Zack's Blog (541)

Eastern Egg Project

so, the official DADALand egg art facilitator (Juan Petry) appointed me an official "egg holder", and sent me these cutouts to transform and then let fly from the nest. the incubation process took a little bit of time, but eventually i came up with six of one -

and half a dozen of another --…

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Added by Zack on June 13, 2023 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

i received Mail Art from Bonniediva

she's done it again; another fabulous Bon-zine! and 'Fiesta Peach' to boot. 

i certainly don't mind this kind of spam; keep it coming!

Added by Zack on June 13, 2023 at 10:27pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from awyn

these birds look like they are having a good time.

of course, dancing of all sorts is highly encouraged dans la maison du Dr Zack ];-)

merci awyn

Added by Zack on June 11, 2023 at 4:33pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Ruth Giles

from Tunbridge Wells comes a collage in soothing tones, what might be a gelli plate print (?), and a darling ATC, which will help remind me to check my head size from time to time.  

the envelope features more colorful Gilesian imagery --…

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Added by Zack on June 11, 2023 at 4:28pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Sarah Roe

thank you SR for this very cool double/alternating image postcard  (very hard to capture photographically...)

can someone out there confirm if it's correct to refer to this as 'lenticular'? my research…

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Added by Zack on June 11, 2023 at 4:18pm — 3 Comments

i received Mail Art from Jokie X Wilson

amusing little postcard - timely, perhaps?

but look at the date in the upper right hand corner; so, wishful thinking from the past. 

still, thanks Jokie - orange IS my second favorite color, after all ];-)

Added by Zack on June 11, 2023 at 4:11pm — 3 Comments

i received Mail Art from Eduardo Cardoso

two lovely, simple scrap art pieces from Portugal.

hoping to join Eduardo and company soon in Adam R's rubber stamp portrait project --

you can send me poesia any time,…

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Added by Zack on June 5, 2023 at 7:42am — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Carien van Hest

a summer birdy in a pleasingly textural environment (how does she make those crinkles?), green alphabetics, and a hand-carved eraser stamping, plus this lovely two-sided creation, perfect for the christmas tree.…

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Added by Zack on June 5, 2023 at 7:33am — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Tina and Dirk (via Juan Petry)

this mysterious typed sentiment arrived from Germany, by way of Juan Petry. looks like part of a random and/or introductory dragonian Mail Art project; i wonder if T&D even know who their card was sent to...? 

thanks to all involved (putting something in the mail to them all…

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Added by Zack on June 5, 2023 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Lubomyr Tymkiv

coming from Ukraine, this says it all.

sending some right back to you, Lubomyr; courage, too!

Added by Zack on May 28, 2023 at 4:05pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mindaugas

cardboard gets the dripical treatment from Mindaugas, but then there's also these beautiful taped collisions (double-sided, no less!) -- …

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Added by Zack on May 28, 2023 at 4:02pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from C Mehrl Bennett

these nifty DIY Earth Day glasses appear to be the product of a four-way collaboration. i imagine them like Eclipse glasses, as if they provide protection from watching the planet deteriorate. at any rate, i like the look --…

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Added by Zack on May 28, 2023 at 3:54pm — 2 Comments

i received Mail Art from Juan Petry

a finely-detailed invitation to participate in the semi-elaborate Eastern Egg project.

gracias for including me, Juan.

summer approaches, but i'll do my best; stay tuned.

Added by Zack on May 25, 2023 at 6:27pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Pam Chatfield

yikes! are these wavy houses undergoing an earthquake?

or maybe they're just dancing, like the Fred and Ginger building in Prague...

merci, Pam; see you in your mailbox…

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Added by Zack on May 25, 2023 at 6:22pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Laura Hughes

thank you Laura for this lovely Sketchbook Zine + ATCs.

[also, for my very first King Charles postage]

Added by Zack on May 25, 2023 at 6:14pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from nonlocal variable

wow thanks non for a really fantastic potpourri of stuff!

not only exciting items, such as a fluxbuck and a miasma stamp. but also useful info, such as a 'save the date' for international mail art day (Oct. 16) and two reminders to 'demolish serious culture' (i'll get right on that). i esp. like the card contrasting 'what…

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Added by Zack on May 22, 2023 at 9:09pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from MomKat

check out this boekie made from recycled Braincell envelope! it cleverly contains all sorts of mail art omens

--and features Juan Petry's dada 2023 cow stamp, ultra-secret stamp, and blue dot...

but…

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Added by Zack on May 22, 2023 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from S. Ky

spring-y honeycomb flower from across the pond - merci

Added by Zack on May 22, 2023 at 8:56pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Sonia Eva

very cool intricate postcard-size painting; there's even more texture that the camera can't capture. 

gracias Sonia

Added by Zack on May 18, 2023 at 2:14pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Fleur Helsingor

another artfully framed image of 'art in the window' (seen from the street).

this ongoing series of snapshots make me feel as if i'm on Oakland's coolest walking tour.

one day i'll have to line them all up together...

merci…

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Added by Zack on May 18, 2023 at 2:10pm — 1 Comment

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