Ilya Semenenko-Basin's Blog (484)

Letters received in June 2020 from the United States.

Thanks to Mark Rossmiller (Moan Lisa). Thanks to Jack…

My collage, made on a standard postcard, arrived in the mail to the German artist Sabine Remy.

I have completed the Add&Pass sheet intended for Dan Buck (Armour, SD, USA).

I have completed the Add&Pass sheet intended for Moreno Menarin (Vicenza, ‎Veneto, Italia).

I have completed the Add&Pass sheet intended for Natalia & Mark (Bogota, Colombia).

Dear friends, you may want to read my poems. Translations of my poems into English can be found on two Internet pages:

https://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/russian/2019/05/14/russian-verse-libre-three-poems-by-ilia-semenenko-basin/…

Thanks Jimmy Connors. Artist Jimmy Connors from Berlin sent me a collage, and the author’s artwork is also on the back of the…

May 2020 post from Germany.

I thank the artist Horst Tress from Cologne, who sent me his art stamps and…

I am very hurt by the transience of time, and I strive to capture the beauty and power of this day, this minute, the energy of the hour. These collages use an envelope from the artist Uwe Klein. In addition, I used foil from the chocolate…

FromMNQ sent by mail an elegant collage: fine handwork, only scissors and glue. I sincerely thank FromMNQ!

Unfortunately, I will not be able to send her the same beautiful rose in return, I have a different technique, other…

Carmen Kennedy from Austin, Texas (USA) sent me the COVID-triptych.

May 2020 post from Netherlands.

Thanks to Carien van Hest from Zutphen (The Netherlands).

Dutch artist…

May 2020 post from USA.

Thanks to Kathy Barnett from…

May 2020 post from USA.
Thanks to Blk Olive from Madison, WI (USA) for the Mail Art. As you may have noticed, Blk works with the theme of olives.

How do I find Vic Jonez?
This piece was sent by Vic Jonez. His mailing address has changed since then... Help me find Vic. I can complete this part and return it to the initiator.

May 2020 post from USA.

My heartfelt thanks to Thea Hollister (Seattle, Washington, USA) for the Mail Art. The back streets of a big city seem to flow into space, and a cosmic sense of space reigns in the night…

2020. April Post from USA.

Thanks Cody Whitby for the zine. The author says: ‘I`ll det better one day.…

2020. April Post from USA.

Last month, I received envelopes from the American cities of Gurnee, Illinois, and Oakland, California. I am grateful to the authors who sent their artwork. Bonniediva Bonnie Shorr sent a collage, as well…

Dear friends, Sylvestre Buoro sent me a message about a big mail event. At the request of Sylvestre, I publish a link to the resource on the Internet; this may be valuable for postal artists.

http://www.snailmailsurprise.com/concept.htm?fbclid=IwAR2GGx5x5dEtvz9TPE-KglMBJMGBWxey5uHvaPxbs-bs3pI9ddOsEYC1gvE