Dean aka Artist in Seine's Blog – April 2012 Archive (35)

Laura Daniels from the UK sent me this add & pass, but I have another plan.  I'm keeping this all for myself and sending her something back.  To stay within my limits, it can't be a nice drawing like this one.  I guess it will have to be something funny.  So what might be something funny to someone it Berkshire?  I'm thinking, I'm thinking ....

Thank you…

Amy Irwen has overwhelmed me with this one.  What starts out to be two beer mats tided together turns out to be a treasure chest of glory.  It is smply amazing.  The hours this must have take to create, and the idea is FAB.

You open up the…

I recieved not one but two from Katerina today.  The lady on a roll.  Watch out for these.

It looks like butter but it's not butter. In the same way that it looks like an envelope, but it isn't.

The non-envelope envelope & the…

N° 899 and on her way to 1000.  Wow, and the exposure is right over me.  Thank you Mim

3M Post-its Mail Art is the next coming trend, and I know an Art Gallery owner who would be interested in seeing this art work.   Kerri sent me these two "notes to self " written on post-its.  They were attached with 3M masking tape to a handpainted completely black postcard which was signed and dated.

   At the time it was not clear to me why 3M masking tape was used to stick…

Ah that Katerina knows where my heart and investments can be found. Clever lady.  Barcodes and 3M.  Funny enough the day I received this from Katerina, the shares for 3M took a dive and dropped to $87.13.  I was ready to jump out a window when suddenly I had an idea.  Luckly I was able to quickly do a Mail Art piece using Post-its, and by the end of the day, the shares were back up to $88.49, a 1.36% increase. 

    The power of Mail Art is amazing, and saved my life.…

This is a wonderful piece that I found myself playing with for hours.  No scans or photos can give you an idea of what it is like and what it can do.  So I have decided to make a video of it to show you.  So watch this space on the 16th of May when I hope to have it finished.

Until then, here is a photo Marie also sent me.  You can see Marie in the shadow taking…

There she goes again that little Amy "Taking Liberties" in a very big way.  Wonderful Mail Art with the shoe strings included.  Great idea and fun to look at all day long.  Being an ex-marathon runner, the melting of the shoes brings it all home for me.  Lovely and moving.

Another little gem from Amy.  Very inspiring.  Thank you…

Drawing lessons from Carina Granlund.  Training schedule included!

So I spent the weekend doing my drawing lesson while listening to Finnish language CD’s.  So far I can draw a wavy line and say; “Do you have any Bananas?” in Finnish.  It’s a start. …

A great surprise from Amy Irwen.  This must have taken hours to do.  It is out of this world.

This is a really fun piece of work.  It is very pleasant on the eye and to the touch.    And who knows what powers it could have within.…

Yes it's the little things we do not see we must help others to see.  (No one famous said that,  I just made it up.)

Only the best bar codes money can buy.  Thank you Katerina

This was sent in an envelope because Katerina was told that otherwise…

It seems that Anna Banana has been converted from Bananas to Bar codes.  Who's fault could that be?   How far do you think one could go by using only barcodes?  And where do we go from here?  Thank you Anna Bar codes Banana!…

Corn Flower in Greece.  My wife really liked this one.  She said immediately that it looks like corn flower.  I said, “Really, I thought the blue paint tipped over.”  Actually I have no idea what corn flower looks like other that the stuff in a paper bag or jar.  Lucky this one arrived in Paris under knowledgeable eyes.  Besides flowers, my wife also knows about birds and can…

Sometimes perfect is just perfect.  I sent a sick bag to Diane and her reply was to put all of this stuff into a refillable coffee bag.  Yes, I was perfect.

Don't ask me why.  I googled; "Banana Day" and then an idea came to mind.

  

If you would like to make and send a Banana Mail Art piece on August 27, 2012, let me know and I will put a list together.  No rules, you can send as many or as few as you want to the members on the list.

If you haven't yet joined the Banana Group, please feel free to do so.  Most of the members are, well should we say; "Bananas"

This is what Google gave me:

August 27, 2012 is…

Actually Cheryl H. sent me a real postcard from New York.  Really sorry, but when I put it in the scanner, there were some  pieces leftover from the previous scan.  But you can see the main parts of the postcard even with the other images in the way.

     Does anyone know who the lady on the right is?  She must be famous as she is in the Grévin wax museum in Paris.  (No they are not real, they are made out of wax.)

Thank you again Cheryl H. for the…

Angela & Snooky, the root to all evil?  Of course not, however it does look like Vizma has introduced Angie into rooting.  It is considered an art down under you know.

Thank you very much Angie, it's amazing the ideas you have, very inspiring.  And you can paint! …

Another fab work of art from Louise on our theme of Hot Air Ballons, and the untold story of what happen on that day.  A major piece of work there Louise, Thank you very very much.…

I'm a big fan of Dame MAilarta Culte collectable items.  They are always outrageous, and since that is my norm they fit in fine with my daily life. (Yes, The Dame MAilarta Culte is spelt with an "e" at the end ... that's class!)

I carry this one around where ever I go.…

Cheryl's art work always leaves me with a buzz.