Bifidus Jones's Blog – March 2011 Archive (21)

Dieter Roth was prolific in his creativity, making poetry books, artist's books, sculptures, paintings, sound recordings, and biodegradable art. Erni has generously tracked down this 1993 issue for me which features Roth's exhibit in Switzerland:…

MaryAnne's mail art reeks of imagination and charisma.The fact that she spelled out the numbers in my address cracks me up and probably made the mail man's day, too.…

Asemic mail art has blossomed spectacularly here at IUOMA since the Asemic group came into being earlier this year. Eduardo's work is a worldscape of its own--I feel as if I've been given an ethereal map with instructions on how to get to heaven or something.…

Umbrellas are of course waterproof items used to protect our heads from bad weather. Jon's mail art, created with the tape and peel technique, is covered in waterproof shipping tape, protecting all the other collage elements beneath. And then there's the postage stamps of Susan B. Anthony and Abraham Lincoln--two American figures who risked it all to protect people's rights.…

I like this stylized version a lot. It almost looks like this guy is sitting on a slice of watermelon.

Thanks,…

Diane works with various paper scraps individually like puzzle pieces until they connect and merge as a whole, and the finished composition becomes quite remarkable. The anatomical references and the colors of this particular piece give the impression of an abstract biology lesson--very nice.…

Over the weekend I received these wonderful books filled with maps:…

The Joy-Slinger is back with another bold and sassy piece of mail art. From the mix of cool and warm colors, to the stingray postage stamp and groovy maple leaf, this work is in the moment and all about zest for life.

Laurence also shares a compelling quote…

Mim is one of the mailart 365 participants, and even though I am not, I feel lucky to be on the receiving end from time to time. And if I hadn't had to send something out requiring a security envelope today, I probably wouldn't have noticed that mim used the inside of a security envelope as the background for this collage. S is for soldiers and security of a nation perhaps,…