February 2012 Blog Posts (262)

First from Angie Cope, well, really from Snooky Dog...with crown.

I always get a smile from the postal gal when she hands me a "Snooky" card! Thank you, Angie  xxx

TiAr Raden sent the above card and greeting...mysterious foggy,…

Big envelope arrived today 27x18cm with a lovely artwork inside. My first one from Carina Granlund. She wrote that this piece is "an easy peasy technique in etching," and it was put in her graphic press. Nice one Carina. This has beautiful details, from stitching, drawing and kind of almost perforated dots.…

Two envelopes in one mail art! This is great!

So happy to get my first mail art from Oman! A collage with great illustrations and stamps. So much to look at,…

More incoming :-) - I think I'll begin with the one that isn't REALLY Mona Lisa - from David Stafford.  The contents of the envelope are the MOST wonderful calendar - but I'll blog that separately - this was on the envelope :-))!  OF COURSE I asked David for a Mona Lisa....!!

From TICTAC (Germany) - again, the quirky interpretation is just wonderful! - Dolly…

This piece speaks for itself. The hands and feet of the characters are fab too. The birdie has the perfect understated hand gesture to drive her point home.. Thank you very much Claudia.

Guido, your envelope was laying on the floor for its photo shoot when i noticed how it became part of it. This is a good thing. we spent 16+ hours on hands and knees staining the concrete. This probably doesn't mean anything to anyone, but it just looked great lying there. Thanks Guido.…

This is the second painted canvas I am receiving from Karen. I am really glad she found out about her talents as a painter, I think this new line of work is yet another excellent turn! Thank you for sending, Karen! And with two pieces I can already call it a…

This is my first card from Vizma, and I am absolutely thrilled. Kookaburra, you sure got me googling, Vizma. Just like the chimpanzee on your card, I am a very slow creature. And I very often cannot find things that are right in front of my eyes. True story! In any case, this a great collage. And the back of the card comes with plenty of interesting stamps and…

Note the first check out date: Dec. 23, 1974. and the card pocket still intact. Love this Diane. I'm the lucky one here. The binding gauze is gorgeous. Thank you thank you.…

Sent out in today's mail, another scrap postcard!

This morning when I returned from a trip to the post office and supermarket and bakery and green grocer and... well, when I returned to the apartment building, there on my door buzzer, next to my name, was this little "non-delivery" notice...from the courier service of ELTA! Wow! That is rare.…

Thanks Brittany! Very nice composition!

Thanks!! So delicate! very nice :)

Val does a double find, Bananas and Bar codes ...

Bananas or bar codes, I would have to think about that for awhile.…

A lot going on in this water colour from Debbie Clandening by Golly.  Notice all the items of temptation are in red; the red sports car, the red apples & the red door to by Golly's home.  Is it true that the real Garden of Eden is found in Canada?

Thank you very much Debbie, and my guess that the guy in the red sports car isn't taking the long way to the by Golly home.…

Yes, even on the foot paths in Portland you can find wonder things.  Jennifer has put it all together in this lovely card, and she only had to walk 500 miles to find it all.  Thank you very much Jennifer, and I hope you didn't wear a hole in your socks.  Socks?  Jennifer, did you say that you wanted Mail Art socks, well you are in luck ...…

Thank you to Angie & Snookie for the postcard using her new stamps!

I love this work from Karen Champlin, these old photos are so magic, touching. Thanks, Karen, very wonderful!

The most beautiful inchies from Marie Wintzer arrived here yesterday. Unbelievable what Marie has been able to put into these tiny spaces!! I love them, the texture, the old cartoons, magic als always, Marie!!…