You Guys Ever Mail Stuff You Don't Like?

[jon foster]

One of the fun things about sending out items you hate is they go away. This seems obvious, but it’s also a nice freedom about mailing everything you make. Currently I have a stockpile of about 12-15 larger items and that’s all I have of my work. At this point I’ve probably sent 500 or 600 smaller postcards. Sometimes I get images of that work back, and other times they just disappear. This is just part of the process. I’m sure many of the things I’ve received from far greater artists were hard to put in the mail.

In the case of these two larger cards, I’m completely happy to see them go. I don’t like them. I even wrote on the back that I didn’t like them. Don’t remember who I sent them to at this point…just the next in the list. I used a nice layer of ripped stickers to my usual routine, which felt like a good idea but ended up being a pretty bad one. From there I ripped a few more things and added to the top, but what’s made them terrible is the bright tape I put over the front. At first I was like, “Sure, why not…let’s add some tape…let’s be adventurous.” I did it and immediately regretted the decision. It was easy to drop these in the mailbox. I was happy to see them go. Maybe the two folks that receive these will enjoy them or at least find something like they about them. Oh well, next time!

Not sure who I mailed these items to. Let me know what you think!

[Valentine Mark Herman]

I got one of these big cards. I liked it. I didn't think it bad at all. It's going in my "L'art de la carte postale" exhibitions.

there can be no higher praise than that.

[jon foster]

@BF-No, you're not insulting at all. I'm not that precious about my stuff. For me, I like the process more than anything, and sending something I don't exactly care for is part of that process. If someone else likes it, then we're all happy with the result!

[The Blessed Father]

I'm not trying to be insulting, I just don;t understand the concept of mailing things you don't like. When I develope

a concept, I have to be happy with it or it doesn't get mailed.  Not to say everyone enjoys my shit, I know they don't, but I was happy with it.  BF 

[jon foster]

@BF-You never know if people really like your stuff, so it's always a guess.

 

@Amy-I'm glad you like it, Amy. Thanks so much for the kind words. I just like some things more than others and these items...I just didn't like all that much. If the recipients don't like them, then they can make them into something else or toss them.

[Amy Irwen]

I love the Yellow!!!

Jon, your are too critical...step back, say to MN, I see sunshine in the yellow *!*

hugs, Amy

[The Blessed Father]

I would never consider mailing crap I don't like. . . If I don't like it why would someone else enjoy it???  BF