All Blog Posts Tagged 'Scalin' (15)

It was a huge exhibit with almost 400 contributors!

And from the mail art projects with themes of PEACE:…

I could find no fault with Mim's Banana Mail Art piece.  The name is spelt correctly, correct postage stamps were included, no messy glue traces, there is a banana present, and it's even yellow.  It's perfect.  Bravo Mim

Thank you Mim.  Now my turn at a try with…

Very clever Mail Art from Mim.  Referring to my Lost Mail Art Group by sending me a map of Paris.  And exactly the quarter I live in.

Thank you Mim.  I am lost for words.

So far was I behind, I thought I might never catch up! Better late than never, right?

Below are links to my most recent blog posts for both INCOMING and OUTGOING mail art.…

The best place on earth.  Unless you are driving a car or crossing the street.

Thank you…

Just wanted to give a shout out to Dean Marks, Mim Scalin and Angie Cope for the recent mail art found in my box. Not a lot of time these days to post blogs here, so I'm providing a link to my main blog:…

     An excellent "altered" version of Maurice Utrillo's Street in Sannois.  The folks of Sannois woke up one Sunday morning to find this huge crate in the street. 

     They called me on Monday morning to ask if I would be interest in coming to Sannois to take the crate away and make Mail Art with it.

     Sure I said, so I picked it up, sent most of it to Suus in Mokum for a Banana project, and a leftover piece will be going out to Mim.  Problem…

     The mailman carried this one up to the top floor to give it to me personally.  "Here you go Monsieur Marks.  Do you think there's art in there?"  "I don't know Bill, I'll have to open it", I said. 

      I don't think the mailman's real name is Bill, I just call him that.  I think he likes it as it gives him an International appearance.  Much better than those double barreled French names like Jean-Claude, Mark-Francois and…

Simple yet WOW.  An old Paris map (doesn't have the velib (bicycle) stations, and a 153 year old letter in French.  Not to be mistaken for a French Letter. Yes you can google it.

   The letter in French was stamped in Newcastle on Tyne, UK (where Val comes from) on March 13, 1860.  Amazing how the two go together so well.

Thank you Mim, material do…

Mim altered a MOMA postcard for me. It's much better now!!! Thank you Mim!!

It says, "'We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of reorganizing and appreciating what we do have.' -Fredrick Koeing"

That's very apt!!! I would think it is akin to Mail Art. But, seems like…

A wonderful minimal work: The slicing or carrying that's happening to the alphabet here really appeals to me. The shapes and the spots of color along with it make for an extra nice composition. I love it, and always love her address side too, with "official" stamps: …