Lesley Magwood Fraser's Blog – June 2011 Archive (5)

2 great envelopes from Guido Vermeulen

The first painted envelope with "Sweet Dream Buddie" arrived with a note saying that a larger one was on its way. Guido also has a very distinctive style, African yet South Oceanic symbolic work.

The second large envelope was rained on so a bit tattered at the edges with the paint smeared, but as Guido said it was a great collaboration with the Rain God..... Thanks for these Guido!…

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Added by Lesley Magwood Fraser on June 30, 2011 at 2:50pm — 1 Comment

As Free As A Thought from Karin Greenwood

Karen's distinctive characters with their naive quality never cease to please me. All her cards are painstakingly handdrawn, painted, or printed using so many different techniques, they are wonderful and I am always glad when her envelopes arrive in my postbox. Thanks my friend.…

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Added by Lesley Magwood Fraser on June 30, 2011 at 2:40pm — No Comments

Cornwall Arms ATC - Karen Champlin

Another little Vintage gem arrived from Karen, beautifully made. Thankyou Karen, I love your work.

Added by Lesley Magwood Fraser on June 30, 2011 at 2:33pm — 2 Comments

Bones of Contention book by Cheryl Penn

I had a gentle reminder from She Who Must Be Obeyed that I had not blogged her beautiful book yet. As it is not strictly Mail Art I had not thought to show it to you all in IUOMA, but as we have had some other Bones of Contention works here it is. I am so so honoured that the book was made specially for me, using some images from a collaborative book that Cheryl and I had done in 2009. The pages are made from another of Cheryl's books that she took apart and remade the paper. Using her…

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Added by Lesley Magwood Fraser on June 28, 2011 at 3:00pm — 16 Comments

Your Trail Feels So Warm from Marie Wintzer

This work from Marie is so delicate and beautiful, it is French but with a Japanese feel to it as well. The old music score papers and antique images combined with stitches and flower photo make this a precious gem. Thankyou so much Marie, I absolutely love it.…

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Added by Lesley Magwood Fraser on June 24, 2011 at 3:38pm — 7 Comments

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