Zack's Blog – November 2023 Archive (25)

Ticket! Ticket! [series 12] has arrived!

always great fun to open this packet; 5 sheets this time!

of course i've been seeing other postings, as you have, if you follow the…

a duo of socialish images; was that skull drawn for Paulo Teles?  the envelope features a signature gato and a stamp that appears to be doing the visual equivalent of eavesdropping (spying?) on Los Kremlins.

muchas gracias…

this cool 2-sided aquarelle from which i learned madrono = strawberry tree; i'd love to see this tree in person! 

but wait - there's more - 

the envelope inside the envelope contains a…

well apparently, after a little over a century, dada is alive and well and living in Staten Island! looks like a good time was had by all; here's to 20 more years!

La Vie Secrete des Mots 15 - un grand merci!

il me semble que ces machines a coudre attendent des rencontres fortuites avec des parapluies... ];-)

Laura sends a four-fold farewell; enjoy your time off and thanks for all the truly lovely art!

(not to mention the crazy postage!)--…

not sure if DOD post is Adam's nom de plume...?

thanks for these odd somewhat morbid stamps, whatever the original source. 

i've definitely had flashes of the sentiment expressed here, but hopefully it will be a long time before i start using these stamps in earnest. i must admit the image strikes me as creepy and goofily…

because of its three dimensionality (note the transistor-boards on the backside (!)), the postman had to knock on my door to hand deliver Dean's latest multimedia creation.

no, he did not knock twice ];-)

A4 sheets with evidence of spray and offspring... some are rubber-stamped with M's address - perhaps these will end up as Add and Pass sheets...?

also included, some odd format spray/drips that may induce alteration/elaboration...?…

during my recent visit to the capital, i had a blast at  "Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso: the Invention of Language" at the Musee du Luxembourg. the exhibit (ongoing) features four works by Ray Johnson --

1. Wed Ded Lead (1968/1988/1989/1992/1994)…

because stamp artist Donald Evans made an 'appearance' in my blog (thanks to P.M. Wilson), William -- very well-organized apparently -- sent along this card he picked up a few years ago in Seattle. stamps (watercolors) were produced by Evans 1967-1973, and are from Children's Issues/Vocabulary Lesson series. sincere thanks for this…

this glossy collage makes me wonder what Bonnie's laugh sounds like...? love all the lines and texture on this card. and of course the envelope also contained a Bon-zine (Scream-zine, lucky 13!) as well as a generous 'Trick or Trash' bag filled with mail art omens...…

The Foldi 25 arrived last month, along with two little bookies handcrafted with care in the queendom of Retailia. Chaos Mailarting? i must admit i was not aware of any other kind ];-)

p.s. no matter how much you push the envelope, it's still stationery.

thanks for all this and for the recent blog post too; see you in…

clean lines of beauty on these oversize/overweight collage cards from Toronto; nice work!

trick/treat - some Mail Art hocus pocus for Halloween

fall memories take the form of cleverly captioned collages.

and a dada boomerang - the gift that keeps on giving ];-)

thanks Carien - that sneaky Velazquez girl is headed your way again, so be on the lookout.

this Audubon swan flew over here for International Postcard Day (Oct 1).* now that i know, i'll have to get my act together next year to join in the celebration. 

*yes, i am significantly behind in posting my incoming...

detail from the "Rare Bird" mural by Thomas C. Haag (Oakland) -

- mounted with attractive ephemera.

merci Fleur

these darling square pieces imply a quilt in the making, and reflect l'idee oulipienne of working within constraints, as they arrived tucked snugly into a cardboard CD mailer. i especially like the 'photomural-stamps'. thanks Ricky; i dropped off some mail for you at the post office this morning, so see you…

inside this official Australian Postal Service envelope, i found a postcard with a boomerang king-of-hearts sticker, and this very intricate collage assemblage. what you can't see feel is the stitched shapes which add another dimension to the card.…