Julian Grant's Blog – August 2010 Archive (15)

Art Nation (Karen Champlin) sends me a second mailing - SANCTUARY - Latin text secured with brads to corrugated card. Marked CONFIDENTIAL - and sealed in a stamped and padded envelope (not shown), KC reminds us again the ART IS LONG, LIFE IS SHORT and continues to keep her prodigious talents at work. As I learn more and more about MA and contribute to the movement, I am bolstered by the work of KC and others - as we explore the various worlds, demands and needs of ourselves and others. BRAVO!… Continue

2 FLUXUS BUK - Obscurity is its own reward. A nice pun on the credit card statements that abound today. Multicolored psychedelic…

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Philosophical Figure #21 - Sealed in plastic. Hand constructed paper geometric figure composed of bissected sentences on cardboard with restatement of text in border. Intricate and beautiful art piece complete with titling on reverse. Beautiful work, RR - love the attention to detail and the…

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Received a notice (in French) for NEW MAIL ART CALL supporting the Wetland Preserves - Nature and Life and ANimals - of the D'Ares-Lege Cap Ferret. Have enclosed for interested parties. Seems like a great cause and event. Hand stamped letter and call with CHANTAL TAHITI logo and flower.…

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Hand stamped and decorated package from KC - complete with Latin Quote for "Art is Long, Life is Short." Admirable work. The enclosure (on corrugated cardboard) is a wrapped stake of sorts - evoking a variety of responses. Hand stamped typography - "We…

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Unique grafitti style (plus translation) is the perfect Dadaist statement. I can decipher neither. Hand written and typed card with embellishments. Cinderella stamp and hand drawn illustrtion complete. A personal note stating that my last note was unreadable is…

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Collaged Mannequin head with spoons. Giclee print, I believe? Wonderful collection of IUOMA stamps on back. Nice Cinderella as well of a child's drawing w/ furnace and fire embellishments. Art Tower is very active in the MA scene so I am quite thrilled to have…

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Received a beautiful hand painted piece from AS in California. Watercolor, ink and pencil complete this painting folded to large envelope size. When I opened my mailbox and saw this, I was oversome with the beauty and workmanship/ workwomanship. A nice piece…

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Hand Stamped (?)/ Printed - "Life - It's a tattoo machine" in English by one of my favourite MA artists.Printed on cardboard and complete with Artist ID stamp and a colorful collection of German postage. Loved the bruised colored ink in this and the repetition. Beautiful work, Elke.

Fellow Midwestern artist Angie Cope has sent me a lovely stamped and collaged piece with multiple ephemeral additions. Dig the hand colored additions and the IUOMA tag on the bunny's butt! LOL! Thank you so…

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Handmade Mail Art Music collage piece with hand stamps. Love getting foreign MA. Always such a gift. SDG has continued to send me interesting pieces with a 80's color scheme. Many…

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Unique stamped/printed/painted piece of MA by DB on vintage cereal box or Star Trek promo. Detailed Aardvark tag with text built into the final piece. Very beautiful work. Thank you very much.

Polish MA Robert Znatomski sent me this hand painted postcard complete with ID stamps of his own making (I think?). I love making individual hand stamps and have several that I use to identify my work.…

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Received a unique MA installation piece from NY artist, Devillo Sloan. He had seen my work on Altered Fish Man and graciously sent me this hand-stamped instruction and lettered note to fix his shoe and encourage IUOMA to make t-shirts. I do believe they are…

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"The Last Roundup" is a giclee collage signed by KN with an AZ postal cancel. Beautiful use of color and multi-media technique. Reverse boasts an Limited Edition Big Sky Republic stamp. Love these hand crafted cinderellas and a big fan of the multi inked…

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