Zack's Blog – January 2023 Archive (33)

i received Mail Art from Hèléne Lagache

et voila! colorful ink blots, a darling holiday card, and a Kokoschka souvenir

merci Helene et bonne année!

Added by Zack on January 16, 2023 at 2:40pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Dustin Cecil

a painting, a postcard, and another one of those hand-bound 'recycled' booklets -- 

in addition to my original envelope, this one includes DC's rough drafts, printed poetry from C. Mehrl Bennett, and a…

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Added by Zack on January 16, 2023 at 2:37pm — No Comments

i received (more!) Mail Art from Dean aka Artist-in-Seine

Christmas Tagging - (still going through my backlog of holiday mail)

i notice this was posted from Paris - happy trails, Dean; hope you are now back 'home' safe and sound.

Added by Zack on January 16, 2023 at 2:24pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Dean aka Artist in Seine

self portrait no. 17: look closely; you can see Dean's eyes amidst the golden nuts.

telltale traces on the card lead me to believe that perhaps some actual almonds and/or raisins were glued on but fell off...?

you never can tell with nutty/fruity Dean; he favors 3D mail art and glue seems to be his signature substance…

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Added by Zack on January 15, 2023 at 11:33am — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from CUTandTEAR

a lovely homemade winter holiday envelope and card [yes, i am VERY far behind in posting, due to  travel] and a hint of cookies (which is better for my waistline, after all).

Danke Schön, Kate - und ja, more to come in 2023!

Added by Zack on January 15, 2023 at 11:11am — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Mim Golub Scalin

along with a Covid poem (not seen here) and some other stuff, Mim's end-of-year wave includes a post office post card - (everything old is new again) - an ATC featuring Grand Girl, and some circles, of course - what goes around comes around. thanks and belated Happy New Year to…

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Added by Zack on January 15, 2023 at 11:05am — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Carien van Hest

makes me think of those book-spine-poems. this was accompanied by a plethora of pleasant paper goods--

thanks and happy new year, my Dutch…

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Added by Zack on January 6, 2023 at 9:14pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Coco Muchmore

love those little fingerprint-xmas-trees! inside, a delightful handmade booklet made from envelopes and attachments --…

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Added by Zack on January 6, 2023 at 9:06pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mark Johnson

maybe late to the game, but better late than never.

this fantastic calendar arrived some time ago; extended holiday travel means i am way behind on posting. the 'minor gods' remind me of the 'major deities' of Shazam... haven't yet worked out the corresponding acronym just yet, though. …

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Added by Zack on January 6, 2023 at 8:12pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mindaugas

spray/ed paint, receipts, and wild scrawls

from Lithuania with love -- cool!

Added by Zack on January 5, 2023 at 9:55pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Pascal Lenoir

a lovely little paperback; impressive production!

( a postcard for the whole series) and oui! we had a slendid time! [sic] ];-)

merci beaucoup, Pascal, et bonne…

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Added by Zack on January 5, 2023 at 9:51pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mike Dyar

another large scale boomerang piece from the area of the Bay, tagged 'Eat Art Ritual & Two Found Stickers'.

quite a feat, n'est-ce pas? Mike's collaborative stuff is like a trippy funhouse mirror. 

Added by Zack on January 5, 2023 at 9:41pm — 2 Comments

Final Mail Art Wave of 2022

Together Again for the First Time!

while in Paris, i was able to meet up with Dean aka Artist-in-Seine one night after the theater... over cocktails adorned with marshmallows and pate de fruit, we discovered our paths had literally (but unknowingly) crossed way back in 1985. what a splendid rendezvous! stay safe, my long-time-ago-now-new…

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Added by Zack on January 5, 2023 at 8:31pm — 3 Comments

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