Nancy Bell Scott's Blog – July 2012 Archive (10)

Carina is back?

Now that we have that impression (true or not), here is a card gratefully received from Carina last month: 

The written side explains the personal exclamations--all due to Erni's influence on Carina, of course, and possibly many others…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on July 15, 2012 at 10:57pm — 2 Comments

David Stafford's life

These two cards, from very different moments in David's life, are just the tip of the iceberg:    …

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on July 9, 2012 at 9:27pm — 6 Comments

More from Nadine Wendell-Mojica ...

... and the unusual, winsome, and talented Morley: …

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on July 9, 2012 at 9:04pm — 9 Comments

Enticing trashpo bubble from Lynn Radford, with words of wisdom

Lynn sent me a wonderful and original trashpo piece, part of a short series, and it is an honor. Much thought, inspiration, and work went into it, and the shape of no other mail art I've seen matches it: 

Please excuse poor camera quality…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on July 7, 2012 at 9:30pm — 5 Comments

A favorite from Katerina: blue sticks

Katerina Nikoltsou is so prolific, and so generous, that she is beyond amazing. Her blue art in the mailbox is always a sight for sore eyes, but this one stole my heart specially and immediately:

Why? I have no idea. The crookedness? The dots? The pick-up sticks feeling even though they look to be in nature? I just love it, and it was love at first sight. Thank you…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on July 7, 2012 at 9:07pm — 5 Comments

Can Erni get more diverse? Bread art, interactive drink art, wash art, crushed-can trashpo art, and more from the Haptic Werewolf

All in a nice (flowery, I might add) box, one of many to join the studio collection here as functional mail art:

That is scanned bread art. Each is marked on one side as bread art, and on the other side we have "part one" and "part two." They are ordinary, and hard as rocks. In person they are like quietly celebratory beacons with souls of their own. Erni posted a fine…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on July 7, 2012 at 8:49pm — 4 Comments

Delicate beauties from Kerri Pullo--plus wonderful envelope

These came from Kerri in two separate mailings. The effect in the works is delicate, but you can sense strength behind them: …

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on July 7, 2012 at 7:32pm — 1 Comment

A sea of semi-circles from Suus in Mokum

Colorful, with definite presence, making a strong statement: The beautiful blue is actually darker and richer than the scanner is able to show. Thank you so much, Suus--mail art headed your way soon!

Added by Nancy Bell Scott on July 7, 2012 at 7:15pm — 3 Comments

Thank you, Eduardo Cardoso!

Eduardo's minimalist style is a favorite of mine, and I was delighted to receive this envelope with several works:     …

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on July 7, 2012 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

Thom Courcelle does it again

He knitted and sent me a bag, in colors that I especially love:



 

  It was like winning a prize to open the box and find this, because…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on July 7, 2012 at 6:00pm — 4 Comments

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