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When they come back..
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jennifer Wallace Aug 19, 2020. 7 Replies 0 Favorites
...what do you do with them?Every now and then a piece of ail art will come back to me with a notation such as Recipient has moved; or No such Address, or like that--it happens to everyone,…Continue
Oh, dear. Have I maybe overdone the grimdark on this one piece?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bill Lowenburg Oct 9, 2019. 4 Replies 0 Favorites
Early this afternoon our friend Lamar came to visit, and i showed him a few of my recent postcards that i was about to go drop in the mailbox He said they were cool lookin'.... Then he came to a…Continue
Why? Because Mail Art!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Carolyn Cline Jul 26, 2018. 8 Replies 7 Favorites
* You always grab extra copies of free neighborhood newspapers and magazines.*You go out of your way to take religious and political tracts, flyers, handbills, handouts, Scientology personality tests…Continue
a knuckle-dragging neanderthal of a newb, is nonplussed
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jennifer Wallace May 31, 2020. 5 Replies 0 Favorites
NOTA BENNY, i just posted the same message as a blog post; my befuddlement knows no bounds. f this is not good etiquette here, please cut a rank beginner a break, okay? thanks a zillon!thurs…Continue
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All Things Trashpo
This is a place to explore all things trashpo (Trash Poetry)and found objects. Trashpo is 1) economical 2) environmentally responsible and 3) challenging. It's a great way to repurpose all the trash that our planet is buried in!See More
"I’ve repurposed it into other mail projects or into my journals. "
"I've only gotten 2 back. I got out my flat white paint and covered the written side and did another collage on it, It will go to someone in the future in a handmade envelope."
"When this happened, I emailed the member to double check the address, which he verified, so the mailman must have made a mistake. I ended up sending that packet to someone else, but then sent the original guy a different packet which reached its…"
"I just realized--I've been with the IUOMA for THREE YEARS as of the day before yesterday! Whooopeeee!"
"Exploits"
What have you "gotten away with"? Let's brag about our (successfully sent and delivered!) naughty, edgy or dicey art that we have created and mailed. Getting stuff past the censors, unusual sizes shapes and materielle -- whatever you think of as an exploit! Nothing too illicit, of course.See More
"I would go to the member's page (if she/he has one) and check if the address has changed. If not, I would do the same as you, I guess."
When they come back..
...what do you do with them?Every now and then a piece of ail art will come back to me with a notation such as Recipient has moved; or No such Address, or like that--it happens to everyone, right?Well, what do you do with a card that you've sent someone and had it bounce back at you? Do you archive it? Keep it on your refrigerator door? Send it to someone else?What I have done with the two most recent ones that bounced back was: I redid them slightly on the picture side, just added a little…See More
art in my mailbox! 04/07/20
tuesday 04/07/20 lots of swell art came my mailbox way the last few days.**an envelope from my near neighbor Jokie X. Wilson, also of San Francisco, contains many cutouts of machineries and two Radical Pansy buttons.**A lovely envelope from Fleur Helsingor, of Oakland with some of her excellent work**some neat stuff from Eugene, Oregon artist Nick Johnson**A wonderful mailer From John M. Bennett of Ohio, with asemic wrirting and an 8&1/2x11" collage\And three more pieces just…See More
"tuesday 04/07/20 lots of beautiful art came my mailbox way the last few days. [continued on blog page]"
let me tell you about the wonderful things in my recent mail
04/01/202002:20i've gotten some fabulous mail art within the last couple or 3 days...*Envelope full of stuff from Mike "Capt. Biology" Dickau, my neighbor from Sacramento, California;**Not ONE, but TWO pieces from Lord Fugue, the pride of Lenoir, North Carolina--very very groovy colorful envelopes stuffed with poetry, vsuals and at least one A&P page. One of the good Lord's collages went right on the front of our fridj!***From Henry Guild (perhaps a relative?) out of Forest Hills, New York,…See More
"04/01/2020
02:20
i've gotten some fabulous mail art within the last couple or 3 days...
Envelope full of [continued in V's blog page...]"
Profile Information
- Mail-Artist since:
- mid-1990s
- My Website (without http://):
- http://n/a
- Why I am involved in Mail-Art:
- a friend of mine who exchanged art showed me some cool thigs; i found some kindly strangers' addresses and sent them queer little postcards i had made. some people liked them and sent me things back. also more addresses. so i made more peculiar postcards and sent them to creative strangers,. also envelopes full of wonderful paper things and the odd package containibg weird and beautiful shit. it was a lot of fun for a long time, then i stopped for a while. now i want to create cool things to mail to other people again and fill my mailbox with fine and curious things. so i am starting up again.
w/regards,
Sparrow 13
aka Baron von Velcrowe, Elvis Velcrow, Sadie Velcrow,
Taqueria El Velcrow, Ragtime Crowboy Velcrow et alia
- My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
- email address: thedelux1@gmail.com
surface mail: tba
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art in my mailbox! 04/07/20
Posted on April 7, 2020 at 10:07am 0 Comments 0 Favorites
tuesday 04/07/20 lots of swell art came my mailbox way the last few days.
**an envelope from my near neighbor Jokie X. Wilson, also of San Francisco, contains many cutouts of machineries and two Radical Pansy buttons.
**A lovely envelope from Fleur Helsingor, of Oakland with some of her excellent work
**some neat stuff from Eugene, Oregon artist Nick Johnson
**A wonderful mailer From John M. Bennett of Ohio, with asemic wrirting and an…
Continuelet me tell you about the wonderful things in my recent mail
Posted on April 1, 2020 at 11:56am 0 Comments 0 Favorites
04/01/2020
02:20
i've gotten some fabulous mail art within the last couple or 3 days...
*Envelope full of stuff from Mike "Capt. Biology" Dickau, my neighbor from Sacramento, California;
**Not ONE, but TWO pieces from Lord Fugue, the pride of Lenoir, North Carolina--very very groovy…
ContinueYippee-ya-yo-ki-yay, i got mail art today!
Posted on March 26, 2020 at 3:35am 0 Comments 0 Favorites
A big manila envelope with many colorful stamps and stickers affixed, from Adam Roussopoulos of Chaska, Minnesota (ahoy ahoy, new amigo).
Inside, I find:
* A stapled 8.5x11" book of text collage
*A sheet of pix of Bourbon the Dog and another of Tofu the Cat
*A page of pix of various POST NO BILLS signs
*A page of different US POSTAGE PAID stamps
*THIS MAY BE A MANIFESTO.
Thx for the neato surprise, Adam Roussopolous; see you in…
Continuekiddy colors loud lurid bright and brazen
Posted on March 3, 2020 at 9:02am 0 Comments 1 Favorite
i love to use kiddy art
materielle. Poster paint
and Crayolas and
construction paper, those
little plastic trays of
watercolors. Oh, and
Wet'N'Wild nail polish
and flash dry.
i like that they're cheap
and widely available
(wherever there's a
Walgreens or Walmart or
kmart or Target or dollar
and change store, there's
crayons and tempra
paint). i try to work a
low-budg aesthetic…
ContinueComment Wall (16 comments)
- At 1:07am on December 6, 2017,
Jokie X Wilson said…
I think I just saw your message. I think you sent it back in March. In case I didn't answer already:
Jokie X Wilson
620 Eddy Street No 24
San Francisco CA
94109-7912
- At 4:06am on August 31, 2017,
Bonniediva said…
Thank you, Dear Vel (Squirrel Lee... !!! ) Love the postcard. As always, my mailman is a lucky guy.
- At 8:34pm on June 17, 2017,
Edward said…
- At 5:12pm on May 19, 2017,
Allison Baker said…
Hi Vel! Sorry I only just now saw your comment on my wall from march, YIKES. YES love to swap some artsy postcards. my addy is PO box 100492, Arlington VA 22210
I have some beauties to send back to you too :)
- At 5:42am on April 27, 2017,
Hey Vel,
I got your fabulous piece with feathers! Sublime! xxoo Bonniediva in the middle of nowheres!
- At 3:27am on April 21, 2017,
Toni Hanner -- tonipoet said…
Hi Vel Crowe--I got your wonderful MUNG #1 with teeth piece today -- wildly original, I think. I had to look up "mung" of course. At first I assumed it was a name for whatever gets stuck between your teeth. It should be!
- At 5:07am on March 30, 2017,
Azzaro said…
Vel - thanks for the PC - nice 'Mitre Peak' address side - it saved me a journey - If the mountain will not come to Azzaro, then Azzaro must go to the mountain' . Original abstract on tuther side, and I liked the jagged edge. The Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly was alighting on the mountain, and over yonder someone was letting off - fireworks. Great stuff.
- At 4:49pm on March 25, 2017,
Hey Vel, I send you a fab piece in an envelope with the address you gave, but it came back "return to sender." Did you move?
- At 5:44pm on March 19, 2017,
Fleur Helsingor said…
>> Hello, i'm Velcrow! would you like to swap some art?
>> would you like one of my peculiar postcards?
>> send me a surface-mail address, and i'll send you one.Sure! Please send it to:
Fleur Helsingor
P.O. Box 30571
Oakland, CA 94604
- At 9:59pm on March 16, 2017,
Patricio - The Celestial Scribe said…
Earthling, this may be the last but certainly it´s not the least welcome message to IUOMA you are going to receive. I’m a celestial mail artist living in a heavenly corner of the faraway universe called Republik van Patland. I´d love to be the other end if you wish to trade mail art with a celestial mail artist. If this is the case at the time your envelope should read as follows:
The Celestial Scribe
Terrene Embassy
Republik van Patland
Caixa Postal 24827
Curitiba-PR
80510-970
Brazil
I look forward to see a piece of yours in my terrene mailbox. I´ll do my homework after receiving your artwork. This is nothing less than a Celestial Promise. I’m Patricio, Celestial Scribe & Republik van Patland Official Envelope Provider.
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