August 2024 Blog Posts (157)

More botanical flora-inspired mailart from Mikel Untzilla...

As Mikel says in his note: "Make Mail Art; not War."  A wise sentiment. I wish drones and bomber planes would drop leaflets of mailart and letters of goodwill instead of terrifying implements of death and destruction... how much nicer the world would be... We…

Katerina Nikoltsou sent me *bright* flower collages this past spring... and here I am posting them in the waning days of summer!  It certainly has been a prolific spring (AND summer) full of happy flora this year...

The nice thing about Kat's flowers are that they won't ever wilt or shrivel...I'll be able to enjoy them in spring, summer, fall, or even winter!…

This blog documentation is long overdue... I received this wonderful miniature canvas from Awyn (it's approximately 4 inches-by-5 inches) and put it in a prominent place to remember to blog it... and then got railroaded with other responsibilities this summer. But it still holds a prominent place in the repertoire of special pieces I've received over many years of received mailart...  How often does one receive an actual canvas or painted board piece (of ANY size) in the mail? This piece is…

I am VERY behind with documenting received mailart, so please excuse the lapse.

Over the course of the summer I have received two—three, actually—envelopes from Coco, each with unique and amazing inclusions.

In response to a personalized TrashPo Boekie I sent to her bound in a gourmet tinned octopus box (It's always good if you have to consume the yummy contents of your TrashPo errata before creating your TrashPo work of art...), Coco sent me a boekie of her…

Some fun cards from Keiichi.…

I wrote a bit about the trash I make.…

Cryptic.

Dear Kate... Thank you so much for this wonderful Mail Art ! I'm in love with your embroidered creature ! Sorry... The fish embossing is not in the picture because it doesn't support being scanned well. See you !

Thank you so much Zorica for this great collage postcard ! See you ! 

Thank you so much Vasa for this rock style Mail Art ! 

Hi Sil... Thank you so much for this wonderful Mail Art ! I'm in love with the zine and the drawing on the envelope !

Hi Rebekka. Thank you so much for this Mail Art. The zines are wonderful ! I really have a crush on the one called "Fairy Tale Zine" !

Hi Katerina. Thank you so much for this great "Eat Art" Mail Art ! I will send you back something in septembre !

Thank you Lucia for your Mail Art ! See you !

Hi Kiki... Thank you so much for the great work done for this collective zine ! So happy to receive it !

Thank you so much Hanna for this wonderful Mail Art ! See you !…

Thank you so much Giorgia for this amazing Mail Art ! See you !

TThank you Elise for this great abstract collage ! 

Thank you so much Valentina for this Mail Art with an amazing badge ! And thank you for this inspiring Mail Art Call and the exhibition that followed.

Thank you so much Criptalia for this great Mail Art ! I'm really in love with the three black on red drawings !