December 29, 2004

Blog of the Day

I found out through an email that this blog has been chosen by Blogliners for Blog of the Day. It is nice to be noticed.
http://citrusmoon.typepad.com/blogliners_botd/

State of Being 2005 Card


From State of Being (AKA Reid Wood) An electronic New Year Card. Wow. 2005! Shouldn't we all be flying around in rocket cars by now?


reidwood@oberlin.net

December 26, 2004

Mick Boyle & Kiyotei




First, I made a Christmas card, emailed it and posted it to a yahoo mail art group. Then along comes trickster Kiyotei and reinterprets it wonderfully. Fun huh?

Elizabeth Zois



Thanks Elizabeth for this funny holiday card

zo.is@verizon.net

Clemente Padin "Fraternalmente - Fraternally"



From our friend Clemente Padin a beautiful holiday animation. Thanks.

December 14, 2004

2 From Roy Arenella






Here are two photographic self portraits from Roy Arenella. The first one could be a modern petroglyph, the second one feels enclosed and mysterious. It seems to show the interior of something Roy's image through a vertical window. I am glad to get these.

Photomail - Arenella
Box 750187
Forest Hills, NY 11375
USA

Ross Priddle



Ross sends this by email. He tells me that this portrait was taken by his 7 year old son Luke and was manipulated by Mark Sonnenfeld. Thanks Ross. The link below will take you to his blog "The 5 Million Copies Project" (or is it 5 Gazillion by now?)

Ross Priddle.
Imp press
21 Valleyview Drive SW
Medicine Hat, Alberta, E1A 7K5
Canada
ross_priddle@yahoo.ca
http://fivemilcopiesproj.blogspot.com/

December 13, 2004

Ruggero Maggi




More from Ruggero. The first is xeroxed with attached stamp. The next one is a set of four large black stamps. Thanks.

Ruggero Maggi
Corso Sempione n. 67
20149 Milano
Italy
http://www.ruggeromaggi.it

December 08, 2004

Vittore Baroni



Here we have a collaged self portrait from Vittore. I wish I had a pair of 3D glasses here to look at this one.

Vittore Baroni
Via C. Battisti 339
55049 Viareggio
Italy

December 05, 2004

Ruud Janssen




Here is a portrait composed of slices from the prolific mailartist Ruud Janssen. Be sure to check out his website and blog.

Ruud Janssen
Travelling Art Mail & IUOMA
P.O. Box 10388
5000 JJ Tilburg
NETHERLANDS
r.janssen@iuoma.org
http://www.iuoma.org
http://iuoma.blogspot.com

December 04, 2004

3Photo mini book (.PDF)


click here to download book (180kb)

I am trying something new. This is a small book of my digital photographs. It is in PDF form. Just click the link to download and view it. This is the first time I have tried this, so, feedback would be welcome.

Petrovic Predrag



"Queen of Mail" is the title of this piece. I think it comes from Yugoslavia.

Aleksandra Ivanova



Here is a beautiful self portrait from 12 year old Aleksandra Ivanova. I think she likes makeup. Thank you Aleksandra.
v.kab9@list.ru
http://ostroga.narod.ru

November 07, 2004

C.Z. Lovecraft





I love this one. This blue envelope was stuffed full of all sorts of interesting things. I had to decide which one was a self portrait, I hope I got it right. Included among these was the first ATC (artist trading card) I have ever received (Yes! this is a hint, send me more.) Thanks for this abundant mail art treasure.

C. Z. Lovecraft
2018 Cranworth Circle
San Jose, CA 95121
USA

Russell Manning




This is a combination of pen and ink and rubber stamps. He has transformed the envelope into a beautiful and enigmatic all over landscape.

Russell Manning
818 Westmount Ave.
Dallas, TX 75211-2513
USA
rusart@gbronline.com

Maxi Boyd



maxi_boyd@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/maxiboyd/

October 28, 2004

Ian Short




It's heartwarming to have you take part in this Ian, before we met. I had never even heard of mail art. Thanks.

Paul Tiilila "1952 Self Portrait"




Paul Tiilila
Kuusitie 4
36600 Palkane
Finland
paul.tiilila@pp.inet.fi
http://personal.inet.fi/taide/paul.tiilila/

Aleksandr Klimov, Darya Dolgopolova, Ilona Bolotova





These beautiful collaged self portraits come from Russia. I believe all of these young artists are 9 years old. An email quote follows. Thank you very much Aleksandr, Darya, and Ilona. Also thanks you Vitaly, these are a welcome addition to this exhibit.

> > Hi, once again!
> >
> > I from Russia. I from small city on Ural.
> > I and my friends we are engaged in creativity, I
> > work at children's art school.
> >
> > Children whom I teach have decided to send you the
> > pictures.

creative union OSTROGA
Vitaly Maklakov,
c.Kamensk Uralsky,
Sverdlovsk reg.,
623430, P.O. Box 38,
Russia
v.kab9@list.ru
http://ostroga.narod.ru

October 26, 2004

Frips




This is a beautifully crafted piece. It is rubberstamped and stitched with white thread. On the address side is a small artist stamp which is also a self portrait. Thanks Frips.

Frips
Halvemannstraat 113
B - 9040 Gent
Belgium
ttp://www.frips.be

Ruggero Maggi "Dada Self Portrait"



Ruggero Maggi
Corso Sempione n.67
20149 Milano
Italy
http://www.ruggeromaggi.it/

Thru Your Eyes




Collaged, xeroxed, stickered, stamped, with glorious kitty whiskers.

Thru Your Eyes
Mail Art - Mixed Media
Box 2071
Corrales, NM 87048
USA

Bonnie Nadine Newman



Bnnewman@aol.com

Greg Edwards "Slipping Through Time"



ggregsedwards@yahoo.com

October 24, 2004

Scott Thomas





I am stunned, taken aback, taken in three other directions, over this one! Scott has taken an ordinary Thank You card and transformed it into this masterpiece. I am not even sure which one of these creatures represents him. Maybe all, or maybe none of them. Anyway, thanks to all the faeries, pixies, sprites, aliens, and humans involved.

Scott Thomas
P. O. Box 4088
Lexington, KY 40544

Ruud Janssen




From the Legendary Ruud Janssen. I love his hand painted envelope. It makes me want to try painting one myself. Check Ruud's 'International Union Of Mail Artists' (IUOMA) in my links section.

Ruud Janssen / TAM-Publications
P. O. Box10388
5000 JJ Tilburg
Netherlands

David Stone




David Stone
The Carolina
112 W. University Pkwy. #1C
Baltimore, MD 21210
USA

Christine Dorothea Maris




Collaged with applied stickers, this self portrait also seems to be a cat portrait as well, and is full of Halloween symbols.

Christine Dorothea Maris
1555 Hayes St. Apt. A101
San Francisco, CA 94117
christineDM13@hotmail.com

David Cammack




This is a very ghostly portrait.

David Cammack
P.O. Box 15208
Portland, OR 97293 USA

GAC




No return address or email with this one.