"I sent a Deco out into the world a few weeks ago... I wonder where it is now?"
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Bonniediva
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- Gurnee, IL
- United States
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"i'd love to have a whack at some deco books.. plzz add me to your list.."
DECOS - Do you miss them?
Do you miss Decos? What’s a DECO? It’s a sort of mail art friendship book, but with a theme. Each book has around 6 to 10 pages inside and a THEME. You do a page according to your art style and following the theme, and you mail it to another DECO person. It’s like an ADD/PASS, in a way. When it’s full, it goes back to the person who started it.I started doing DECOs back in 2004, but then people started making them too heavy, gluing all sorts of heavy embellishments, etc., and I couldn’t afford…See More
Just for SQUARES!
There was a prompt from CreativeSprint to make something just using squares. I'd forgotten how I'd learned to love squares while teaching 2D design with Wucius Wong and Josef Albers Interaction of Color (years ago) I thought, Wow, there must be other Square lovers out there. Thanks to Katerina for the name idea. See More
DECOS - Do you miss them?
Do you miss Decos? What’s a DECO? It’s a sort of mail art friendship book, but with a theme. Each book has around 6 to 10 pages inside and a THEME. You do a page according to your art style and following the theme, and you mail it to another DECO person. It’s like an ADD/PASS, in a way. When it’s full, it goes back to the person who started it.I started doing DECOs back in 2004, but then people started making them too heavy, gluing all sorts of heavy embellishments, etc., and I couldn’t afford…See More
"Thanks, Fleur. I haven't received a deco for about a year. I think perhaps postal prices are discouraging transatlantic book exchanges nowadays."
"Just received it. Thank you so much for the wonderful mail art."
"Welcome, Jan, to IUOMA! Please send me mail: Bonniediva, 1726 LIND LANE, GURNEE, ILLINOIS 60031 USA
I look forward to hearing from you!"
45 words about art stamp series [sheet 1 of 3]
"These are gorgeous! YES! Trade! I'll send you one of my latest zines, Bon-zine #16! Hugs, Bonniediva, 1726 Lind Lane, Gurnee, IL 60031 USA"
"at least they didn't cancel the stamp...i always thought this was a bigger problem with mail within the US, but i'm not sure why i think that. maybe because that was the first incidence of mail being nixied i'd heard about?"
"Disheartening+shocking. We know this has become a USPS issue with some international mailings, certainly bad enough, but now within the US?!? You have to wonder if the USPS is so under-staffed and under-machined in recent years (ahem) that workers…"
"NIXIE,NIXIE,NIXIE! How frustrating...and loss of postage money, too :-(
I had several returned from USPS, maybe because of too many rubber stampings,
and the "machines" didn't read the address , how sad!"
"is it possible some postal centers need the zipcode on its own line? if this is true, it is not a universally known fact! just a guess, of course! i put the zip on its own line, only because my handwriting is spread out."
Profile Information
- Mail-Artist since:
- 2000
- My Website (without http://):
- http://see my YouTube channel, Bonniediva
- 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 56 with the mind of a 16 year old and the heart of a lion...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 letter, 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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ANOTHER ONE! Properly addressed and returned.
Posted on May 2, 2021 at 2:53pm 6 Comments 0 Favorites
Need to return a HUGE add/pass to Hugh Brisman
Posted on March 14, 2021 at 6:21pm 0 Comments 0 Favorites
Do you have an updated address for Hugh Brisman? I looked all over and tried all the contact info in this add/pass book, but no answer has come. Please let me know if you have an address. Thanks!
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Comment Wall (262 comments)
- At 11:32pm on May 11, 2021,
Paul Toscano said…
- Just received it. Thank you so much for the wonderful mail art.
- At 9:50pm on April 9, 2021,
Fast Eyes said…
- Thanks for the fat full enve. I finally got out to the post office.
- At 10:58am on March 13, 2021,
Mikel Untzilla said…
Thanks Bonniediva.
- At 3:56pm on March 10, 2021,
Zack said…
Thanks so much for Bonzine 1 and the altered Friendship Postcard; i'll be sending you something in return within the week! nice to be back in touch
- At 11:43pm on February 13, 2021,
- Thanks for great Bonzine 1, etc. road rage skills cracked me up.
- At 5:48pm on January 28, 2021,
Mah Nu said…
Hi hi :) Thank you so much for the new Bonniezine! I received it a few days ago but am just now getting to confirming with people. Sent something your way yesterday~
~Mah Nu
- At 6:30pm on January 14, 2021,
Amanda Becerra said…
Sounds great! I will get something together this weekend! Thanks for reaching out!
- At 7:43am on January 12, 2021,
Hi hi :) just saw your comment about accepting one of my FAQ A&P's ! Sending tomorrow as well as some clippings I saw earlier today in a used book that made me think of you, and likely some other art♡♡♡
- At 3:03am on December 24, 2020,
Jenn Miltenberger said…
Thanks for the ornament and recent mail, you made my day! <3
- At 2:48am on December 11, 2020,
lol the A&P's I was referring to in prev comment are actually from Carol Canfield whose mail also arrived today...they slipped into your mail that I was looking at while typing ha
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