August 2011 Blog Posts (312)

* Cecílio Flor

Quando eu era menino, havia o Cecílio Flor.

Toda a cidade, ruas e casas, gentes e coisas, e as ervas esquecidas das valetas,…

this little book goes on the list of 'best books i've ever read'.

Water-logged butterflies and leaf stamps, but oh so cheerful and happy. Along with a professional calling card from Laurence Roberts came one of his most colorful abstracts! Many thanks, Laurence, may you be well and strong!

From the Banana Man, Wolfgang…

Had a mail art delivery today at the seaside shack, and there are wondrous treasures to behold!

Bunny Rabbit from Carla Cryptic...just fun! And a dainty delicate design from Laura Hensley. And an amazing 3-types of asemics card from the Queen of Asemics: Karen Champlin!…

Katerina is truly the boss of all Sandpo. Her latest sandpaper (book cover, you can't see it on the photo) creation is one of the very first asemic trashpo bookies.

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A very "Greek" package arrived today from Thom, the envelope alone is fascinating mail art...look at all those stamps...and LIAM TRA! Wearing a mask? Oh, yes, on the flip side of the envelope there is more:

Artistamps...LIAM TRA...even kept the postal…

Snootie-dark-guy in my olive tree today, as if we have to fear strange winter creatures crowding in on our HOT summer days STILL in Greece! An amazing print, on reserse side, too, only on transparent plastic:

Ya gotta love this guy...he looks all…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND BOOK:  106 essays written over 30 years on the 20th Century cultural avant-garde including Duchamp, Cage, Mail Art, Fluxus, DiY, zine and artist publishing, international cultural networking, performance art, rubber stamps and other artistic mediums the mainstream considers marginal. Each essay is illustrated with the work in which it…

By Karin from South Africa was the Angels. I love them very much.

THANK YOU!

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 This great piece reads:

"I photograph still life setups for painting references in the studio and photograph flowers

everywhere I go. even the garden center they are quite used to me now"

Written on the most beautiful vibrant watercolor

Love how this tells a story

Thank you…

The words are kind of small it says:

If you are serious about a career as an artist Don't try mail art. don't even send a postcard. 

Sometimes I sned postcards to myself simply because I know that I'm likely to get a favorable response.

Whenever the source for collagable material plays out--I usually turn to the trash that comes from out of my…

I've been a little stuck with my mail art lately. I wanted to do a series on paper instead of fabric.  Since school started last week here, I…

What a nice surprise today - a triptych from his submission "FUCK CANCER" and "Artist Fractal #1"...

AND FROM CHARLOTTE....two "little kittens"..Big Hug and Thanks!!…