Jen Staggs's Blog (9)

Paper Patterns by Helen Amyes

Helen recently sent me this piece about which she states, "I sat down with your last few mail arts & made this series."  What an amazing compliment! It is a folded triptych featuring mixed media of prints and collage.  I am loving it to pieces! Thank you, Helen!!…

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Added by Jen Staggs on May 3, 2012 at 7:33pm — 1 Comment

DKult hiney tattoo

A blog post to the DKult Compliance Committee:

As per the request of KDJ and to prove that yea, verily, DKULT is indeed the shit, I send you all this image of my new tattoo applied to a hiney.  I am hoping that the image below will be acceptable to Thom, DeVillo and Neil as well as Angie, the official DKult tatt officer. 

Ever your devoted DKult…

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Added by Jen Staggs on May 3, 2012 at 7:21pm — 17 Comments

Steampunk Walkman from David Stafford

I just posted the video of me opening this amazing object for the first time, but what you can't see in the quick movie is the detail in the packaging and the little oddities and silliness I found the more time I spent digging.  (The steampunk part is the leather arm strap...) And then there is the awesome playlist.  To see the actual device, check out the video on the right side of the IUOMA homepage.  David, you are reaching the highest levels of enchant-i-tude.  I love it and I'll gladly…

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Added by Jen Staggs on January 26, 2012 at 7:08am — 2 Comments

Someone's having a Mail-Art Baby

Apparently, licking too many stamps can have little-known consequences like pregnancy.  Thankfully, Dean Marks has provided an unusual mail-art object for the delivery: a French-government-supplied bandage kit!  Complete with plastic scissors, drape and two tweezers in the French national colors.  Trop bien!  Merveilleux!  It also includes a real scratch-n-sniff strawberry stamp, a thing I didn't know ever existed and I am sooo excited.  What a fantastically weird and wonderful piece of…

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Added by Jen Staggs on December 14, 2011 at 2:10am — 11 Comments

David Stafford and the Temples of Fear

I am enchanted with Don…

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Added by Jen Staggs on November 23, 2011 at 12:11am — 8 Comments

Can You Name This Piece of Art?

Do you know where it is right now?  Can you name the six different artists contained on this piece??

Added by Jen Staggs on May 26, 2011 at 9:43am — 6 Comments

Mystery Items bought at estate sale

After rooting around in old houses this weekend, I picked up a pantograph and some fountain pens to add to my art supplies.  These two pen-shaped things were among my purchases.  Anyone know what they are?  My guess on the red one is a) a burin…

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Added by Jen Staggs on February 1, 2011 at 5:27am — 12 Comments

Embroidered Modern Art Card

So I've started a new series in my fiber art cards.  Stitched Modern Art.  If you can name the artist and title of this piece, it's yours.

Added by Jen Staggs on January 18, 2011 at 2:40am — 15 Comments

Ludicrously Excessive Packaging...

Tonight, at 8pm, UPS Guy knocked at my door and proffered this box...(with scissors to show scale...)

 

After taking a hacksaw, blow torch and three pairs of box cutters to the outside and pulling out five miles of tissue:

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Added by Jen Staggs on January 5, 2011 at 1:49am — 11 Comments

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