Marie Wintzer's Blog (353)

A few weeks ago I left a comment on one of Nancy Bell Scott's blogs about an envelope from Ruud, saying that one day I WILL get one of those too :-)) and what do I find in my mailbox a few weeks after that? Yes, absolutely, my first painted envelope from Ruud! PLUS some goodies and a very nice letter. Needless to say, I was thrilled to receive this fluxy envelope, I…

Two envelopes from Katerina were patiently waiting for me to come back, both of them holiday wishes. I think I'll have to start painting envelopes, it always gives them a very special touch. I love the colors and style of Katerina's asemic Christmas envelope. And with matching stamps for the finishing touch, perfect.

SantaFlux and his little trolls brought me a…

I wonder how Mona would have reacted back then had she known the extent of her future fame. Which woman has provided more inspiration, undergone more transformations through the ages? Cheryl once again found the perfect starting point for a mail art call. What is an original artwork?

There is only one Mona, yet there are millions of it. There…

I have been waiting for the third of Cheryl's Dream Series (but not necessarily the chronological third) for several weeks. This forced awake state was well worth going through, because the dive into the next dream is just priceless. With this book we are leaving the House on the Hill and the Castle for a while, and the detective story is put in brackets. Instead, we…

I immediately liked this series when I saw one of Prettylily's cards on Katerina's blog. I think it's a great thing to do with colorful paper, I might "borough" the idea for some Christmas cards :-) Thank you Prettylily!!

My first card from Kerri Pullo. I hope you can see if from the photo, the colors and texture are fantastic. I could spend hours checking her "sent" folder at IUOMA, I'm a big fan of her work. Thank you for sending, Kerri!…

A collage and painting on cardboard postcard from Helen Amyes in Australia. I'm very happy to receive this great piece from her new series, thank you Helen!…

My first card from Agnès, a very nice surprise and an extremely well crafted sun, thank you very much!

And accessarily the second "non-Grigori" card addressed to Marie Antonette, very funny :-))…

Nancy has been spoiling (in a good way) my mailbox quite a bit last week. First with this ink drawing on thick paper of my favorite swimming aquatic creatures :-)) People tend to see all kinds of things in those drawings of hers, including things that are not in the dictionary. I have always seen them as aquatic creatures, but all of a sudden it stroke me that…

Beautiful handmade envelope with great postage stamps from Natalya Korolkova aka Ntk.

And my first card from Erin Fae, which is also the first time I receive a card for "Marie Antonette" that wasn't written by Grigori Antonin :-)) It…

I am very pleased to hear from RCBz again. He is sending me his latest artistamps, his own take on Brain Cell, Armistice Day, and Occupy Wall Street/Tea Party. Thank you RCBz!…

The Off Scene Akademie At Minneapolis has issued a new and very interesting Taxonomy. I'm studying it every day ever since I found it in my mailbox, it keeps me occupied when commuting to work. There's one piece I am still struggling with. Who's…

Royal mail for me! The Queen of Trashpo is sending me one of her Trashbooks. More than a just a Trashbook, it seems to be an invitation of some sort. Visitor pass and admittance ticket included, it looks like the Trash People are eager to meat me.

This book contains a few gems, of course, this is DK we are talking about, she fully deserves the title of Queen.…

I say this every time, but Svenja makes stunner envelopes . This one comes with vintage drawings of scenes of daily life in traditional Japan. Beautiful!…

Augusta overlooking the roofs of Tiny Town, a beautiful collage based on a painting by Maurice Utrillo,Street in Sannois. Thank you very much Mim!…

Do you remember the House on the Hill? The place where Cheryl's Dreams are taking place [Dream Series- The Beginning]? We had a peep through the curtains a few weeks ago, and saw a mysterious Shadow. Walking up the Hill again today…

Cathérine's envelopes are always the promise of a delight. Quite elaborate, they match the content without just replicating it and are crafted with meticulous care. This one says cat. Japanese speaking cat.

I don't know the name of the technique she has…

Earth and sky meet around a small church in Navarino (NY) for a beautiful sunset, and another great surprise in my mailbox. I have been admiring Jim SantAmour's photos on several blogs, and now one of them (two actually, there is a small one on the back of the card) is mine! Stunning. Thank you Jim!…

New autumn series from Katerina today. Maybe I will NOT sell my shredder after all, I see that shredpo is still in. If Katerina sends it, it's in. At first I didn't notice, but Katerina didn't just shred any piece of paper, she shredded.... dollars!! A very bold move in the kingdom of Po! And it makes me all the richer. Rich of of warm colors and of warm thoughts, thank you so…