Linda French's Blog – April 2015 Archive (5)

Ok, What is Mailart?

No Clue

It comes in the mail.

Sometimes my blogs are a car wreck.

pi4nobl4ck: Preserve the trees

But the tree will keep them from killing you.

Added by Linda French on April 20, 2015 at 10:07pm — 22 Comments

One of the things I like best about mailart is that it isn't just one thing, and the only one who sets the rules is the USPS and ourselves. There's always something new to fiddle with. Or, I can forget about it for a few days and fit in a nap somewhere. Tonight I started to paint some envelopes that I'm recycling for a 'bad poetry' mail-out. After about the third mess, I stopped and just thought about it for a minute. I realized I really didn't want to do it. I wanted to create, but I was…

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Added by Linda French on April 19, 2015 at 7:51am — 11 Comments

Addendum

Some sources say 75 miles. Take your pick.

Added by Linda French on April 14, 2015 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Do You Know What Day This Is?

Google has a horse-n-rider game up today to celebrate the 155th anniversary of the Pony Express, a unique time and method for mail distribution in the US. Pony Express riders were generally small, light, young, and very brave as they each rode their 50 mile assigned route, changing horses every 10 miles of way.

Here's a link with Google's animated clip.…

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Added by Linda French on April 14, 2015 at 4:22pm — No Comments

Who Cares?

     The social responsibility of the artist

     is to survive and to nibble away

     at society's thick hide with love

     and sharp teeth.

    -- Harley

I few minutes ago I sent a message to Giovanni Bianchini. It was scoldy and well-worded, and maybe even right, but it was all wrong. ALL WRONG.

Who knows what difficulties and injustices…

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Added by Linda French on April 2, 2015 at 10:28pm — No Comments

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