Marie Wintzer's Blog Posts Tagged 'postcard' (67)

Arte correo - from Viviana Cernjul

A bubbly and colorful card from Viviana Cernjul, with paint, pen and very cool stamps. My very first mail from South America, thank you so much Viviana!

Added by Marie Wintzer on February 2, 2011 at 10:30am — 6 Comments

Food so fresh - from RCBz

A crazy funny postcard from RCBz on the menu today. I have to confess, I like my sushi to be of the extreme freshness, but I never suspected that this could actually kill me. I'll take the warning, RCBz.

It is true that the japanese are somewhat obsessed with the freshness and aesthetic perfection of their food. But whatever the (deeper) meaning of this card might…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on January 28, 2011 at 12:00am — 3 Comments

Corgi Feet decopatch card - from Angie and Snooky

My scanner be damned again, I don't think you can fully appreciate the textures of this card, unfortunately. This is the second mail I was lucky to receive from Angie and Co, and if I'm not mistaken it is a "give what you get" in answer to my…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on January 12, 2011 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

My God, what have I said now? - from RCBz

Another fun and elaborate postcard from RCBz, I was missing them. East and West are never far apart in RCBz's world, trying to cope with each other when not battling. The card and its back side have a strong comic strip flavor, but the theme is actually…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on January 10, 2011 at 10:51pm — No Comments

Fluxus card and traveling mum - from Roland Halbritter

Most of you will recognize the text painting that characterize Ben Vautier's art ( "L'art est inutile. Rentrez chez vous" - art is… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on January 8, 2011 at 12:55am — 6 Comments

A snowy Christmas mail with the scent of roses - from Yara-Colette Lemke de Faria

Yara-Colette's snail has brought me a delightful piece of Berliner Christmas. Warm and cosy with this big smile under the Christmas… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on January 8, 2011 at 12:51am — No Comments

Advent goodies - from Susanna Lakner (Planet Susannia)

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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Added by Marie Wintzer on December 14, 2010 at 10:29pm — 2 Comments

A prelude to angry holes - for Ka Pak Ng

Added by Marie Wintzer on December 12, 2010 at 11:05pm — 2 Comments

Sugar for my mule (braille card) - from Bifidus Jones

I can't believe I nearly missed the braille script on Bifidus's postcard. I was looking at it for several days without noticing anything. I even read Karen Champlin's blog post about a braille card she got from Bifidus, but it only struck me now. I don't know if you can see it, it is very subtly haptic and maybe only meant to be explored by fingers. And since this is Bifidus he placed it on a sea of wavelets for an even stronger… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on December 4, 2010 at 10:30pm — 10 Comments

A refined young lady - from Jen Staggs

Jen's mail is the epitome of vintage. Here she used a card that already had a pretty vintage fragrance (the red flowers), and gave it her own twist. The dress is a pencil work on tracing paper, which gives a nice transparency. But the story really unfolds on the back of the card. It's like opening the doors of a sophisticated and elegant salon of the 18th century.

"A young lady, to be eligible for mariage, was not trained in… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 29, 2010 at 12:24pm — 20 Comments

Crossroads nr2 - from Douglas Galloway

If you scroll down my blog you will find the first postcard I got from Douglas Galloway a couple of weeks ago. I called it crossroads at the time. This one is the grid version of it, a detail of the beautifully named "South of Market" from the lattice series. I have seen a couple of other versions of the grid prints on IUOMA blogs, and they nicely complement each other, it's interesting to observe their growth in the blogging world… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 25, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Fabric postcard - from Jen Staggs

When I am lucky to find mail art in my mailbox I always think about what the postman must have thought of it (I know, it's silly). I am picturing him with a big smile on his face, and I am sure he smiled today, as I did when I found Jen's card.

Needle and thread have no secret for the queen of vintage. There is no limit to what can be sewed. Look at those stamps! (my favorite part of the card). I didn't even know you could do… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 24, 2010 at 12:19pm — 2 Comments

Asemic Haïku for Marie - from De Villo Sloan

Sloan's work is taking a turn towards serious asemic writing (not that it wasn't serious before), and I was thrilled to get one of his new creations in my mailbox the other day. This is a truly mesmerizing piece, in fact I can barely keep my eyes off of it. More than writing, it is a personalized haïku, which makes it even more special, if that is possible.

The poet writes on the back of the card: "it is about… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 22, 2010 at 10:43am — 3 Comments

The cult of the Giant Amaryllis - from RCBz

I like to receive RCBz's japanesque cards, his wild imagination never fails to impress. Japan's Shintoism is largely based on Animism, and I'm not surprised if a shrine worshiping a giant amaryllis actually existed somewhere (it would be less weird than the cult of the Giant Penis in Kawasaki, true story, check it out).

I like the back of the card because the red symbol could also represent the typical gates of a shrine, to… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 18, 2010 at 10:04am — 1 Comment

Van Gogh in disguise - from... a stranger!

Such a fun postcard today, Van Gogh's eye peeping from the frame of his incognito glasses. I see you but you can't see me. Or rather, I know you but you don't know me.

Dear stranger, from a stranger. Hmmm, who could that be. I know only one person in Hong Kong, my friend Ka Pak, but I don't know, I don't think it's her.

Dear stranger, I really enjoyed your card, such a pity I can't send anything back to… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 16, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Crossroads - from Douglas Galloway

This is an interesting postcard from Douglas Galloway. I'm not quite sure which is the media he used to achieve this texture. The interpretation of it is also very open, I'm calling it crossroads, but then again, it might be something completely different in Douglas's mind. And anyway, not everything necessarily needs an interpretation. Art can be art just for the pleasure of looking at it, sometimes. That's my take.

Thanks… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 14, 2010 at 3:06am — 1 Comment

The battle for art history - from Grigori Antonin

There was a time when I thought that I would never receive another postcard from Le Grigstaire. Or at least not with that same signature of his. I was wrong, and so happy that he resumed his mailing activities, it was a great surprise to find this in my mailbox.

This piece is quite a dark one though. La Battaglia di Legnano (see below for the original painting) is quite a violent sight on its own. Like in an attempt to erase… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 6, 2010 at 12:46am — 2 Comments

Can't find a title for it - for RCBz

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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Added by Marie Wintzer on November 4, 2010 at 10:23am — No Comments

How big are you in japanese? - for Bifidus Jones

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 4, 2010 at 10:21am — No Comments

This O'futon is too short. Do you have a longer one? - for Yara-Colette Lemke de Faria

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 4, 2010 at 10:19am — No Comments

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