All Blog Posts Tagged 'Stafford' (48)

Santa has finally delivered mail art before Christmas!

This is probably the last mail art delivery to Athens until after the Holidays: January 8th,

(and it was the latest delivery since December…

Once every 10 days...here comes more, yay!

...from across the Big Pond,

and from Portugal, France, Germany, nearby Europe...…

A story in four pictures...…

As David strolls down the street of Santa Fe, he wonders to himself; Are ladies still watching me?  He thinks, Here I am on a bright sunny morning in Santa Fe wearing the same piped gym shorts I had in High School.  I must be drawing some attention.  And at that point in time, David is enlighten as a blond with a 1920's style approaches him and starts singing the famous Chicago song;…

Contributions depicted here from Yayoi SW; Salon deRefuse Studios of Rita J. McNamara; David Schultze; Renee Brandow; MomKat Katerina from Greece; and several statement pieces from the hand of Jack at Cascadia Artpost…

Also of note is this post-modern, cheeky, toothy, eye-catchy, nostril-y portrait of Natalie Portman by a famous artist in Santa…

David recently sent me a hefty Manila envelope and when I opened it, this happened...

Ephemera! Glorious! Ephemera!!! A LOT of it!!

David has either been collecting magazines since he was a toddler (or since his parents were toddlers), or he happened upon a yard sale with a mother load of Good Housekeeping magazines from the WWII…

It took me a bit to figure out who this one came from...then I remembered sending mail to someone in Santa Fe and it all came together.  Thanks David for the great Super Cosmic bookmark and the Hard Cold Cash.  I will try not to spend it all in one place.  And...you must know I LOVE Elvis and John Lennon.  I am hoarding a sheet of each of those stamps...along with a sheet of Janis.  :-)…

Some 20 or more under-the-tree!

Will try to blog soon all the fantastic mail art that arrived in Thess,

Here are a few sneak peeks: …

Along with a Bunny Tshirt, Jon sent a great collection of images for collages as well as a mix CD that was pretty awesome, and his "travelogue" was also included. Thanks, Jon! Wishing you all the best in 2015.…

Have you ever thought who could ever replace Gary Larson?  Well look no further, because here's the man.  Funny as hell, if you don't mind me saying.…

These works from "The Mind of David Stafford" ... Thank you, David. I always enjoy seeing your…

Another master of the ink pen.  Hey, maybe  David & Heleen are related somehow.…

Thank you David Stafford! You have an amazing…

a selfless man, whom/who though down on his luck continues to amuse us with his "forced whimsy".…

Orginally meant for an Art unworthy relative.     I have it now, and it's all mine! 

     This wonderful boekie is so funny, but actually started me thinking of accidents.  So I started a little research project to go with the blog.

    According to the Center for Disease Control, falling out of bed accounts for 1.8 million emergency room visits and over 400 thousand hospital admissions each year.

“The primary way consumers can avoid static electricity…

Above is just a sampling....

Click here to see the most recent goodies to grace my mailbox:…

David Stafford, Birthday card +. Clever man that David. 

Nancy Bell Scott, my name she said is 'all over this one'. xo…