Marie Wintzer's Blog Posts Tagged 'envelope' (18)

A few weeks ago I left a comment on one of Nancy Bell Scott's blogs about an envelope from Ruud, saying that one day I WILL get one of those too :-)) and what do I find in my mailbox a few weeks after that? Yes, absolutely, my first painted envelope from Ruud! PLUS some goodies and a very nice letter. Needless to say, I was thrilled to receive this fluxy envelope, I…

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A beautiful plastic envelope from Stephanie. I think it contains several layers of goodies, but I won't open it, the stitches are too nice. I'll enjoy the fabric and paper and drawings from "outside", like the window of a shop I can't afford to enter. This is really beautiful, Stephanie, thank you for sending!

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A fun envelope from Lin Collette, with ATC. Thank you Lin!…

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I'm so happy Lauriana included me in her mailing list for this series of her, her work is just amazing. 

The envelope is so original, it looks like vintage leather. It was also very tightly sewn closed, I had a lot of fun opening it with my mini scissors :-)…

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I don't mean to brag (well, only a little bit), but I am still (no matter what some people might think) the number one mail art psychic in the house. A couple of weeks ago as I saw the picture of a monkey stealing Katerina's sandpaper on De Villo's blog, I predicted that some sandpaper monkey mail art would turn up very soon. Not only did it turn up, but it turned up in my…

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After I sort of messed up his envelopes last time I thought that Ahmet would give up sending me puzzles, but it seems like he is a very nice and forgiving person :-) This is the third set of envelopes I got, and I am going to repeat myself but, wow, how much work behind it! Millions of colorful dots for this stunning result.

The puzzle came in a sexy sleek no hear-no…

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My first ever envelope from Australia arrived last week. Until now I only admired Helen's work on other people's blogs, but I am now the proud owner of one of her cards. A big slice of Australia for me, starting with the kangaroo envelope (love it!).

The card is a book page decorated with painting, postal stamps, rubber stamps? (not sure) and... one of Helen's silky…

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This week I got a bit richer. Grigori sent me these very colorful Fluxus Bucks. I had to check out what they actually are, and found a whole world of arty bucks. As you probably know there is a group dedicated to them on IUOMA and hosted by Ruud Janssen, check it out here. These seem to be from Julie Jefferies aka. ex posto facto, miss Fluxus Bucks herself. A couple of them seem pretty "done", I might send them back to…

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A much awaited Corgi Feet mail arrived during the holidays. This is one of Angie Cope's GIVE WHAT YOU GET/GET WHAT YOU GIVE…

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Back to blogging and mailing!

This is an envelope I received before the holidays from Carla Cryptic and it contained... my own profile picture stickers! How sweet, really. I like what you did with this picture, Carla, I will use them for sure. Thanks for taking the time to be so creative!…

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I have landed on Planet Susannia, yeeey! I have been admiring Susanna's work on the various IUOMA blogs, I find it very cool, she is such a talented collagist and stamp designer. A true artist.

Those are the first artist trading cards that I got. I think I'll be making some in return for Susanna, they are quite inspiring, I like working with…

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A piece of Greek beauty arrived in my mailbox the other day. A big slice of warm and luscious Greek sunset. And I should add, fragrant (I'm guessing cinnamon this time?). The painting is a perfect dégradé of orange in thick brush strokes. Wouldn't it be great to sip a tea at a table outside a café in front of the sea, best seat of the theater? I actually feel like I am there, in Thessaloniki, witnessing the sun… Continue

The deal when you get Ahmet's puzzle envelopes is to send him back two other envelopes he added in the mail. The envelopes are his own design and will be matched with the other half of the puzzle, being sent back to him from yet another part of the world.

I decorated this one with cherry blossom rubber stamps I am making for my new year's cards. But... I realized only after scanning that I placed the tanuki stamp so close to the lady's boobies! Horny tanuki, this one. I just hope I didn't… Continue

There's nothing like Ahmet's envelopes, they are just amazing. I can't even imagine how much work is put into each puzzle he is sending out, what with them being made of millions of microscopic dots! Truly unique and wonderful work, thanks so much… Continue

I'm sometimes starting something with a clear idea of what it should look like, and then it ends up in a limbo. Like this piece. I now think it might send out the wrong message. Like ugly vs beautiful, man vs woman, western vs asian etc... Even if it is based on a famous Japanese wood print, I'm a bit worried that it might come out as borderline racist. I can assure you that this is not the case (or not my intention). At all.

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That silly rabbit thought he couldn't burn. Well well well... Unbelievably cute doesn't mean unbelievably smart, does it? :-)

In any case, this is a fantastic envelope from the rodent lover (that sounds wrong) Miss James.



Rabbit looking at the moon.... Here in Japan the rabbit is highly symbolic, and strongly associated with the moon. I found an interesting article on the paradoxical and contradictory… Continue

This one is for my friend Crystel. I see her only twice a year when I go back to Europe and I miss her. This summer we both bought a very similar pair of red shoes and it became a sort of an in-joke between us. When I saw this add for shoes in one of the vintage magazines I bought in Jinbocho I immediately felt like sending it to her.

The envelope is made from a very cheep print of a famous japanese woodblock print.

There are not so many price tags around these days, everything seems… Continue