Lesley Magwood Fraser's Blog – March 2011 Archive (12)

This BEAUTIFUL little ATC arrived today from Karen. I love all things French after my trip to Paris and Provence a few months ago so this little card pleases me a LOT! The colours are divine, and the envelope  made me want to rip it open! Thankyou Karen.…

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Yesterday I found this very exciting envelope waiting for me in the mailbox.... ejva's letter U for project 26 and some wonderful Chinese documents and a savings book! U's images convey the sense of the world's overpopulation - masses of people, some beavering away on vast production lines, and an aerial view image of housing, an image all too familiar at the moment of Japanese towns devastated by the tsunami and earthquake. Unity? Yes I think so evja.

The savings book?  Add, pass,…

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Another treasure in my mailbox yesterday was from Bifidus - a postcard full of information and images! Thankyou Bifidus! Great stamps too.

The reverse side is wonderful - it seems to have a Gothic feel to it, maybe it is the image of the bones and Centaur - dont know - and the happy rabbit behind the mesh? Nice! I like it a lot.…

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Jennie Hinchcliff! You rock! What an adventure....I can totally visualise your saga, so well written, I was immersed in the late night greasy diner and the 4 day roadtrip! The map is ambiguously presented adding to the mystery of the whole journey's events. Well done Jennie and thankyou.

 

And a clever idea to include the insert with a description of the…

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Lucky me - I received 2 works from Marie yesterday all the way from Japan. I must say I felt a sense of sadness when I saw the beautiful envelopes, knowing that when they were mailed Japan was in a normal happy state of mind.... by the time they arrived here  Japanese life had changed forever.

Marie your windmills contribution is wonderful, so interesting to see how everyone has portrayed the lyrics in so many ways. Your work is delicate and quite ethereal, looking through the clear…

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If any of you are in Kloof South Africa in the next month come and see my upcoming exhibition!

Growing up in the 60’s with 3 sisters and a mother who cooked and sewed for us all has left me with a strong sense of domestic life. I have never sewed but two sisters followed in my mother’s footsteps, even making their own wedding dresses. Two of us love cooking. I prefer to express myself visually, combining drawing marks with collage for this body of work…

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My first piece from Helder arrived from Portugal today.... a gorgeous little work.A scarecrow who does not think he has a future. The grass, glued on and painted - is it the field he is guarding or is it his stuffing? Is he disintegrating? Thankyou Helder, I love it!…

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Lucky me now I have 2 Windmills from Katerina. Today's mail is a bright colourful rendition - Katerina I love the onion and lemon prints (very Mediterranean!) what a clever way to make instant circles and spirals, I have never thought of that. And the bright yellow string and little windmill stamps all made me very happy. Thankyou dear girl.… Continue

Lucky me! I was presented today with Cheryl's contribution to this project at our printing workshop that we are both attending. No postal service quirks to worry about with mail friendly hand delivery! Cheryl manages to cover all aspects of issues discussed in the various mail art groups in her windmill mind - asemics, haptics, vispo and layers on layers of paint, text and collage - such a clever girl!…

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I made this concertina book with signatures in Cheryl Penn's bookmaking workshop last year and decided to use it to store mail art that I have received from Karin Greenwood and Elize Rowan, 2  of my South African friends. As in my last mail art book that I made to store Cheryl's mail (see my photos of An Extraordinary Correspondence with Cheryl Penn) I used old drawings of mine cut up as the "pockets" to hold the work. As I dont sew or have a machine I stapled the pockets on....

This…

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Another special playing card piece, I like the Asemic marks on the front as it seems to say EM, my daughter's name! The reverse side has layered cutouts with a hidden image underneath, rather like the cutaway applique method used in needlework. Thanks Cheryl!…

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OK i have sent off all the windmills today, a taste of what is to come....… Continue