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Year of the Ox — Year of the Cure! (soon)
It is still a week away but I am ready for the rats to be gone and for the ox to rush in and take charge. To celebrate I am mailing postcards with hand carved rubber stamps — the Ox vs. Covid-19. Happy New Year!
Added by Tofu on February 6, 2021 at 8:49pm — No Comments
My latest series
Been taking a break from mail art, and back to that soon, but I have painting mine and my friends' bookcases. They often display mail I art I receive!
See more at https://tofuartsf.blogspot.com/2020/08/pandemic-chaekgeori.html…
Added by Tofu on August 25, 2020 at 12:45am — No Comments
Old Postage Stamps to New Artist Book
Little Collages from Postage Stamps
I continue to use up my vast horde of old postage stamps. I’ve spent the week cutting, gluing and making small little collages — each from two or more postage stamps. Here are some examples.
Added by Tofu on May 2, 2020 at 12:08am — 2 Comments
Sheltering in place and using up my cancelled postage stamps
Added by Tofu on April 27, 2020 at 8:57pm — No Comments
Can you make rubber stamps with rubber bands?
Added by Tofu on February 24, 2020 at 4:11am — No Comments
Greek Aerograms
Last fall I received some aerogram-themed mail art from R.F. Côté in Canada. After seeing my post, Katerina Nikoltsou was inspired to make some aerogram-inspired mail art herself. She started with color copies of original aerograms. Ones she had mailed to an aunt in Chicago years…
ContinueAdded by Tofu on January 21, 2020 at 6:58pm — No Comments
Layout - a 2019 Artists Book with Mail Art and More
Added by Tofu on December 6, 2019 at 5:20am — No Comments
Aerogram Memories
Added by Tofu on November 13, 2019 at 4:59pm — No Comments
Fingerprint Postcards
Was down in Long Beach last weekend at the Museum of Latin American Art. The Gráfica América show has some mail art making.
https://molaa.org/grafica-america
Added by Tofu on August 23, 2019 at 7:52pm — No Comments
Remembering the VW Bug - a new Add-n-Pass
It saddens me that Volkswagen has decided to cease production of the Beetle. I have lived in San Francisco for nearly 30 years without owning a car. But I have fond memories of zipping around in that orange, 1973, VW Super Beetle during college. That car was so fast. I actually have dreams where I still drive that car. After a trip to Europe, I plastered the back of the car with stickers in various languages, mostly…
ContinueNew Mail Art Call from Russia "Train No. 1"
Added by Tofu on April 23, 2019 at 8:33pm — No Comments
A True Postal Ghost Story for Halloween
Added by Tofu on October 11, 2018 at 12:20am — No Comments
Awesome mail art from William Mellott makes me realize we need to start exchanging play money.
Added by Tofu on September 14, 2018 at 6:48pm — 3 Comments
Reminder: The Pink Mail Art Deadline is October 15
More and more Pink is arriving (we have nearly 200 so far). Here are the latest pieces: http://tofuart.tumblr.com/post/151390881538/pink-pink-and-more-pink-here-is-the-latest-batch
Added by Tofu on October 5, 2016 at 7:51pm — No Comments
Remove-n-Pass
http://tofuart.tumblr.com/post/140284547033/remove-n-pass-as-a-mail-artist-i-have-participated…
Added by Tofu on March 1, 2016 at 7:00pm — No Comments
It's time to make mail art with paint chips
Next up, mail art with paint chips (paint samples) with a big thank you to Meral Ağar in Turkey for the inspiration. More about that here:
http://tofuartsf.blogspot.com/2015/12/inspiring-paint-samples.html
Added by Tofu on December 13, 2015 at 10:20pm — No Comments
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