faster-to-make collage postcards

[Ilya Semenenko-Basin]

I've decided to diversify my genre presence in mail art, and in addition to collage-meditations, I'm also making less time-consuming, faster-to-make collage postcards. They can be sent out without envelopes.

Meditation collages are made slowly, in a certain concentrated state, with part of the white background left blank. The collage postcards will be distinguished firstly by having the entire surface of the A6 sheet completely filled in, and secondly by having the surface partially laminated. Not full lamination, just individual fragments. Postcards are a shift from exclusive art (collage-meditation) to culture, that is, to the practical application of the achievements of art, with a focus on greater productivity. I found out some technical details of cold lamination at home the other day in a conversation with the painter Alexander Savelyev and the professional book restorer Alexander Trait, for which I would like to express my gratitude.

I made my first collage postcard yesterday, here is a photo of it. The lamination can't be seen in the photo, but you can feel it.

[Carien van Hest]

Congrats on your nice postcard, Ilya.

I like your approach to meditation collages. I can use some of your peace and quiet and will take it to my studio.

[Mim Golub Scalin]

Very nice.