November 2011 Blog Posts (225)

As an application for my creature of the month contest Nancy Bell Scott sent me this wonderful book cover with two truly beautiful beasts. I searched for the  translation for this kind of dog and found "wiener dog" or "sausage dog" - funny. I really love this piece, can't really describe its presence but it is old and wonderful and as a book loving person it's very…

WohWoh, another beautiful mail!

The second one!

From South Africa made by Sue Hobbs.

Gorgeous recycled paper, lovely colours!

Thank you, Sue! Mine will be posted tomorrow!

Theresa read about my nostalgic memories of snow during my childhood in New Jersey.  She sent me this wonderful and magic Mail Art of  the Snow Angel making snow for me.  Thank you so much Theresa for your kindness and art. It will be part of the Christmas decoration this year.…

Z.

I always think of Z at the back. The end of the alphabet. The lonely letter with the fewest words. I think Ruud has managed to change this with his Fluxus words. If we made a purely Fluxus Ruud Dictionary – I think Z is coming up top? ZALOP now has a series of variations:

ZALOP - the original Fluxus word given by Ruud meaning - ABSOLUTELY NO WAY DEFINITELY NOT NADA NIX.

ZALOPU -  A particular tone of ZALOP - the tone of NO WAYS!!!

ZALIP - This word comes with a…

You be the judge: Interesting take on things posed on the envelope, too, about other IUOMA finests: Here we have "Miss Butts went swimming with her neck flotation device in Lake Erie, 1920," an absolute winner done by Nadine Wendell-Mojica:…

This was so thoughtful of you, Nadine: New recipes for Thanksgiving! And an operation to make your skin crawl! Fortunately no one here lets me near the kitchen nor near physician's implements. Some great magazine photos of casseroles (the ones above? who knows?) follow, and I apologize that Nadine's rapidograph drawing (first attempt, she says! phenomenal) ended up…

I am enchanted with Don…

More apparel, this from Dean Marks, sent un-enveloped from France: It was beyond smashing and hilarious to find this stiff red HAND in the mailbox yesterday. Somehow Dean made a cardboard cutout to fit this lovely Bordeaux-colored left-handed leather glove and got it in there, graced it with a large ruby-colored gem on the ring finger (gold band of ring is painted on and can…

And because Erni Bar believes I have enough trash-brains (his term), he sent me his worn-out black shoes: He's right, and he sent these to the right person. Not only do I have a thing for worn-out shoes but Erni's worn-out shoes fit me! That's right, I'm wearing these babies. They're slightly big and wide--just how I like 'em. If Erni thinks these are worn out, one can only…

Received my Erni Bär Fan Club Membership card via Grigori Antonin at the Great Midwestern Correspondunce School.  Woo-Hoo!

I'm a bit slow getting stuff out now (crazy busy with work) ... but I will try to get to the ADD&PASS over the holiday…

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My autumn flowers are embracing GOTIJ from Roberto in Puerto Rico, mail art from Angie, and Jen, and Mim in the USA, and Giuliana in Brazil, and FLUXUS from CMB in Ohio! And more...

The Milano gentleman comes with GOTIJ from Roberto! Great mail art…

Well, when you care enough to send the very best....

Now we've all seen Jen's FAB print on vintage paper, truly lovely.

A lovely way to announce to the world...oh, wait, she is NOT?

Just a FAB vintage pic to remind us modern-day ladies how lucky we are after the "revolution"!

Thank you, Jen! (But if it is…

Do you remember the House on the Hill? The place where Cheryl's Dreams are taking place [Dream Series- The Beginning]? We had a peep through the curtains a few weeks ago, and saw a mysterious Shadow. Walking up the Hill again today…

 I was doing amazingly well at keep track of who I sent mail art out to and who I received it from.  Then shiny objects hypnotized me and I lost track of who I've sent mail art to or responded.  So, if my lovely Mail Art Friends can tell me if they have received a piece from me in the last two months that will help immensely.  I know that I still owe Val a piece, Nadine, Diane, and Patricio Duprat.  Is there anyone else?  I haven't received a notification of mail that I sent from a few…

My first mail art from Cernjul Viviana María - more Zalop not possible, most zalopistic!

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This time of year, it is we craftspersons--knitters and quilters and other artisans--who start to get a little shock of realization that we better get crackin' if we want to finish projects before the high winter holidays.  There are sweaters or hats or mittens or socks to knit, or wall hangings or new baby blankets to finish piecing and batting together.  It's a crazy time of furious fingers and stitches flying off needles.  Even more maddening, I have multiple family members with birthdays…

¡ Buenos días!

Soy profesor de las escuelas a Echillais. Por el segundo año mis alumnos y yo serán encantados de escribirse con usted en el espíritu universal del Arte Correo.



He aquí los temas de nuestro proyecto 2011/2012:

Ningún jurado, ninguna vuelta, ninguna venta.

Dirección y sello sobre la cara expuesta.

Exposición prevista en junio de 2012 en Echillais luego en Rochefort-sur-Mer.

La lista de las obras será enviada a…

all of these pieces require so much more than the average 7 seconds spent looking at art in a museum.

Thanks to all. I feel blessed by the…