Here is some of the artwork I got in the mail lately. I’ve been exchanging mail art with people all over the world for over 15 years now through the International Union of Mail Artists. Most things are postcard size, though some people, myself included, are determined to push the postal service to its limit. I hope you enjoy this selection of mail art. If … Continue reading Art in the Mail for August
This is mail art I received from Michel in Salem, Oregon. Mail art can be any medium, though it does tend towards collage, done in a small size on something that can be sent through the mail. I’ve been making mail art for a long time now; exchanging it with people all over the world through the International Union of Mail Artists. I’ve saved all … Continue reading Group Photo with Large Fish
Since moving to Grass Valley last May, I’ve been sending address updates to mail artists I’ve known through the years, and to a few new members at the International Union of Mail Artists. I’ve gotten quite a few pieces of mail art in return. So, I thought I’d share some of them here.  It’s taking much longer than I hoped, but I have a … Continue reading In the mailbox this month
This is the third day of summer break and the first day I’ve produced satisfactory prints. I confess that yesterday, I spent the morning carving an image into a linoleum block only to realized after making my first print that you have to reverse the text or the type on your prints will come out backwards. So back to the drawing board. This morning, I … Continue reading Meet Floyd the Linoleum Cut Print Cat
It’s been a very strange week. I woke Monday morning to the news that highway 37, my usual route to work, was completely closed due to a fire. That was the first I’d heard of it. My reclusive neighbor, who rarely leaves his house, soon showed up at the front door to make sure I knew what was going on, complaining about the smoke and … Continue reading Sunday Salon: The Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Edition
I recently tried linoleum cut print making for the first time, with positive but mixed results, I think. I done a few other types of simple print making but this is the first time I’ve made a linoleum cut. Basically, you take a piece of thick linoleum, a kind made specifically for print-making, draw you design on it, then use a carving tool to cut … Continue reading “This Is Not Art” My First Linoleum Cut Print
Make something every day. That’s my plan for the summer. Not counting travel days. There’s plenty to do around here. . I started today by finishing off a bunch of mail art cards I’ve been working on for a while. The first one is made inside a small jewelry box. I picked up a bunch of small boxes at SCRAP in San Francisco last fall, … Continue reading First of the Summer Mail Art
I received this oversize piece of mail art from Lynne Gurnee this past Monday. The artwork is from an original linocut piece called “She Was a Big Rat.” Lynne has sent me several great pieces this year. Lots of artists make mail art from their scraps and bit of things that didn’t quite work out as planned. I’m not sure that’s what happened here, but … Continue reading Mail Art From Lynne Gurnee
One thing I do besides read books is create mail art. Mail art is just what it sounds like, art created to be sent through the mail. I’ve been making mail art for quite a while now, possibly over ten years now, I don’t keep track. I made these two pieces inside a couple of jewelry boxes I picked up at SCRAP in San Francisco. … Continue reading Two Mail Art Boxes I Made
One thing I do when I’m not reading or blogging about reading is make and exchange mail art with people around the world. Since I don’t have a review to post today, I thought I’d post pictures of some (mail)art I have received lately. Most mail art is collage based, mixed media stuff. Some include calligraphy and various stamps. Sometimes the envelope is the … Continue reading Sunday Salon: Art in the Mail
I hope I can avoid making this one of those “should I keep blogging” posts. I understand it when people do them. We do often, or from time to time, wonder if we should keep blogging. But after doing this for almost a decade, seven or eight years, I’ve lost track, I’ve read enough of them. You should keep blogging if you are enjoying it. … Continue reading Sunday Salon: The Do-It-Yourself Art Edition
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