Chris wells's Blog – August 2015 Archive (10)

This little journal from Sue Skene is made from recycled chipboard from the cover of an old bookkeeper's ledger, grocery bags, and pages from a dictionary discarded from a library. It's quite beautiful. I think I'll experiment with grocery bags in the coming weeks.…

I just got this in the mail today. No return address, no note. I am a pretty smart guy, so I did some detective work and believe it's from res. A humorous and well-done altered postcard. A nice surprise, and really cool!

My first visit to my new P.O. box was not a disappointment, as I received this surprising piece of mail from Tammy Riggins. I remember commenting on her photo that the poem against the green background was beautiful--and she sent me a piece of it! I thought this was especially thoughtful. The face collage is simple and interesting, and the handmade envelope was…

This is the second envelope of art I have received from Moan Lisa/Maria Morisot. "Haunting" is the best word I can use to describe the work I receive from this artist. It is also extremely original.

This took a while to get here, but when I got it, it arrived in wonderful condition, thankfully. The envelope is handmade from some braille paper, border patterns, and paint. The card in the lower-right was inside the envelope. This is really beautiful stuff--both the envelope and the piece that was inside it are…

I got this collection of things from Samantha Althoff earlier this week. I love it all. The prints using dye-based inks are cool (at least that's what I think it is), the envelope is decorated with stamps of various types, and she also included a bunch of S&H…

A reporter from western Australia, Christopher Lewis, interviewed me in 2013. He had used a piece of music I released using a Creative Commons license and was also interesting in talking my philosophy of releasing music in this way. The piece is called 'Sullivant'. This isn't about mail art specifically, but it is in the same spirit of collaboration and art as gift, which is of course very much in line with what mail art is about. Also, you can see what I look (and sound) like. I don't like…

I received this very nice collection of items from Juana Almaguer last Saturday. At first I had mistaken the item for a sort of postcard, as it was so thin and taped on all sides, and the envelope was just so wonderfully done in ink with a coyote print on rice paper glued on. The quote on the envelope is attributed to Tennyson and reads "Like a dog...hunt in your dreams." This envelope is made from found paper, i.e., a pamphlet cover. Juana let me know that the coyote head was an intaglio…

I received two poems and two visual works from Moan Lisa today. I also received a mail art call. These are the first things I have thing received from an IUOMA member. Thanks!

It's a little rough around the edges (literally) but I like it. Looking forward to, you know, stamping stuff with it.