James Chester

Male

Grass Valley, CA

United States

Profile Information:

Mail-Artist since:
1999
My Website (without http://):
http://none
Why I am involved in Mail-Art:
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

mrchestersir@gmail.com

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  • Pamela Gerard

    James -- Glad you got it. Funny, but the labels were new -- from the chili I had just made!
  • Test Tower

    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
  • Red Head Love

    I'm glad you liked it!
  • Nadine Wendell-Mojica

    You are so very welcome! More to come.
  • La Koki

    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! :)
  • Kokabella

    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!
  • 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

  • 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...

  • 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....

  • Bruno Cassaglia - poetArtist

  • 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!

  • 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

  • Amy Irwen

    Thank you for the friendship James....I am working on something to send you way...xxoo

  • Amy Irwen

    Thank you for letting me know it arrived..so glad you liked it...happy weekend to you.*!*
  • 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

  • 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...

  • De Villo Sloan

    Oh, and I wondered if somehow the card was meant to reference Diane Keys & Mr. Stubbs the Performing Pig?

  • Mail Rat

  • Amy Irwen

    http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/from-james-chester-ca-...

    Your Mail Art has arrived...thank you James *!*

  • Susan Auer

    Thanks James for the interesting postcard, I'll be getting something off to you soon. we are almost neighbors.

    Susan Auer

  • Stephanie Maydeck

    Hi James. Thanks so much for the postcard. I love the colors and the use of copper foil. Very creative.

  • 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! :)

  • vilivine

    Hello James!

    Thank you for the "Right" card, I got yesterday. I love it! It's powerful thing.

    Will reply to you soon!

  • Carina

    Hi James, thank you for the cool postcard! Love the pinhole effect and cars are always an interesting subject. Greetings from Finland/Carina

  • 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.

  • Tiffany Bahan

    Your cat mail landed on its feet. Love it! Thank you :) It may take a bit to respond, but I will.

  • Lynne Gurnee

    Hi James, Good enough (-:  

    I'm putting something in the mail to you today.

  • Lynne Gurnee

    That's okay ... cats in the art not necessary. Monopoly cards sound like a fun springboard.

  • Richard BAUDET

    hello James !

  • Bruno Cassaglia - poetArtist

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Norma Soulet

    Hi James,

    Hope you are doing well.

    Just so you know, I mailed out something to you today.

    Have a nice weekend!

  • 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.

  • Toni Hanner -- tonipoet

    Thanks CB!

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Thanks for the mail ART, James :-)

    see:

  • Lynne Gurnee

    Thanks, James B.

    (-:

  • Norma Soulet

    Hi James,

    Thank you so much for the lovely painted winter scene. I love it.

    Hugs,

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Thank you for the mail art, James!

    See you in the mail soon.

    here is the blog:

  • Norma Soulet

    Hi James (CB James),

    Something went out in the mail to you today.

    Norma

  • 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

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Thanks for the "mosaic"!

    See you in the mail after September...

    blogged:

  • Carmen Kennedy

    Lovely to hear my work ihas nspired someone to create! Thank you. Happy Mail Arting.

  • Richard BAUDET

    hi James !  

    do you remember ,  I sent you these mailarts  on 2016 ........

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Thank you, James!

    a fine portrait!

    see the blog:

  • Tyler Hannigan

    And Thanks James for another special "Artsy" PCFollowing "This Is Not Art" PC sent earlier (Note: image is upside down)

  • Amy Candiotti

    Happy new year to you, too!  Love your cards.

  • Mel Anie

    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).
  • Mel Anie

    Aha! Neither is this. Received 9/2/21
  • Mel Anie

    Thank you very much, James. Receiving not, neither & nor has been a happy highlight over the past few weeks. I will send by return.