way to get something made when I couldn't come up with ideas for larger projects. Soon, they became an end in themselves. Now, it's something of a passion, whenever I have spare time.
Currently, I am unable to load pictures to IUOMA's website. I'm very sorry about that. I've enjoyed sharing all of the wonderful have sent me over the years. Please know, that I will send you something back, every time. It may take me a while, but I promise, I will always reply with more art.
I should add that I am very bad about add-and-pass activities. You should not send me anything like that. But I will send you something I've made.
See you in the post.
My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
James Chester
602 West Main St.
Grass Valley, CA 95945
USA
Hi James, Glad to be friends and that you liked the card. I've been following your blog and have it as a link at Heebee Jeebeeland. Good stuff! Thanks for posting - I'll be checkin' it out regularly. Cheers, Test
Here's an invitation to participate what will be the first art mail exhibition in Trinidad and Tobago. http://bit.ly/postalart-eng We kindly ask to tell your friends and we expect to here from you! :)
Happy birthday, James! I am sending out some mail art tomorrow as a belated birthday greeting. I hope you're enjoying your day. I used to live In San Diego and Malibu, CA. Loved it there!
Bonsoir aka CB James ('akaCB', without a space would be better),
I wonder, i) why you coillect Santas, and where they live when it's not ChristmasJ It's nice to see them all come out to play in the middle of summer. ii) what your hound is called? Paul?
Thanks for the card that you sent me. It got a bit battered in the post, and was sort of just about hanging together, but it made it all the way to France. it raises another question: what are you going to make a list of?
Hi James...received a fantastic dimensional card from you...the cut out was awesome and allot of work...will be blogging soon, but wanted you to know that it had been received *!*
DOINGPOETRY IN THE WORLD Mailart project Doingpoetry: Poetry, Art, Society Free size, medium and technique No fee, no jury, no sales, no returns The show will be held in Pavia in 2012, October 19-21 At Santa Maria Gualtieri during PAVIART POETRY Festival 2012 Organization by O.M.P. and Farepoesia Documentation: all submissions will also be posted on the web sites under costruction in: http://www.farepoesia.it/mail-art.html info: daliobaracchi@hotmail.com Artworks should be sent by snail mail DEADLINE to be received 2012, September 30
send to: TITO TRUGLIA Via Torino 37 I-27100 Pavia ITALY
I just came back home from USA last week. Please give me some time to reply you. I'll try to send you something as soon as possible. Have a good day! :)
I received your card. I was delighted to see what you crafted the card from. I'll get an item back to you but first I have a trip to Seattle this weekend. Your address shows Vallejo. I have good memories of Vallejo from 1975 when I was briefly stationed there at the Navy base. I'll share more later. Again, thank you for your card. The gerbil arrived unmarked.
Your non-art mail/fake-art mail arrived recently. Thank you for thinking of me. The card has been posted. FYI: the Eclipse stamp had been activated in the mailing process--hot summer weather? I was delighted to receive it!
I start the next series of mail art in a week or two and it usually takes me awhile to get it out. So I will be responding later in the autumn. Please be patient.
A blue postcard came from you today, James. Thank you, and you say you make books too. Woohoo! I also can't load photos (or even see them on here anymore) otherwise I'd have posted a picture of it (and of the stuff I've been making).
Pamela Gerard
May 15, 2011
Test Tower
Jul 6, 2011
Red Head Love
Aug 2, 2011
Nadine Wendell-Mojica
Aug 16, 2011
La Koki
Aug 27, 2011
Kokabella
Oct 13, 2011
Valentine Mark Herman
Bonsoir aka CB James ('akaCB', without a space would be better),
I wonder, i) why you coillect Santas, and where they live when it's not ChristmasJ It's nice to see them all come out to play in the middle of summer. ii) what your hound is called? Paul?
Thanks for the card that you sent me. It got a bit battered in the post, and was sort of just about hanging together, but it made it all the way to France. it raises another question: what are you going to make a list of?
I'll be mailing you something back soon.
Hope you have a good summer.
Regards, Val
Jul 3, 2012
Sarah Churchill
Thank you for the card, James! I love the car - it's a shame they don't make them like that any more ;)
http://iuoma-network.ning.com/photo/californian-mail-art-from-james...
Jul 6, 2012
Amy Irwen
Hi James...received a fantastic dimensional card from you...the cut out was awesome and allot of work...will be blogging soon, but wanted you to know that it had been received *!*
hugs....
Jul 10, 2012
Bruno Cassaglia - poetArtist
Jul 10, 2012
Ursula Rodgers
Thank you so much for the postcard! It made me laugh, and that's always appreciated! I'll send something out to you soon!
Jul 11, 2012
TIZIANA BARACCHI
DOINGPOETRY IN THE WORLD
Mailart project
Doingpoetry: Poetry, Art, Society
Free size, medium and technique
No fee, no jury, no sales, no returns
The show will be held in Pavia in 2012, October 19-21
At Santa Maria Gualtieri
during PAVIART POETRY Festival 2012
Organization by O.M.P. and Farepoesia
Documentation: all submissions will also be posted
on the web sites under costruction in:
http://www.farepoesia.it/mail-art.html
info: daliobaracchi@hotmail.com
Artworks should be sent by snail mail
DEADLINE to be received
2012, September 30
send to:
TITO TRUGLIA
Via Torino 37
I-27100 Pavia
ITALY
Jul 12, 2012
Amy Irwen
Thank you for the friendship James....I am working on something to send you way...xxoo
Jul 14, 2012
Amy Irwen
Jul 21, 2012
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Dear James (&Paul, your dog?),
Thank you for the mail art painting you sent. I hope you enjoy my blog about it. Please sit down before clicking on this link:
http://iuoma-network.ning.com/photo/james-chester-kay-ate-jm-in-a-s...
PS I didn't have any luck finding your blog; Themidnightmailtrain.blogspot.com
I keep getting an error message of "Blog not found"
Take Care, and I hope to get something back to you soon. But What? Yes, that will be a challenge!
Dean
Dean
Aug 6, 2012
De Villo Sloan
Hi James, thanks for the great pig piece! Fits right in at the Mink Ranch:
http://minxuslynxus2.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/minxus-mail-from-mr-j...
Aug 7, 2012
De Villo Sloan
Oh, and I wondered if somehow the card was meant to reference Diane Keys & Mr. Stubbs the Performing Pig?
Aug 7, 2012
Mail Rat
Thanks James! Here's your work on my blog.
Aug 31, 2012
Amy Irwen
http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/from-james-chester-ca-...
Your Mail Art has arrived...thank you James *!*
Oct 31, 2012
Susan Auer
Thanks James for the interesting postcard, I'll be getting something off to you soon. we are almost neighbors.
Susan Auer
May 15, 2015
Stephanie Maydeck
Hi James. Thanks so much for the postcard. I love the colors and the use of copper foil. Very creative.
May 16, 2015
Kim JungYoun
I received your wonderful mail art today.
I love it!!!!!
Thank you so much.
I just came back home from USA last week.
Please give me some time to reply you.
I'll try to send you something as soon as possible.
Have a good day! :)
May 21, 2015
vilivine
Hello James!
Thank you for the "Right" card, I got yesterday. I love it! It's powerful thing.
Will reply to you soon!
May 26, 2015
Carina
Hi James, thank you for the cool postcard! Love the pinhole effect and cars are always an interesting subject. Greetings from Finland/Carina
Jun 3, 2015
Kim JungYoun
Thank you so much for your postcard.
I received it today.
Enjoy summer and creating! :)
Kim
P.S. My address will be changed from August 01.
I'll let you know in my next mail.
Jul 8, 2015
Tiffany Bahan
Your cat mail landed on its feet. Love it! Thank you :) It may take a bit to respond, but I will.
Aug 13, 2015
Lynne Gurnee
Hi James, Good enough (-:
I'm putting something in the mail to you today.
Nov 27, 2015
Lynne Gurnee
That's okay ... cats in the art not necessary. Monopoly cards sound like a fun springboard.
Dec 1, 2015
Richard BAUDET
hello James !
Jul 2, 2016
Bruno Cassaglia - poetArtist
fluttuazionipoetiche.blogspot.it
Oct 16, 2016
Ryusho Jeffus
I received your card. I was delighted to see what you crafted the card from. I'll get an item back to you but first I have a trip to Seattle this weekend. Your address shows Vallejo. I have good memories of Vallejo from 1975 when I was briefly stationed there at the Navy base. I'll share more later. Again, thank you for your card. The gerbil arrived unmarked.
Dec 7, 2016
Carmela Rizzuto
Hello James,
Your non-art mail/fake-art mail arrived recently. Thank you for thinking of me. The card has been posted. FYI: the Eclipse stamp had been activated in the mailing process--hot summer weather? I was delighted to receive it!
I start the next series of mail art in a week or two and it usually takes me awhile to get it out. So I will be responding later in the autumn. Please be patient.
Aug 9, 2017
Norma Soulet
Hi James,
Hope you are doing well.
Just so you know, I mailed out something to you today.
Have a nice weekend!
Aug 11, 2017
Norma Soulet
Happy Saturday, James!
Your Mail Art arrived yesterday, thank you!
I love the colors on it and it brought a smile to my face.
Aug 12, 2017
Toni Hanner -- tonipoet
Thanks CB!
Aug 14, 2017
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Thanks for the mail ART, James :-)
see:
But it is ART ...from James Chester
Aug 26, 2017
Lynne Gurnee
Thanks, James B.
(-:
Sep 11, 2017
Norma Soulet
Hi James,
Thank you so much for the lovely painted winter scene. I love it.
Hugs,
Jan 23, 2018
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Thank you for the mail art, James!
See you in the mail soon.
here is the blog:
Also a painted card from James Chester arrived in Greece
Jan 24, 2018
Norma Soulet
Hi James (CB James),
Something went out in the mail to you today.
Norma
Feb 6, 2018
Maria Consuelo Guacuto Blanco
Hello James
I invite you to my proposal, to which I would love you to participate.Nuevo%20Provecto%20ARTE%20CORREO.docx
regards
Maria Consuelo Guacuto
Mar 11, 2018
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Thanks for the "mosaic"!
See you in the mail after September...
blogged:
Mosaic Mail Art from James Chester
Aug 13, 2019
Carmen Kennedy
Lovely to hear my work ihas nspired someone to create! Thank you. Happy Mail Arting.
Nov 6, 2019
Richard BAUDET
hi James !
do you remember , I sent you these mailarts on 2016 ........
Mar 13, 2020
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Thank you, James!
a fine portrait!
see the blog:
Amazing self-portrait by James Chester
May 23, 2020
Tyler Hannigan
And Thanks James for another special "Artsy" PCFollowing "This Is Not Art" PC sent earlier (Note: image is upside down)
Jan 6, 2021
Amy Candiotti
Happy new year to you, too! Love your cards.
Jan 9, 2021
Mel Anie
Feb 5, 2021
Mel Anie
Feb 9, 2021
Mel Anie
Feb 13, 2021