March 2020 Blog Posts (171)

FLY! Dragonfly :-) A hopeful sign of spring from Florida!

Wow a second mail art delivery in 2 days!

Envelope , a recycled ol' photos/negative envelope:…

A really fun trashpo collage from Katerina. One of my favorite pieces from her i think.



A fun card from Diana. I wonder if Jolly Cat were real matches?



Oh, and I was recently interviewed about my mail art…

Seems like the HELLenic Post will be bringing the mail only once a week,

on Wednesdays...and here is the haul that arrived today :-)…

The Post Office was a little unkind to Mike's "Dump Trump -- Vote Blue" postcard but it wasn't hard to figure out! We're getting down to it here in the USA -- I sure hope we do it better this time! Thanks Mike!

Norma decided to work on canvas this time and she made me a lovely lady collage on a painted background. I love it, Norma! THANK YOU!

Debra sent me a great First Day Issue envelope from Coalpex celebrating the "Boundary Oak" in Walnut Creek, California. I love 1st Day Issues! Also a scary (but no scarier than the truth) postcard and a couple of DaDa Dollars! Thanks Debra!

What is an "OfD"?

Politely, it is an "Old Freakin' Dear Book of Stuff" ...

I call it a happy "boekie" (as in South African for little book)

see the OfD pages:…

Who?Who? Sent this FAB ORANGE packet arrived in Greece last week?

Denise Souray in Canada sent it, and I am lovin' it! Peaches!…

back after a few years rest!

Top row across shows Debra's boekie, the fabulous "Catching Spirals Whole," and gorgeous marbled envelope.

Columns (down) below them include (1) Judi Dagan's appealing and original art note + envelope; (2) 2 from Katerina's stunning "Mixed Grill" series and a friendly piece with note from Mike Parsons; (3) a lovable fat pinkish-reddish rat for…

Some mail artists cringe at the mention of Add & Pass sheets. Others are delighted to receive them, and at times may even volunteer to take some from mail artists who are burdened with piles of them.

A&Ps are okay by me - they're fun, but my turnaround time is pretty bad. I tend to let them stack up. Months may go by…

SPACEWHALE INTERNATIONAL MAIL-ART CALL 2020

INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART SHOW:

CALL FOR ENTRIES

The theme is: SpaceWhale

All pieces received will be exhibited as part of an online mail-art installation as they are received at the links listed below.

No fees, no jury, no returns.

Send your art to:

SpaceWhale

PO Box 9594

Austin, TX 78766

USA

http://www.sergioplanet.com…

Thank you Katerina. I love the sunclock :-)

Anja Mattila-Tolvanen…