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New pencils
I've been playing around with new pencils - water color ones by Faber-Castell and ink pencils by Derwent.
I found a circle stencil and used that and my 9b graphite stick from Sennelier to make circles. What fun. The ink pencils are really good so I'll…
ContinueAdded by Mim Golub Scalin on August 9, 2014 at 4:17am — 4 Comments
Million thanks to a whole lot of people!
I just today got around to organizing the two piles of mail that I've received and been collection on my studio work table. I think the fact that we had a low humidity day helped me have more energy. In any case, I'm feeling good about this. And I've started to send out mail to the senders, and started to add to the pass alongs, and got more postage stamps! yay. Thanks to everyone!…
ContinueAdded by Mim Golub Scalin on July 31, 2014 at 1:14am — 1 Comment
National Postal Museum
For my birthday this year, we made a day trip by train, to Washington, D.C. for another visit to the National Postal Museum. The museum is right across the street from the train station, how convenient for us. There is a terrific gallery of stamps on the mail floor and on the lower level are displays relating to the postal service, interactive stuff, a post office…
ContinueAdded by Mim Golub Scalin on July 9, 2014 at 4:09pm — 1 Comment
Going to Quebec!
Do we have any members in Quebec City? I'll be heading there later this week and was thinking that a meet-up would be nice.
Added by Mim Golub Scalin on July 7, 2014 at 3:44pm — No Comments
Who are you?
I received a lovely piece of Mail Art from Judy and Joey from St. Louis. It had a lengthy interesting note on the reverse but no return address. I feel badly because I can't figure out which Judy this is from. Oh dear. I'd love to respond. Can anyone identify a Judy with Joey dog in St. Louis, USA?
Added by Mim Golub Scalin on May 23, 2014 at 11:28pm — 3 Comments
Slow Art Day 2014
http://www.slowartday.com/2014-venues/
Check the list and see if you city or town is listed. If possible, attend this event. You'll have a great time.
I'm hosting for the third year in a row, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art.
Revise la lista y ver si…
ContinueAdded by Mim Golub Scalin on April 9, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments
Look what I was able to find! Plus not missing out on Edmund.
I found the super blotter thingy at an antique shop. It's copper on the top & it took a bit but we figured out how to put clean blotter paper on it. I just happened to have some. It's so useful with my new fountain pen (a lovely Lamy Nexx) and also with…
Added by Mim Golub Scalin on April 3, 2014 at 3:48pm — 2 Comments
My REAL Wall (credits to Andy)
19 Mail Artists from 8 countries! Such inspiration. I've tagged everyone (hopefully didn't miss anyone.) Can you find yourself on my REAL wall. Thank you all for so generously sharing your time and art with me. I love them all.
Added by Mim Golub Scalin on March 19, 2014 at 2:30am — 5 Comments
Received!
Before I dash off to my knitting class, I'm posting some of the wonderful Mail Art that I received. Lots more than this, and I'm so grateful and appreciative. I've started to send in return, slowly slowly, but in the meantime, I'm so grateful for all these gifts of your Mail Art! Thank you so…
Added by Mim Golub Scalin on March 9, 2014 at 1:36pm — 2 Comments
Valentines, VA, USA
I read an article about this Post Office in our local paper the other day. It gets inundated with mail once a year, of course. And, of course, it's in danger of having hours of service reduced as are many rural Post Offices. This is a photo, taken by Bill Tiernan in 2011, of the store in which the Post Office is located.
I was thinking that perhaps we could all note the…
ContinueAdded by Mim Golub Scalin on February 15, 2014 at 6:30pm — 9 Comments
From Mariana Serban and students!
Check out the blog post http://skulladay.blogspot.com/2014/02/bonus-skull-mail-from-romania.html
to see the wonderful drawings from Mariana Serban's students.
Added by Mim Golub Scalin on February 11, 2014 at 3:38pm — No Comments
Newly received Mail Art
Since my long bed scanner, which sat next to my lap top on the little desk space in my studio, stopped functioning, I had to rely on the scanner in my husband's studio. Okay, must also confess that his studio is just down from MY studio space, but getting up and going in there to put my stuff on the scanner, then walking back to my lap top to wirelessly scan (this is amazingly futuristic) then walk back and do another scan, sometimes is annoying. It breaks my rhythm of playing. Or perhaps…
ContinueAdded by Mim Golub Scalin on January 31, 2014 at 4:26pm — No Comments
Mail Received recently -
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Here's some of my recent received mail. in the GREEN group: Lynn Radford, Janna K, & PostMuse. In the Orange group: Laura Podob, Robayre, and…
Added by Mim Golub Scalin on January 29, 2014 at 2:06am — 2 Comments
Oh dear, I'd forgotten about my blog here!
Seriously, I'd forgotten all about this blog. I do a blog consistently on the blogger platform, which is probably why I forgot about this blog space. Well, HELLO old blog! Glad to meet you again.
I've just finished up my third 365 Mail Art project on 31 Dec. 2013. Whew. It was good but I was glad it was done. Now I've been making mail art, but differently. Sometimes none, and some days several at once. And I'm not scanning and posting it all, which takes the pressure off BUT I will…
ContinueAdded by Mim Golub Scalin on January 22, 2014 at 3:18am — 1 Comment
Welcome
Hi just made a new Welcome image. Hmm. Not very energetic, but direct. I'll keep working on this project - the perfect Welcome image. I've added this one, eliminated the one with the rubber stamp letters, kept the el pajaro and the jumping girl. Well, maybe that's more than enough. What do you think?…
Added by Mim Golub Scalin on August 1, 2013 at 4:36pm — 4 Comments
More about Skull Appreciation!
Not that any Mail Artist needs a template, that I know for sure, but there's one that someone you might know might like. Check out this post for a template to download.
Mim
Added by Mim Golub Scalin on May 7, 2013 at 3:34pm — No Comments
Skull Appreciation Day 2013 - Mail Art call
Don't forget to submit your Skully Mail Art to the Mail Art call. Get details HERE. Deadline is coming up.
Your entries will be exhibited at FACEOFF and at Cloud Design in Chicago, Illinois,…
ContinueAdded by Mim Golub Scalin on May 4, 2013 at 1:58pm — 1 Comment
Skull Appreciation Day 2013 - Mail Art call
It's time for the Third Annual Skull Appreciation Day celebration.
It will be held on June 4th,
in Chicago, Illinois, USA at the International Museum of Surgical Science.…
Added by Mim Golub Scalin on April 17, 2013 at 3:30am — No Comments
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