Carina's Blog – September 2012 Archive (18)

These wonderful characters definitely lived up the atmosphere around here! Straight to the heart.

Many thanks…

Love it - Thanks Cuan!

A Finnish Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan! Thank you Stephen for this wonderful, thoughtful and surprising…

From Erni a collage and a coat hanger decorated with a closed matchbox that makes sounds when shaking the artwork. I love these sound boxes Erni combinates with his collage work!

The back-

And then folded out-…

From Amy Irwen, Minneapolis, US

Sometimes words are only sounds and sometimes they works as a double edged sword..

Thank you Amy!

From Martha, Beckenham, United Kingdom

Hope you had a good trip and thank you…

A large sized lovely taped collage from Jon! Tried to take a photo to show how big, but the pen sharpener looks massive.. :)

Thank you…

From Cara Harrison (ARAC), Alabama, US

Yes, Dream Big!!

From Alicia Starr, Iowa, US

Altered mail art envelope from…

Some time ago I picked up this from the post office, believe it or not, a huge swim fin, which has turned into mail art!

It reads "Where do fins go when they die?" A fun word game - fins or Finns (like in finnish people)..

..and there is always a…

From Guido a interesting collage "The Terrible Parrents" and a spontaneusely painted envelope!

From Christian a smooth linocut in black and brown!

Thank you…

Front and back of three wonderful pieces!

From Jon Foster, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA

From Susan McAllister, Berkeley, California, USA…

From Arttower a sweet photo/collage of a bird youngster's cry Stop the Rain!

Thank you…

From Diane a effective booklet with all the answers, pocket design, easy to take along! Thank you Diane!…

A superb bonus mail from Claire - there's something about long envelopes, thanks…

From Marie a book with different shades of red -

a melody about Herr Amtmann -…

From Tarah, Leiden, The Netherlands, "Prometheus 3D" From Rebecca Resinski, Conway, Arkansas, USA, "Flowerblot"

From Nancy Bell Scott, Old Orchard Beach, Maine, USA, "Age Deepens The Char"…

Eduardo's book has a very powerful title "Shuriken". I had to google the word and this is what Wiki says " A shuriken (a sword hidden in the hand) is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon. Shuriken were mainly a supplemental weapon to the more commonly used sword or other various weapons in a samurai warrior's arsenal..."…

Hello Blue Bunny!

Thank you Katerina, it's a pleasure to meet your…