October 2011 Blog Posts (229)

I really like what Sarah did here. Her work keeps getting more involved and "worked." I can't wait to see what those kids over the horses do next.

Thank you Mr. Cohen!!

TRASHPOETICS (1)

TRASHPOETICS (2) - Reign of DK

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Trash books are undoubtedly the big thing right now. Nancy very kindly wanted to send me one, but she also knows that I am not that much into trashpo. What she managed to make here is a trash book that contains only treasures. I have to say, I was blown away by her work. Every page is absolutely exquisite. I can't even start listing all the textures, the…

Katerina's mail always brings good mood to the house. It makes me smile unerringly. While traveling to Paris she sent many postcards to her IUOMA friends. On one of them (I forgot who the recipient was) she used a cut out from a menu advertising a sushi and coffee lunch set. Sushi with coffee is an odd idea for the least and it made me laugh when I saw it.…

Cuan has a wonderful gift for adding transparent layers to mail art. I like the flowing hair, the text, the soft paint strokes, the tape, and the faint dates conjuring up past and fleeting moments.…

Received a small handmade mail art piece today from Claudia.

Pinacoteca Civica di Savona

Palazzo Gavotti

Italy

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I am one very happy chicken receiving this envelope stuffed with goodies from dear Nancy.... a gorgeous vintage style trash book, handmade nancypaper, a postcard to Nancy's mum informing her about the skylight in the kitchen nook, a front page of the Portland Press Herald, and some pages from Shakespeare's King Richard for me to use sometime! WHEW! What treasures!

The trashbook is so neat, tied up with some fine thread, and includes all kinds of ephemera, including a piece of Lindt…

I got half a bowlful of beautiful luminous green apples today so the doctor will definitely be kept away! How brilliant is this colour???? Thankyou Judith!

I just received my first ever Mail Art Envelope from our fearless Leader - Rudd Janssen...

Also enclosed with a personal note that was stamped with "Zalop" and "Mail Art"...I was very excited...

Angie, I can't say more than I did on the ATC Rebel Page...just OOOONDABAR!…

Reached the limit for photo posting so will put the beginning pages in the comment section sorry it's backwards. I think Nancy Bell Scott's suggestion is a good one to only photograph a select number of pages out of trashbooks to avoid scannitis, but this book from Cheryl needed to be shown in its' entirety as it is the journey of a soul searching book. 

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