January 2013 Blog Posts (232)

I got this piece from Jay Block.

And from Stephanie Blake came this cool piece  complete with a cool Shrinky Dink key chain.…

Authorities have been called in to solve the case of an item stolen en route to Dkult Chaplain, A.K.A. Dustin De Wind's Dkult Holy Grounds Texas. According to forensic experts, it appears a condom was expertly extracted from The Blessed Father's envelope. The Blessed Father, a driving force in Mail Art from Southern California, has been known for his bombastic taste and…

A one-stop shop for mail viewing and a great way for me to catch up on some overdue blogging so I can have some mailart-making time :)))))))))))))))))))

An eye-popping bubble kissed collage from Angie sans Snooky, I'll bet he would've had something to say about that cat suit.

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Incoming....Week of January 14

First off, Diane Keys continues to document the decline of western civ through the detritus that comes her way. On the front: the battle of former tenants continues…

A captivating boekie from Laurence!…

A beautiful and colorful work by Diego, maybe random color splashes or perhaps a coral reef, what ever it is, it reminds me of warm countries…

This is my first mailing receiveed from the Queendom of Retailia!

Mail art Martha attended the Field Study meeting at the Tate in London, and I can't wait to hear more about it. This little pack of goodies has whet my appetite, the shredded paper from a performance has me scratching my head! Do tell, Martha! The altered card (bottom left) is actually made of…

How exciting to get these in the mail! I absolutely love them!

RUSH! Thanks for the bonus Snail Mail stamps, too,…

I was so honored to get this lovely little sketch "book" from Lesley just after the New Year...

Love also the lyrical (in…

I thought both of these pieces were similar, given they are so layered with patterns and shapes. And Angie's piece looks like the man who struck the deal in his favor grinning maniacally  thank you both! 

Circumstances have led us to extreme measures. Dkult is offering a 29% stake in Eduardo Cordosa's Soul and 10% equity.. Open to licensing option as well. You will receive a duplicate copy of a signed (in blood) ditto xerox of the rights to his very essence. Terms are negotiable.…

Oh, Erni...it's a great package that arrived in Greece today!

And we know that the package itself is an Erni-work-of-art:…

The catalogue of Mail Art Project "The Comic: why. Where. When"

is now online and download:

http://www.fanzineitaliane.it/fanzinoteca/index.php?lng=it&mod=download&pg=pagina&download=1358329789&c=6

http://issuu.com/fanzinoteca/docs/mail-art-2012…

This boekie was glued but I spied some lovely old maps on the inside, so I decided to tear it open! Hope Marie won't mind! Behind is the Kawaii envo made by Marie!

Above, another mailing from Marie, made in France, a 2013 card from Sarah…

Stamp out Xmas cards! Hear hear Dean!!

Yay! DK went crazy playing with her birthday D-Day stamp!!…

When I first saw these by Claire, I thought she'd actually made boxes to send out, like her thought boxes...unless I'm mistaken there too??! I think everything Claire touches is just magical, including this series.

The copper heart stamped…

Thank you so much Fleur for the documentation letter...

Photo Post Card an entrance to Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

and....a fantastic Fleur photo bookmark...gorgeous flowers *!*…

Stephanie and I were talking stamps one evening and she said that she had some spares and would throw some into the mail for me...

Sheeeeesh! I was not expecting a BIG boxful of sooo many beauties! WOW!

The box was a delight to behold too!…

For those of you not taking part in Guido's Birthday Mania, you might not know that Guido is making hundreds? of birthdya envelopes and sending them around the world!  I received my first: Simone De Beauvoir.  I have posted all the other things Guido sent me, a link to his book and the details of the mailart call here:…

Another surprise in the mailbox was from Buz Blurr!

Here he really has it going good! See that ol' Ford?

The KEY to his art is the key!…