June 2023 Blog Posts (307)

The beauty of a brief

I am an artist. I'm pretty sure of this. I've been one all my life, and it's the only thing I have any 'formal' qualifications in (although I don't do it for a career).

The fact that I have a 9-5 job in a non-creative industry means my free time is limited, and I have a number of creative outlets I can choose from when the muse strikes.

But - nothing beats a BRIEF and/or a DEADLINE for forcing me to open my art box and just DO ART.

This is why I love mail art. The brief…

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Added by Alexander King on June 18, 2023 at 8:38am — No Comments

Incoming: Anja Mattila-Tolvanen, David Stafford and Greg Diaz

A couple of collages from Anja.

The Selector from David Stafford. This was really fun with a wheel you can turn to reveal different answers. Love the reference to the magic 8 ball too.…

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Added by William M on June 18, 2023 at 7:30am — No Comments

Artists trading cards size

With this from Shellie, I know the size of artists’ trading card

Added by Tomoe N on June 18, 2023 at 2:46am — No Comments

Manoel Bonabal 230612

Added by Mikel Untzilla on June 17, 2023 at 10:29pm — No Comments

Received from Dragan Jukic/ Germany

Thank you

Added by arttower on June 17, 2023 at 8:02pm — No Comments

I received Mail Art from Nancy Bell Scott, "Fractured Dreams", Grazie Nancy!

Added by giorgio termignone on June 17, 2023 at 1:55pm — 2 Comments

I received mail art from Spain. Thank you Sabela Baña!

I received mail art from Spain. Thank you

Sabela Baña

Added by Dragan Jukic on June 17, 2023 at 11:22am — 1 Comment

Mail art from Ruth Giles

I’ve been awol for sometime and on my return I’ve been creating hard to send to my neglected mail art recipients :-) now I’m starting to receive some cool art again. Thank you Ruth :-)

Added by Heather Wilkie (paganfrog) on June 17, 2023 at 11:00am — No Comments

Selections from WIPE 144

Selections from WIPE assembling zine which arrived in the mail recently.…

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Added by William M on June 17, 2023 at 9:00am — No Comments

College for Mikel Untzilla

College to send to Mikel Untzilla
スペイン🇪🇸に送るコラージュ

Added by Tomoe N on June 17, 2023 at 1:32am — No Comments

I received mail art of Sergio Hobby from Brasil

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Added by Sabela Baña on June 16, 2023 at 10:53pm — No Comments

I received mail art of Manuel Xio Blanco from Mos (Galiza-Spain)

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Added by Sabela Baña on June 16, 2023 at 10:51pm — No Comments

I received Brain Cell nº 1184 of Ryosuke Cohen from Japan

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Added by Sabela Baña on June 16, 2023 at 10:47pm — No Comments

Incoming from Italy/Valentina COZZI

First postal exchange with Valentina. I am pleased Valentina. A postcard for you is already leaving…

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Added by Hélène LAGACHE on June 16, 2023 at 2:11pm — 1 Comment

Incoming from USA/Karen Champlin

A new poetic envelope, thank you Karen.

Added by Hélène LAGACHE on June 16, 2023 at 2:05pm — No Comments

incoming from Verlach Friedrichodaer

Added by Jean-Philippe Gilliot on June 16, 2023 at 12:15pm — No Comments

Incoming from USA/ Cascadia Artpost

I participated in the collaborative project "tickets" initiated by Jack. In response to my contribution I received these beautiful artist stamps. Thank you very much for this beautiful gift.…

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Added by Hélène LAGACHE on June 16, 2023 at 9:42am — No Comments

I received mail art of David Stanley Aponte/ Subreal Alchemy from USA

Added by Sabela Baña on June 16, 2023 at 9:13am — No Comments

I received mail art Add&Pass of Josh Ronsen from USA Add Pass to

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Added by Sabela Baña on June 16, 2023 at 9:10am — No Comments

From Theo Nelson in Canada

New little out-of-this-world creatures bring mail art to Athens:-)

It's a "Book of Stuff", yay! a bit hazy, fuzzy, wazzy...

But now it is postcard large size,

and with many original mail…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 16, 2023 at 8:20am — 1 Comment

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