Zack's Blog – May 2024 Archive (37)

complete with (hidden) EAT ART theme!

who wants mail?

uncanny collage; danke schön

not only some fantastic interlocking postcards --

-- but also a map, some mini-prayer flags, and  a red envelope full of mail art omens.

thanks Franny for this pleasure…

all these delightful postcards come with such frequency i've started to think of Cascadia Artpost as a streaming service ];-)

...a stamp ...a letter ...a story

Fluxfish sighting!

the smile is automatic upon seeing an envelope from Legazpi-Euskadi; the loving care with which Mikel makes these pieces comes across not only visually but palpably. gracias amigo.

love these portraits. some day it would be cool to line up a whole bunch of Ruth's painted envelopes...

also included: some collaged ATCs and loose letters -

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cookies -- they're not just for websites ];-) EAT ART!

+ 'going bananas' +  a space-bird's eye view + 'when in France'

thanks Katerina; see you in the mail soon

this thick cardboard postcard features a secret folded cache on the backside -  

- which, once unfolded all the way, contained an invitation to a circus-themed mail art show coming up this summer. if…

still catching up from pre-travel mail -- this Easter Egg and accompanying digital prints arrived a while ago. gracias por todos, mi amiga ]:-)

life's a beach, ain't it? 

always good to have some sculpting folks in the community.

documenters, too; thanks Jack

love these stark and streamlined graphix - 

mm…

look at all this fantastic stuff!

some neat print manipulations, a cow's-eye view of the economy, and yes, moo makes sense to moi. i especially like the sardine tin art. thank you for this fantasia ];-)

some new dadaland eggs...? given the flux fish, maybe dadaland roe...?

and a QR directory to navigate through Petryland.

muchas gracias, mi amigo - see you in the mail!

thank you for these artiststamps.

this is indeed what is happening at this time of my life, so i welcome these meditations on mortality, loss, grief, fear. there is room in Mail Art for all of it, right?

“Growing old is natural,” growls the old woman. “When you’ve lived long enough for all your ambitions to be in ruins, freindships…

always nice to get a packet from Lithuania - this one features some colorful collaborations with Zygimantas…

Dr. Conroy - or should i say MATH-ew? - sends along what might be a homemade ('adult'?) coloring book, so appropriate for the moment we live in, where so much seems determined by algorithms... nice straddling! 

check out these cool artistamps, part of Coco's "Nickname Project" -

one of my first roles ever was as "Little Jake" in a community theater production of "Annie Get Your Gun", so this has a funny resonance for me. also, many people mis-remember my name as Jake, since it sounds (to them) sort of like Zack. but hey, i've probably been called…