November 2012 Blog Posts (232)

What a wonderful surprise to receive a Boekie (14 pages in total) from Carina which came in a Mr. Rain envelope.

       As I understand it, somewhere in the deep jungle of Finland there was a dragon who ate skiers.  One day the dragon met one of the ABBA singers (I think it was the blonde one), and they were happy together until they went on a ski trip.…

Quick light a match!  Very funny mail art from sister Hot Stuff herself.

Seeing this in the our letter box, I quickly ran out a purchased a few more fire extinguishers just in case.

Thank you Vizma, I enjoyed…

For eight years we have been receiving mail for the ever elusive, Barbria Carter. Val Marque gave me the idea to make a series of "Barbria Carter Does Not Live Here" Mail Art. David was the first to receive one and this is his response. He has put my mind at ease to finally get some insight into who this invisible squatter is. The dark underworld of mail art seems to hold many mysteries and it is no surprise that Barbria Carter has become a part of that. The biggest mystery of this piece…

It is always a special treat when mail art comes from Argentina.

This is very thick and richly black haptic art from Marcela Peral.

I tried an angle shot to see if it would capture the thickness of the paint:

But such rich…

Nice large card from Dean Marks as he traveled to Strasbourg:

Looking at the map fragment...beautiful Alsace, yes Marie?…

From Susan, a postcard with one of her lively paintings!

From Nancy, a "late" envelope full of Nancy stuff!

Thank you Susan…

Today is William Blake's birthday. Maybe you would like to add something to the William Blake group to celebrate. It's kinda lonely there :-)…

Fun mail from Vizma greatly appreciated.  Love the sheep.  Thanks Vizma!…

I had the pleasure of taking part in a mail art call from Helena Garth....this is the exhibit documentation that I received

and....my offering...…

by Ioannis Monogyios from Greece

by Nicole Le Groumellec from France.

by Nikolaus Hirschman from Germany…

by Renata Carneiro from Portugal

by Sabela Baña - Spain

by Sara Morsey from USA…

by Tiziana Baracchi - Italy

by Vasilis Karkatselis

by xx jones from Austria…

AWESOME WORK!!!

and.....a little humor :-o…

This beauty arrived  from Aracara--only $750 can buy you this festive Rudolph the Roadkill Reindeer

gorgeous acrylic painting that should really be posted in MOBA, but since someone probably paid this price for it, it becomes legit art--I guess  thanks for thinking of me Cara!!…

From Vaiva, a fat package with lot of interesting stuff

Vaiva is an artist who also works with graphic design, below are some beautiful examples…

Great mail art surprise  today!! Recieved a beautiful print from xxjones...a copy of her great submission to Moan Lisa's Art Akadamie for Culture Jamming. 

Thanks xx!

Cindy

Two pieces of mail art in the same day! What a great day!

From the famous DVS:

What's inside? Here is the back:

I really like the narcissism ferret. 

And here is where my mind is blown:…

What do you see in the stains of the Moon?

Free medium, maximum size is A3.

Mail to:

Darko Vulic, Route du Coteau 1, 2926 Boncourt, Switzerland

The project does not mention a deadline.

Interesting is that Darko compares this to the reading of coffee stains!…

A beautiful watercolor from Diane...love the colors and the texture the blending creates...hugs to you *!*