February 2014 Blog Posts (328)

A huge envelope arrived from Grigori Antonin - what a surprise! It contained a large double sided collage.

I am only showing a part of the two collages, because it is to big to fit in my A4 scanner. Lots of fun and mysterious messages to read and…

I have to apologize to Helen for not replying earlier. She was so very kind to send me not only a big bag of fun foam letters, including special packages with my name, but also a blobby postcard. 

I love this image (is it a print or a stamp?) with visual instructions for handling mail on a separate piece of paper and on the envelope too.…

A first mail from La Marchesa, with a lovingly assembled collage of a green town watched by a musical moon, or is it the dutchess' country estate? Thank you, Marchesa your card arrived safely!

I received two mailings from Moan Lisa, which included in total two invitations to mail art calls, two postcards, and a print of the stamp that Moan Lisa made, referring to an up-and-coming mail artist.…

I realize that blog behindedness has become something like a chronic condition with me, and decided to embrace it. So I am trying to catch up with some mail that I received this year, I have not posted everything I received last year! I need amnesty.

Here is a very special lovely abstract drawing by Nancy, queen of rust, on black cardstock. Thank you!…

I was lucky to receive two letters from Katarina this year, in different colour palettes, blue and red. First  a moody blue abstract collage, which I love. The envelope was decorated with a bug blue wave, the ocean being a never ending source of inspiration for K., who is lucky enough to live in Greece! The second letter contained a happy "heart mail art" just in time for Valentine's Day, believe it or not the only Valentine card I received this year. Thank you very much! …

by Nelda Ramos(Argentina)http://www.quequen.unicen.edu.ar/mailart/?p=427

It was wrapped with a rubber-band around Artist-in-Seine's mail art...

but it arrived without a tear or hardly a wrinkle!

Wonderful "envelope" from TiAr, made from a paper bag,…

The postal clerk "assumed" that the paper bag being from France,

must be wrapped with the other item from France...and rubber-band fastened, too.

However, while one might expect a paper bag from In Seine, it was indeed from TiAr…

Well, the book-"ends", at least  :-)

...and Happy birthday greeting for my Feb birthday.

And "books" that are meant to be mail art!

I am amazed how he constructed this "postcard" and even more 

amazed how safely it…

Well this shows the "art" in the mail art package from Off Scene Akademie Hamburg.

Collage cards of course! Full of great images and bar codes and bits and pieces recycled. Yes!…

Usually, it takes about 36 hours for something in-the-mail  from Germany to Greece.

But this package, Edmund finally received today, mailed Feb 5???? Wow!

Taking it home, passing by the periptero (corner kiosk):…

Recently a mysterious parcel landed in my hands. 'Address unknown' (Onbekend adres) it said....

So I turned it around. There was a friendly well-known Person on it: the Haptic Werewolf! 

And, there was a correct address on…

by Valdor (Spain)
http://www.quequen.unicen.edu.ar/mailart/?p=421

Jeremy Cooper’s

POSTCARD SUMS

at

MARIO’S CAFÉ

4^th March to 26^th April 2014

6, Kelly Street, Kentish Town, London NW1 8PH

Monday to…

Exchanging mail art with Giannis is fantastic.He sends some wonderful lino prints.

His technique is detailed and amazing!

And he also included a series of small "animal creatures"prints :…

Natalya Korolkova sends  fantastic mail art card made with 28 Russian postage stamps!

and wonderful Sochi Olympics stamp, too.

Wonderful surprise, Natalya, see you in the mail soon, 

and thank you very much…

Another surprise card was in the mailbox: RED from Josh Ronsen.

Good to see this LION!

Thanks Josh,

see you in the mail soon!…

Usually mail art from Germany arrives quickly to Greece

Today a notice arrived and Edmund Hippo will have to wait until tomorrow,

February 19, to pick it up at the Greek post office. …