tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284932712024-03-16T14:50:38.142-04:00mim4artmimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.comBlogger1803125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-35862238536515272582023-08-28T13:06:00.008-04:002023-08-28T13:08:19.889-04:00How did I get into this? <p><span style="font-family: arial;">I was asked when I started doing Mailart. Good question. Like many artists, I was making and mailing art without even knowing it had a name or was a "thing." I'd send to my friends and to family. Decorated envelopes mainly, but I have no record of them. We do have a record of what my now husband sent me when he was "wooing" me, as I saved them. Beautifully collaged envelopes.He's framed them! And has even had them included them in his solo exhibitions. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Officially, I became involved in Mailart, with a capital M, when I went back to teaching art as an adjunct in a university foundation program in 2000. I'd been away from teaching and from making art for 15 years because I started a business unrelated to art making. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I made art in my head only. I had long drives on not very busy highways, so I keep busy in my mind making stuff. BUT when I got back to teaching art, I felt kind of like an imposter artist. I had nothing to show for those years of art making in my head. What to do what to do. Our son had introduced me to PostcardX, which was an early (2000?) online group of people who exchanged postcards. That was fun. BUT the best thing, they chatted about ATCs and Mailart and I was "what the heck is that?" Well, it was a perfect way to start out with my freshman students it turned out. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7pkENNhPRt3-qtbTyMFdsJvnpjRO1VPFPgVjp6RnklAgd0Qw4kgIhWzBmcSdPLCrHBX4Q72iWKH9co3P8SJK4WKwY6BwZKzWK5xQAxS6duy1IqGauEW4JzL20mffwWvjmChXyMDv5Bnr4hOouYTnZJPQaVBtL3nie2FKtJ4Wtw642CLDkiSL/s3637/circles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="3637" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7pkENNhPRt3-qtbTyMFdsJvnpjRO1VPFPgVjp6RnklAgd0Qw4kgIhWzBmcSdPLCrHBX4Q72iWKH9co3P8SJK4WKwY6BwZKzWK5xQAxS6duy1IqGauEW4JzL20mffwWvjmChXyMDv5Bnr4hOouYTnZJPQaVBtL3nie2FKtJ4Wtw642CLDkiSL/s320/circles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Recent Mailart<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebCOHj83GBSz7-n88BkhLOB5CXlTENq9Jp2prIjlHlbZJFN3qIm2GtbvqScgk5IjVLXvZ7wOyyqFM9MtT6Kjos8B0w5pPGXyqCSd0YsxoeoyFuGIOhJDMi4sntrU7Pb5gTjCRSO2qxmvbxYeZVXp-E_itsLqa-oF9t8z7WjF8ZBOW2ldGHUfM/s4002/squaresandcircles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="4002" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebCOHj83GBSz7-n88BkhLOB5CXlTENq9Jp2prIjlHlbZJFN3qIm2GtbvqScgk5IjVLXvZ7wOyyqFM9MtT6Kjos8B0w5pPGXyqCSd0YsxoeoyFuGIOhJDMi4sntrU7Pb5gTjCRSO2qxmvbxYeZVXp-E_itsLqa-oF9t8z7WjF8ZBOW2ldGHUfM/s320/squaresandcircles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sent to Italy for a Mailart call, a blue themed mosaic.</div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I began to make small collages, postcard and ATCs and realized that I could create experiences for these new art students that were not intimidating, that didn't require perfection, that were accessible, and fun, and it worked. The students took to these experiences and soon were producing larger works having been freed up from whatever. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">And I then connected with IUOMA (the International Union of Mail Artists) but can't remember who told me about that or how I found it. I began to enter Mailart "calls" to send work out to be in exhibits in other countries, or US locations. And I even had some exhibits myself. Small work led to bigger work. But over the years, I've stayed small as I have a small work area. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQdmdacDlRBejZaAqJUKQfnMqKhJXQj2JubYWWp7PdazoIkCfbvYRhRdAVUduIaCI1tQ5CqSWV-pfxqP50g01lV6hlYUat4WyticgeLaVFMF_CWZiedXWhMSNqG4alen43VQwPovH1MFaQL423hfGwcTwhS7bupZliu5Fafb8HcM2zzye8j8k/s2374/IMG_5127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="2374" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQdmdacDlRBejZaAqJUKQfnMqKhJXQj2JubYWWp7PdazoIkCfbvYRhRdAVUduIaCI1tQ5CqSWV-pfxqP50g01lV6hlYUat4WyticgeLaVFMF_CWZiedXWhMSNqG4alen43VQwPovH1MFaQL423hfGwcTwhS7bupZliu5Fafb8HcM2zzye8j8k/s320/IMG_5127.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Altered vintage postcard</div><span style="font-family: arial;">I tried to find to find examples of my really early pieces but, we didn't have the capability then to archive on the internet.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">What I enjoy doing - altering old postcards, using bits from magazines, text, and circles, lots of circles. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I did 3, yes three, 365 day projects with Mailart. Instigated by a young friend in England and I was up for the challenge. It got me into my little studio EVERY DAY and that was the best thing that happened, plus I ended up with a self-referencing archive. Here are a couple links to Flickr albums. Hope they work.</span></p><p><a href=" https://flic.kr/s/aHsmJ8Z3iJ" target="_blank"> https://flic.kr/s/aHsmJ8Z3iJ</a></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsjBk42PY">https://flic.kr/s/aHsjBk42PY</a><br /></p><p>PS I actually met the man who started Artist Trading Cards!! An artist from Zurich Switzerland named M.Vançi Stirnemann. We were all in the same building for an artist residency in Paris one year. I was like a crazed fan meeting some famous pop music group. </p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-57854556308168017382023-08-23T11:17:00.003-04:002023-08-23T11:17:38.873-04:00A new series <p> I decided to recycle some Virginia Museum of Fine Arts monthly magazines. I created this series using bits from the publication. It was a lot of fun matching faces with backgrounds. And then I just had to add a word or thought bubble. I make myself laugh when I do this. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiZ0c5n3kziQU2CmOvWZFsHIf7PeDog-JhkzDgqZDokP7mVdLqCpVhl5ooxKF7OuUWLz-bQtXteer9HZq8GpdPXayyuw3STAy1OYiPth-fCDopE93KXG8MvVVoEgEBxFEyJMiQBzZ9CFjc9xNH9f6QL-xplRHqKsEFcs2wohrj7LmYiipThIRA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /> These were received from International Union of Mail Artists colleagues. I added to them and passed along to others. A lot of fun, and it's quick and easy. <p></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-42842059518074041272023-04-26T15:31:00.004-04:002023-04-26T15:43:54.490-04:00Some recent In-coming Mail Art<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaaozhvwgQDvhMq3wTl34l3CjVhpjJESZrmiMjq7xjqHVorp_3ln665COSaoEM84MLpm9YBRB8WeFl-urPh0onK2ZyVEubl9oMqRzbOFs-2dhsnzvG_s4T9e3s_ockzf0bUBGwelQZgIQaJLPZ8Vt6Oik2NS_1StZ4U8y13iowc65h9srfVQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaaozhvwgQDvhMq3wTl34l3CjVhpjJESZrmiMjq7xjqHVorp_3ln665COSaoEM84MLpm9YBRB8WeFl-urPh0onK2ZyVEubl9oMqRzbOFs-2dhsnzvG_s4T9e3s_ockzf0bUBGwelQZgIQaJLPZ8Vt6Oik2NS_1StZ4U8y13iowc65h9srfVQ" width="320" /></a></div>From Shmuel in Vermont. The front had some postal service markings but who cares. I colored with colored pencil but the surface didn't take them very well. Who cares. I haven't decided where I want to put this or to whom I'll send it. I quite like it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1YOlWjuOcLhvqo59XWcTXpD_5PM0nld_Yn-5x0TNnHy32ToZ4ccYs1co_yvOBouNpZkWb_CFWNNWTBDWSb1ABFPRDKKbzEAf6AznoJPtqfvOJIY_AF9odF1OBi9xDgPlkfJdgBPI2-Q7vVWtZS86OT-Ayv4pubt78UZKp_u1fuEdYp1tW7w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1YOlWjuOcLhvqo59XWcTXpD_5PM0nld_Yn-5x0TNnHy32ToZ4ccYs1co_yvOBouNpZkWb_CFWNNWTBDWSb1ABFPRDKKbzEAf6AznoJPtqfvOJIY_AF9odF1OBi9xDgPlkfJdgBPI2-Q7vVWtZS86OT-Ayv4pubt78UZKp_u1fuEdYp1tW7w" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg84GA5qmzelXDwF0qCxbCCknc5GyaU0dgfILdS8XsvgHE6ewPEThNEaJgfHOkuL2c4sCLtIi4AICHQe23SL8ZmFJD80FvMMeRhoJjf2CFQkqrAn7jkhqBhI0IsvVRw1-znHBwWGcjHCyBGzoAThuqI9f8tcsSR0ks3mAPwmBYLFx3VSeX2w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3689" data-original-width="2767" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg84GA5qmzelXDwF0qCxbCCknc5GyaU0dgfILdS8XsvgHE6ewPEThNEaJgfHOkuL2c4sCLtIi4AICHQe23SL8ZmFJD80FvMMeRhoJjf2CFQkqrAn7jkhqBhI0IsvVRw1-znHBwWGcjHCyBGzoAThuqI9f8tcsSR0ks3mAPwmBYLFx3VSeX2w" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOYZozI1V7GyPfixRK68YqsmP2oOJCLUKKpdvEjbUPWjD-wpKBxCZdsPEn-rvW241fPGOfIjkLr-0QrEKNw32kPF8BhylbAqD0VGUZvwj4Ox3byxwFkxkczjKKiIoTLydBK66Xu_r0WcgiS69RqPOGvf81J2QADKCaCgkENYkDShCnKQINhg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3014" data-original-width="3570" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOYZozI1V7GyPfixRK68YqsmP2oOJCLUKKpdvEjbUPWjD-wpKBxCZdsPEn-rvW241fPGOfIjkLr-0QrEKNw32kPF8BhylbAqD0VGUZvwj4Ox3byxwFkxkczjKKiIoTLydBK66Xu_r0WcgiS69RqPOGvf81J2QADKCaCgkENYkDShCnKQINhg" width="284" /></a></div>Fike (Ficus Strangulensis) sends the most interesting mailings and a nice note always.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiemVyKaS5x29wWR4MUiqqy7Pw8jV_RGU007-4z82OzVIKWD9u-50k4QmdskvkmFX0IHTSZqcprVzlLqtcdefJnxaZGeJ9ZjbpyqPPCbw9ZP3pATIrwBfejcJq9_w07m4wubuNdICwogC6KQbZn66MemE2uTJY81O_ds2irKvZDIWEAh-1f2A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiemVyKaS5x29wWR4MUiqqy7Pw8jV_RGU007-4z82OzVIKWD9u-50k4QmdskvkmFX0IHTSZqcprVzlLqtcdefJnxaZGeJ9ZjbpyqPPCbw9ZP3pATIrwBfejcJq9_w07m4wubuNdICwogC6KQbZn66MemE2uTJY81O_ds2irKvZDIWEAh-1f2A" width="320" /></a></div>Ed, from up in Concrete, WA, USA, has send a stamped portrait. Looks like linocut maybe. I like it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsLLcd4ceZrjG9BhAHbZQlGC8hhozMGDH7VhPfGi0_BrDPr-0ndR45aBBy_HMruzmIwFMXPFct_mxFW3xUKYDh2wPqATWsy9W1YqCSQj3zWOY0u8dep3ubr83VCgwrW-n0VTLTuMrn1CUrxLNfRl0KOLcOuse-KSfh_kmPDHJL-0hqamiR1g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3763" data-original-width="3015" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsLLcd4ceZrjG9BhAHbZQlGC8hhozMGDH7VhPfGi0_BrDPr-0ndR45aBBy_HMruzmIwFMXPFct_mxFW3xUKYDh2wPqATWsy9W1YqCSQj3zWOY0u8dep3ubr83VCgwrW-n0VTLTuMrn1CUrxLNfRl0KOLcOuse-KSfh_kmPDHJL-0hqamiR1g" width="192" /></a></div>Adam Roussopolos, who has sent a lot of us rubber stamps and a portrait.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHb8tlzr13ZPd4pqUTPyaP0rM4EOO9bUtJm7xs_XoxrV9uqEMl-miiiyTgLHA69fY1omkiYeIreQ-7yYE0-_LlLeBpFegOQFHDrETgiO-OEsXz-uk0lj71I2vaDkICt2mw-sfrAt3kt6Ujr_2vgyzZE58E_maIsj0n8ru8_7z8HVXvzMaH9g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHb8tlzr13ZPd4pqUTPyaP0rM4EOO9bUtJm7xs_XoxrV9uqEMl-miiiyTgLHA69fY1omkiYeIreQ-7yYE0-_LlLeBpFegOQFHDrETgiO-OEsXz-uk0lj71I2vaDkICt2mw-sfrAt3kt6Ujr_2vgyzZE58E_maIsj0n8ru8_7z8HVXvzMaH9g" width="274" /></a></div>Bonnie Diva sent me on of her very fun Zines.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Now to respond to people so I can keep getting mail!</p><p>You can do this mailart thing, too. Check out IUOMA- International Union of Mail Artists <br /> </p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-29826348740275448342023-01-31T08:50:00.001-05:002023-01-31T20:02:23.973-05:00Recent mailart-out bound <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOdEc5f0WjYhbyxLNQLZl50cCsHdkxI8-B8wHW_61BWcAuK_YQKNBnQMed-b9I6uRET6xrOtjGpcVsyL0ZIRhMGDWY8rpo_cPwdM-Pikl7CUlxdDPJCKlZDucZTrNm8zDxg6LLQLZFIqx7bpzLYE1yGoNfwyvfGjYKaYh46KK7IL3WtYwig/s4032/IMG_1363.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOdEc5f0WjYhbyxLNQLZl50cCsHdkxI8-B8wHW_61BWcAuK_YQKNBnQMed-b9I6uRET6xrOtjGpcVsyL0ZIRhMGDWY8rpo_cPwdM-Pikl7CUlxdDPJCKlZDucZTrNm8zDxg6LLQLZFIqx7bpzLYE1yGoNfwyvfGjYKaYh46KK7IL3WtYwig/s320/IMG_1363.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>I have a lot of fun with old postcards that I add word bubbles to, making up stories on the reverse but the recipient can add what ever words they want to the bubbles.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAprnTbyKjGBTH3kcOnjvo_dxc6j9Gljk5hnpv2xVGqwPZTfuW_Og3dHdqevl9J_MNCL34IRqr8paL3n0N1fhVOOMIZ4zrmAzQYacIDKNGmR0_HZ5QY4hgnH4rPJBcBpNOK7bDMZ3xxKBKDs30tJI767IA2N-_JpAHuaP6ktbzrwL-Md0QHg/s2688/IMG_1440.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="2688" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAprnTbyKjGBTH3kcOnjvo_dxc6j9Gljk5hnpv2xVGqwPZTfuW_Og3dHdqevl9J_MNCL34IRqr8paL3n0N1fhVOOMIZ4zrmAzQYacIDKNGmR0_HZ5QY4hgnH4rPJBcBpNOK7bDMZ3xxKBKDs30tJI767IA2N-_JpAHuaP6ktbzrwL-Md0QHg/s320/IMG_1440.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>The ink samples were made by Diane Hale. She sent me full sheets, like stamps. I framed one set, and am using the others for collages.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NAFqfk37fs0LoLHZpqonZw96LmJvNrJTFQpU2-UhYS7UiIv27jF8G-7hlNVLchq-hMn41kbd9vZuW9ttR4TePNQzFrIY57CtE3vfwCma0_I6CZOOICFJnTNrxqK-eVI4e2Jg7RzpeuTlMWMwb0TQfnxllI3gjpJsOGLTF5Iuz4piJqA-bg/s666/IMG_1459.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="666" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NAFqfk37fs0LoLHZpqonZw96LmJvNrJTFQpU2-UhYS7UiIv27jF8G-7hlNVLchq-hMn41kbd9vZuW9ttR4TePNQzFrIY57CtE3vfwCma0_I6CZOOICFJnTNrxqK-eVI4e2Jg7RzpeuTlMWMwb0TQfnxllI3gjpJsOGLTF5Iuz4piJqA-bg/s320/IMG_1459.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>Not sure where this one got sent to but I really like how it turned out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRN5gmmb-TiuC4P0x7yae5z46aFhLAhjppWgT8pSeDjEucXVN_pKRYIcJ6YbaemWvU0lmM1Z38zNulu_6-uGifCcS4m4vmR2k4_bPn6N0gVNdCFXtciu9aE9U8YqKhBSI4cc15mAKCk94bEq2mZxiOwCbljNfwA0n1hkHtFqC3A0rR0ThHzw/s2919/IMG_1463.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2340" data-original-width="2919" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRN5gmmb-TiuC4P0x7yae5z46aFhLAhjppWgT8pSeDjEucXVN_pKRYIcJ6YbaemWvU0lmM1Z38zNulu_6-uGifCcS4m4vmR2k4_bPn6N0gVNdCFXtciu9aE9U8YqKhBSI4cc15mAKCk94bEq2mZxiOwCbljNfwA0n1hkHtFqC3A0rR0ThHzw/s320/IMG_1463.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>Another piece with Diana's ink samples. She made the inks!!<p></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-2505317118126419402022-11-14T08:14:00.004-05:002023-01-31T19:59:30.313-05:00Some mail Art<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqhhtO50fgmUDlmjdebpksM35UbUVUlfIW_aN9w-1aQDKR9VcBi1Q8JLziZcSUfaLmSkmnSodd9uEpnG6L4kpcjHjtrGhl3nBovHfJC08O_dFLnzzLRYSjF5tBiG3dRle0a4O5a5-IC2_Yvi6oNot6uSvRA7BIxfxurbAiqfHjoKvtM9Thw/s946/5A9E66CE-D563-4032-9DB1-ADB8BBE9FA6D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqhhtO50fgmUDlmjdebpksM35UbUVUlfIW_aN9w-1aQDKR9VcBi1Q8JLziZcSUfaLmSkmnSodd9uEpnG6L4kpcjHjtrGhl3nBovHfJC08O_dFLnzzLRYSjF5tBiG3dRle0a4O5a5-IC2_Yvi6oNot6uSvRA7BIxfxurbAiqfHjoKvtM9Thw/s320/5A9E66CE-D563-4032-9DB1-ADB8BBE9FA6D.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div>This is the reverse of the sunflower piece I sent to a mailart call in Ukraine, It’s organized by Roman Golub (no relation) I sent in an envelope not knowing how long it would be in transit and I didn’t want it to get beat up. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H1nzHLUwspllAWa-M2fTCY-jfBgyAGMtzN5kPriFC5TMXIfSMQssJOVfOlS2KHVgip8d5r2-xJiOutY30bX7nxMpA_g07EpumaxN69f9auGLEORo4z4sbarnFweIee_EwfZlqKxrUhGkMsw9oQt7RD_liQdaGnr3tt3ro0YiQJCIWq_FhA/s983/64AB2DBE-E234-4756-9FC9-09FD11CD7C1C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H1nzHLUwspllAWa-M2fTCY-jfBgyAGMtzN5kPriFC5TMXIfSMQssJOVfOlS2KHVgip8d5r2-xJiOutY30bX7nxMpA_g07EpumaxN69f9auGLEORo4z4sbarnFweIee_EwfZlqKxrUhGkMsw9oQt7RD_liQdaGnr3tt3ro0YiQJCIWq_FhA/s320/64AB2DBE-E234-4756-9FC9-09FD11CD7C1C.jpeg" width="244" /></a></div>I used a photo I’d taken at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art in the summer and extended it using Derwent Inktense pencils. I hope it arrives safely. <div>UPDATE: This piece arrived in Ukraine. It took only a month. I'm so happy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pH-EZKBHDK9zEHMJPSHY3XSluaKiKC7dXtLBUeKOMxbH2TaMZPf4bDxG31yoEIMha7bOZjbWlpxNMfxQeCpi4wJOSLtXHClTdiAvh4HutwUi78FitTEXwdIdUEzfyhgO5LGhaKYGPNKJkCWE7vevc-rzh9_Kjrdq5e0DJOxjfknVooFV0w/s750/94C1274D-630D-4657-9B84-C921825DECD1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="750" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pH-EZKBHDK9zEHMJPSHY3XSluaKiKC7dXtLBUeKOMxbH2TaMZPf4bDxG31yoEIMha7bOZjbWlpxNMfxQeCpi4wJOSLtXHClTdiAvh4HutwUi78FitTEXwdIdUEzfyhgO5LGhaKYGPNKJkCWE7vevc-rzh9_Kjrdq5e0DJOxjfknVooFV0w/s320/94C1274D-630D-4657-9B84-C921825DECD1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>I altered a postcard of a planet using circles and lining up the “images” on them to the edges of the planet. I liked how it turned out. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYi7B3qyBHIOT9Db6lhzcnfbHUKgk87h2bka2esEGQl0rDHX9Jonddv0gK1ljXrMt2fqjP_ZQUWHLxdAyILEmOaHOXFUPOQMgVKE0Lj9yOKjRzJwWtOWTfdn_atXQGVIDPrT-9HlAsgw-8F_xYw75IM6SO9gM4Yf4THS1VCQrhjdsR5LvlQ/s750/592ADFAF-79CB-40F8-A2D3-FD370E76F0D7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="750" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYi7B3qyBHIOT9Db6lhzcnfbHUKgk87h2bka2esEGQl0rDHX9Jonddv0gK1ljXrMt2fqjP_ZQUWHLxdAyILEmOaHOXFUPOQMgVKE0Lj9yOKjRzJwWtOWTfdn_atXQGVIDPrT-9HlAsgw-8F_xYw75IM6SO9gM4Yf4THS1VCQrhjdsR5LvlQ/s320/592ADFAF-79CB-40F8-A2D3-FD370E76F0D7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> A friend added to my collection of old postcards and another friend sent me a note on the back of a page from a vintage book about mushrooms. One seemed appropriate for altering the postcard. It made me laugh and I hope the recipient laughs too. <p></p><p>We need more laughter these days. What makes you laugh? </p></div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-24574601402142660412022-10-10T20:50:00.001-04:002022-10-10T20:50:14.993-04:00Playing with a pen!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgCAV4PORA-mx0pFF_fiIl2v8hrwjDMgfSFbmX-kfkvQZNWIG3WD4YY3y6HDjP1gyQKfP7IhXejCPSgm3zWwCuG7Rix0ByknBNLS_b3Q-vBnjh791WgiUfd4udeNacFlLWREWoXHpIocWMuqfPTAaX_th3JjfnyoaPz5h_hZi3ffzSaZrfw/s4032/182FA832-6069-4EED-BDAF-051F3DA5DBB5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgCAV4PORA-mx0pFF_fiIl2v8hrwjDMgfSFbmX-kfkvQZNWIG3WD4YY3y6HDjP1gyQKfP7IhXejCPSgm3zWwCuG7Rix0ByknBNLS_b3Q-vBnjh791WgiUfd4udeNacFlLWREWoXHpIocWMuqfPTAaX_th3JjfnyoaPz5h_hZi3ffzSaZrfw/s320/182FA832-6069-4EED-BDAF-051F3DA5DBB5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-61773635692082839082022-09-21T15:11:00.000-04:002022-09-21T15:11:10.683-04:00Perforated photos (more of them)<p> Diana Hale, perforator extraordinary, Mailartist, sent me perforated photos. I have no idea who these people are. But they are no longer as close as they used to be. The blue dots are an homage to John Baldessari. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5svg3QgzYlfWn-AN4CBIl_yAoPNvvbQQ6xZn_T9DF2y_NV5yTGA_ci0ZmxfvTxNPbLiFgNTS5YQ-rmw_T5r7I-QAMYqLAYzL-DVhgtWzWQxv0EZy3kSRyd-tXSvOe3a4RZT6nPa-4MdtD8xRsdbPJKxQ_irEkzudC3hrDsDFYxgmcClitA/s3472/0479A612-E49D-471E-A823-6BD109E2CEBE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2457" data-original-width="3472" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5svg3QgzYlfWn-AN4CBIl_yAoPNvvbQQ6xZn_T9DF2y_NV5yTGA_ci0ZmxfvTxNPbLiFgNTS5YQ-rmw_T5r7I-QAMYqLAYzL-DVhgtWzWQxv0EZy3kSRyd-tXSvOe3a4RZT6nPa-4MdtD8xRsdbPJKxQ_irEkzudC3hrDsDFYxgmcClitA/s320/0479A612-E49D-471E-A823-6BD109E2CEBE.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEde1lZqdkQTmcjQzJiXY1MfKyKKaceMTxrZn-aQ3YM9xIkBjqVcUlPhTye-hfIadfS-kXL8_XtygJJ4k74Gql-C4XuatPV0-62tCkIDKl_65bSXL9V9WRan_zXMPiCws8uM43-UkH2qD2beqjKHMMERYpj4SywTOAD5oo--0pf22XCUySQ/s3679/9083D90E-1F48-404E-8135-A95A7047241F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2562" data-original-width="3679" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEde1lZqdkQTmcjQzJiXY1MfKyKKaceMTxrZn-aQ3YM9xIkBjqVcUlPhTye-hfIadfS-kXL8_XtygJJ4k74Gql-C4XuatPV0-62tCkIDKl_65bSXL9V9WRan_zXMPiCws8uM43-UkH2qD2beqjKHMMERYpj4SywTOAD5oo--0pf22XCUySQ/s320/9083D90E-1F48-404E-8135-A95A7047241F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uAqCLtOHg5QyD881EWNTnLSjj4gspOZBTreXgFzdtfDCejrl0wISwncQFotmq44x5oPh_0cNp1zLxWii8ZccYuVY-X5Vavw3PI7c2JwFByDNbw7VwUBXN7-slsBPT_O1t4w73ynVBsYKuBHUDGyEa8m5V4LdxNSdv8aEBfToi-gpm6ed-g/s3428/63510E7B-F23C-4135-9BAF-B127C8ACFDD6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3428" data-original-width="2437" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uAqCLtOHg5QyD881EWNTnLSjj4gspOZBTreXgFzdtfDCejrl0wISwncQFotmq44x5oPh_0cNp1zLxWii8ZccYuVY-X5Vavw3PI7c2JwFByDNbw7VwUBXN7-slsBPT_O1t4w73ynVBsYKuBHUDGyEa8m5V4LdxNSdv8aEBfToi-gpm6ed-g/s320/63510E7B-F23C-4135-9BAF-B127C8ACFDD6.jpeg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2s1TMKlgXLjLDrll5cY3QYqPTBuQ7WJNJecMUY1FdtjS37vsRLZM0Due6f60VPsPNAWcC7F8NBs2qcT45MImo4I-q9xq3_L34rLEMXnNRMGFDqCV32oS4TZIDRAt-eoo_WIQWWNipNUzf0orMxyhCwU21YhhWlZuLM763_DhVHH-SufZNA/s3816/E8608B9E-BA3E-4424-B026-28165BF20E2B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2862" data-original-width="3816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2s1TMKlgXLjLDrll5cY3QYqPTBuQ7WJNJecMUY1FdtjS37vsRLZM0Due6f60VPsPNAWcC7F8NBs2qcT45MImo4I-q9xq3_L34rLEMXnNRMGFDqCV32oS4TZIDRAt-eoo_WIQWWNipNUzf0orMxyhCwU21YhhWlZuLM763_DhVHH-SufZNA/s320/E8608B9E-BA3E-4424-B026-28165BF20E2B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKjzBkEVt8J7TlSckPJ8td-H1_BsxP_He_GC6BfQ6O9iA-7rg42q6Cb88tIwk566aI4dp3GNn4Op-Ajg8vulAWxfGcrhEVH12YBCYIrjTJDGhD_ObY3HER3Q14SKKmou5tDBbZveJ-Vt2oedRaEp2irBKv97fJy-8CzHWPmRei6DfMnRi3A/s3623/EE4047D1-151C-4458-84A9-E9138FF1C840.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2717" data-original-width="3623" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKjzBkEVt8J7TlSckPJ8td-H1_BsxP_He_GC6BfQ6O9iA-7rg42q6Cb88tIwk566aI4dp3GNn4Op-Ajg8vulAWxfGcrhEVH12YBCYIrjTJDGhD_ObY3HER3Q14SKKmou5tDBbZveJ-Vt2oedRaEp2irBKv97fJy-8CzHWPmRei6DfMnRi3A/s320/EE4047D1-151C-4458-84A9-E9138FF1C840.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-60817870579248112822022-09-19T22:45:00.001-04:002022-09-19T22:45:17.318-04:00Perforated photos<p> A mailart friend, Diana Hale, offered to perforate some photos for me. I sent her old photos we had, who we couldn’t identify. They came from my husband’s family. And She returned them plus a few more from her own stash. They were fun to play with. I call the series “They had been closer in the past’</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWJMj4eacGhAHl1BQpQI06HmzBapyzjaWDHgpuOF_pvLUuZkjJu8AZySVtJxy0Z2cfociR70-KxMyEy-HGJvjiGkzzxBJrddMnj7Yluhb-Qp_btK8MMxqU0lQcNuumMfQRh_9phfvUlmsJEjKFK1Eu-Sn5yE4f6u89yey5QNLWzdOQsS34Q/s3592/002847C1-BEA4-42A4-8A57-32A9DB00D991.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2370" data-original-width="3592" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWJMj4eacGhAHl1BQpQI06HmzBapyzjaWDHgpuOF_pvLUuZkjJu8AZySVtJxy0Z2cfociR70-KxMyEy-HGJvjiGkzzxBJrddMnj7Yluhb-Qp_btK8MMxqU0lQcNuumMfQRh_9phfvUlmsJEjKFK1Eu-Sn5yE4f6u89yey5QNLWzdOQsS34Q/s320/002847C1-BEA4-42A4-8A57-32A9DB00D991.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VNKeAxVw9IE69aZk1kEKOferj440jDheW4ZJHCA7lTmjJ3xwUq4kw3TBSaUllszyHYnsm9mXL1QkO58WQTxHDur6w1g1xOLv5hnQTE04_GIQO9oLqMRMkh_y0hSwsRsYpzHByOFQ4cvYwEXiF_xteaPDdO90tkdsJ6HIaUTtHK1HxVuenw/s3836/89114850-43D5-4862-AA62-8019E4A7A6B3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2877" data-original-width="3836" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VNKeAxVw9IE69aZk1kEKOferj440jDheW4ZJHCA7lTmjJ3xwUq4kw3TBSaUllszyHYnsm9mXL1QkO58WQTxHDur6w1g1xOLv5hnQTE04_GIQO9oLqMRMkh_y0hSwsRsYpzHByOFQ4cvYwEXiF_xteaPDdO90tkdsJ6HIaUTtHK1HxVuenw/s320/89114850-43D5-4862-AA62-8019E4A7A6B3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp4g9vRDbnnugbHfnFvuuEHTCvh6k2ShZAPMwKmn4CT6QTRq3aPkXMX23isEv5pZbvpOb5PPUgOylE-D1QaSaDat0eBZDzvjSghJo3u5EKTDYMfqBSatEdnmqm4xOqrPd4gn_az5OLidq0Godb14L10KAvWn1I1gRLxSxZ1Mshtvgw3_ddg/s3439/A3965091-B511-4136-AD46-44488D927125.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3439" data-original-width="2201" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp4g9vRDbnnugbHfnFvuuEHTCvh6k2ShZAPMwKmn4CT6QTRq3aPkXMX23isEv5pZbvpOb5PPUgOylE-D1QaSaDat0eBZDzvjSghJo3u5EKTDYMfqBSatEdnmqm4xOqrPd4gn_az5OLidq0Godb14L10KAvWn1I1gRLxSxZ1Mshtvgw3_ddg/s320/A3965091-B511-4136-AD46-44488D927125.jpeg" width="205" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRh8dltXEL_GNL7UW8AovA2ik4k5hXuo8AOwcRguwKt1SoLTieXJ0wmIM_9b_0mEgzq0bQRthPvwzGO9epbVyaUdU9_DQdhhuwba1BtVmBx7gIqP4pXxFPtVKmb0zFtJ2HqEdshqaR8qr3v23Hlv7PPTUHlsEzvqvFcalyfRNoXW9ZMa8oA/s3694/D77E54CC-6B11-48B1-B3A1-50A4550DF1F4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3694" data-original-width="2485" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRh8dltXEL_GNL7UW8AovA2ik4k5hXuo8AOwcRguwKt1SoLTieXJ0wmIM_9b_0mEgzq0bQRthPvwzGO9epbVyaUdU9_DQdhhuwba1BtVmBx7gIqP4pXxFPtVKmb0zFtJ2HqEdshqaR8qr3v23Hlv7PPTUHlsEzvqvFcalyfRNoXW9ZMa8oA/s320/D77E54CC-6B11-48B1-B3A1-50A4550DF1F4.jpeg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-91321846464639816022022-09-15T13:35:00.002-04:002022-12-18T18:29:58.795-05:00two zines<p> I’ve a renewed interest in these small zines. Probably because of the group on IUOMA. Photos out of order, oh well. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUrAf4JEJfZj8yS0pQPeRaGAC4hsbbgCQ4DB1tQXXKCeHYdMj62mf-pbmGQyV0P292haYksDuGDj9rT8DGUJZno2tiHoyKShu-rd_EOJXZwUfS3X3Hc9xtObyVmBOAofXxVPKHGsI7LbT3eWVTmkA3FcsOcx7Z8S6Mrwu6TgUg-2RfkfBcw/s4032/CCB4AD37-4D2B-4053-9ECE-F3C28BD4B465.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUrAf4JEJfZj8yS0pQPeRaGAC4hsbbgCQ4DB1tQXXKCeHYdMj62mf-pbmGQyV0P292haYksDuGDj9rT8DGUJZno2tiHoyKShu-rd_EOJXZwUfS3X3Hc9xtObyVmBOAofXxVPKHGsI7LbT3eWVTmkA3FcsOcx7Z8S6Mrwu6TgUg-2RfkfBcw/s320/CCB4AD37-4D2B-4053-9ECE-F3C28BD4B465.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fgIcJiASzVhdqVHbzH9qusnWTMJBkDBRH8YcYT85jLy7sRKCuICgTuQSM0Yfl9N-wX5yZsF8PxFk9J5H5Poe8hZBfwmOhs9CPTmNMmpS_lm790BQUlECPVgeKXi9vbh8iY5HObpBhRFEGYF6k4yJpVgrBr5SJC6xdKvSyqaO-O5S39Hctg/s4032/64526E24-C53B-4493-8A29-7A57E5D0C047.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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One is an homage to John Baldessari </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTPcVkyBxZS70G6wppbrUb83PS-Ja3-Z5NZqJZo5MzMvc4u1ukElauNMHgMmmPwTCmUMXLWOSfl9C_icntj2qXtCpEx49rVjv5lW7NG8CKJLw0kaiJ4CXsUKvCu1cWfB-r9NauQjb0Rd4bftzl4ZoYSkJ8U0PR77q39Hwz8WWSaHC-Dzi3w/s3600/64719486-B1AE-4CDF-9ECC-7F7091184783.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2651" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTPcVkyBxZS70G6wppbrUb83PS-Ja3-Z5NZqJZo5MzMvc4u1ukElauNMHgMmmPwTCmUMXLWOSfl9C_icntj2qXtCpEx49rVjv5lW7NG8CKJLw0kaiJ4CXsUKvCu1cWfB-r9NauQjb0Rd4bftzl4ZoYSkJ8U0PR77q39Hwz8WWSaHC-Dzi3w/s320/64719486-B1AE-4CDF-9ECC-7F7091184783.jpeg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDO2E4uW2PsOTpcqqGWsAKn36iS6HfsHzJQO2Bps68XBrckiyG4mLe-azu40TTFgrn4mngrknmI6icoAQjQXeym-FManF771Z4m33aA7HWIlmdyNhbE9tFjo-CcV7I9nOiIPmD7XVFK1KED6WLW_g8MvKJ9DKjg-WbFmpN4P6_hPaYyIWgDQ/s3824/1832232B-2E34-445D-B46E-6C1E595E4611.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3824" data-original-width="2868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDO2E4uW2PsOTpcqqGWsAKn36iS6HfsHzJQO2Bps68XBrckiyG4mLe-azu40TTFgrn4mngrknmI6icoAQjQXeym-FManF771Z4m33aA7HWIlmdyNhbE9tFjo-CcV7I9nOiIPmD7XVFK1KED6WLW_g8MvKJ9DKjg-WbFmpN4P6_hPaYyIWgDQ/s320/1832232B-2E34-445D-B46E-6C1E595E4611.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvfYykD8uyHmJSzv41reu8QJwWvLJmEk6CsUoU6RLXebiKv-DG_wqGr5sDpDV0eyk-X0KOZ37K-AlH4csrH_ztpl1wGi6498bpcdTdd8IT3ChGiVFqhZpJJa1x5rBMZuhNSlci4O5FKa3IJBZDfH1wFkVm4zASEGDrcOIeToyWzopf1UpfA/s3561/29AC593C-C9D3-4FBD-9184-FFE2A5A10925.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3561" data-original-width="2671" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvfYykD8uyHmJSzv41reu8QJwWvLJmEk6CsUoU6RLXebiKv-DG_wqGr5sDpDV0eyk-X0KOZ37K-AlH4csrH_ztpl1wGi6498bpcdTdd8IT3ChGiVFqhZpJJa1x5rBMZuhNSlci4O5FKa3IJBZDfH1wFkVm4zASEGDrcOIeToyWzopf1UpfA/s320/29AC593C-C9D3-4FBD-9184-FFE2A5A10925.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-26607191136896568292022-08-21T08:59:00.000-04:002022-08-21T08:59:07.166-04:00Time flies by…<p> During this never ending pandemic, I’m still having the sense of time as no time, though I have a schedule I created by belonging to book clubs and PostcardstoVoters groups. Thanks to Zoom! But day to day it become a blur of days. I’m lucky to have my little studio. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAAo-Jpao5_lB8axkqcxo49zOpv6yksRLA9S1ntLgZfT6uK0-b12BcjYCjgJBR-CEnvoEMXDxDigYuKtjJEARvrKPKxXHNygRyujN1awEVit2cLaPzUG-99h1OrOdE7SCzKhAKtDqFnqOrU5yGqjLDznmaEhQRUF_1CJoLwypu5YHjTj_WA/s3024/IMG_7291.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3020" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAAo-Jpao5_lB8axkqcxo49zOpv6yksRLA9S1ntLgZfT6uK0-b12BcjYCjgJBR-CEnvoEMXDxDigYuKtjJEARvrKPKxXHNygRyujN1awEVit2cLaPzUG-99h1OrOdE7SCzKhAKtDqFnqOrU5yGqjLDznmaEhQRUF_1CJoLwypu5YHjTj_WA/s320/IMG_7291.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>A finch eating sunflower seeds from a flower head. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUBAaKwJe1lscc_VIDfClJ_dmfLQXbD7Okpez2wcrNmv99_uePAto2GXXya8NOuy7SPsusj8U5ofeU9c3eLeGyihoes04gxEd6fZjCsBybOFonDMsuI9CuwceQaBSoqGRm6OC3DaNvov5u4BdYmKA2ztIoRAFqs9SOK2XJPPZyHhbbr_OyQ/s4032/IMG_7289.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUBAaKwJe1lscc_VIDfClJ_dmfLQXbD7Okpez2wcrNmv99_uePAto2GXXya8NOuy7SPsusj8U5ofeU9c3eLeGyihoes04gxEd6fZjCsBybOFonDMsuI9CuwceQaBSoqGRm6OC3DaNvov5u4BdYmKA2ztIoRAFqs9SOK2XJPPZyHhbbr_OyQ/s320/IMG_7289.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>Sunflowers growing along walkway at museum. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4kBeDZiTDQVYOmz0HGvIQY_aljT6Za2WuUhFklkKtfnFzQwsufGdXe_sOCHjFSlkOQnJ6X25KKTxnDoSQXrqrwNT_rHMmbfqpVkJ51hQEE71G6E20npxKkHaSPMuo4-TozmRTpBEyhVH4RUngIcL9B1DB6V0kvoY3jHXbVzOLxmelkpbeg/s3655/IMG_7299.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3655" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4kBeDZiTDQVYOmz0HGvIQY_aljT6Za2WuUhFklkKtfnFzQwsufGdXe_sOCHjFSlkOQnJ6X25KKTxnDoSQXrqrwNT_rHMmbfqpVkJ51hQEE71G6E20npxKkHaSPMuo4-TozmRTpBEyhVH4RUngIcL9B1DB6V0kvoY3jHXbVzOLxmelkpbeg/s320/IMG_7299.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>A recently complete mural by two wonderful local artists. The building is a dance studio. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9umNtUvzv8C48D51MyMDxDW0GZINsY0JV640fXv2vnJR6l9fEQw22GsmJRM7-bpHeTtj9GjgGn7Z-yhgNcuJXlM5a7f9lNrSoMHKB_tXDa-IbSnvpmC778nm2qhh2JQwl_32CuSfl65mdHcU1d_2GzPCu1alB_ZzjVB_ECwa3zup8S9rtQ/s3024/IMG_7304.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9umNtUvzv8C48D51MyMDxDW0GZINsY0JV640fXv2vnJR6l9fEQw22GsmJRM7-bpHeTtj9GjgGn7Z-yhgNcuJXlM5a7f9lNrSoMHKB_tXDa-IbSnvpmC778nm2qhh2JQwl_32CuSfl65mdHcU1d_2GzPCu1alB_ZzjVB_ECwa3zup8S9rtQ/s320/IMG_7304.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>An example of the postcards I write to get out the voters. And a card I recently mailed out. I’m thinking a lot about peace. Peace inside myself, peace in my country, peace for Ukraine, and what is so hard about being peaceful!? I think about that. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKx_n3YFerby2NDej6Y4_G0EL_XD1RcXceiHPR5hZe7YbehXJnZ22nV3JH94gwzjcC0LEF_UYZlZjtUhJNlXBIJyS4pxb0gjlmwZiWkCSVNcotId6F-VQUnbSoLZG_hese3RzUwV1WIJHnFzULGdyt-3agKBmeac1YuLkd3n6Wn51V6jmAuQ/s4032/IMG_7311.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKx_n3YFerby2NDej6Y4_G0EL_XD1RcXceiHPR5hZe7YbehXJnZ22nV3JH94gwzjcC0LEF_UYZlZjtUhJNlXBIJyS4pxb0gjlmwZiWkCSVNcotId6F-VQUnbSoLZG_hese3RzUwV1WIJHnFzULGdyt-3agKBmeac1YuLkd3n6Wn51V6jmAuQ/s320/IMG_7311.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-64793823788723641362022-05-08T18:18:00.006-04:002022-05-08T18:18:53.739-04:00A quiet day in my studio<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxzFR4SeFF-TACOW-2tJC_Crc5gCuwRBgmtrFU6klhXRZkFwqGs-RpQQ5L-hmqLS81UERHcVuK3WP2mqKe16FTilXEDDyt_BCCsuLWUzHilx7tQCcZtga7zOfyLR2OzQmvStVgMIt_do1aT-AOr2xUwaIdW-pJiGSd8kisH11BnnJxNvmDg/s3314/5A1F4AE8-ACDC-4F49-9119-8B9AD18FFB86.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="3314" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxzFR4SeFF-TACOW-2tJC_Crc5gCuwRBgmtrFU6klhXRZkFwqGs-RpQQ5L-hmqLS81UERHcVuK3WP2mqKe16FTilXEDDyt_BCCsuLWUzHilx7tQCcZtga7zOfyLR2OzQmvStVgMIt_do1aT-AOr2xUwaIdW-pJiGSd8kisH11BnnJxNvmDg/s320/5A1F4AE8-ACDC-4F49-9119-8B9AD18FFB86.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>An altered postcard that is had since we were in Mexico City in 2017. It called for some more bands. With color. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq38bc1W2jDK0HBB8-JY_76fOSdIyZyO5Co_x0138UUp-wujuoYRuUpeLZT01d9hNkzV97HrIymdPZQgkuNGPt9dlF2yBXz1UHHIEJMcS2Hs1nAvWZyIDknmcCdKFnodEWad8btBi6l6t8yhiNrdZUgu7Q2W9A48j8grN2dUB_YlzxDIduw/s2048/8F856DCA-851D-4EC3-B997-B8CE13B5FA4A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq38bc1W2jDK0HBB8-JY_76fOSdIyZyO5Co_x0138UUp-wujuoYRuUpeLZT01d9hNkzV97HrIymdPZQgkuNGPt9dlF2yBXz1UHHIEJMcS2Hs1nAvWZyIDknmcCdKFnodEWad8btBi6l6t8yhiNrdZUgu7Q2W9A48j8grN2dUB_YlzxDIduw/s320/8F856DCA-851D-4EC3-B997-B8CE13B5FA4A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>This was a lot of fun, it’s the result of my playing around with the Layout App on my phone and some photos I too off the TV screen of the Kentucky Derby. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHrLEFySnagyFkc8jAMiZQImFWk_y4zJglzyH9tsRfehwAbmRP2ZK4d19cRlqSfURl0NWyX6sfJYX2l3xoqkQq0EUMdV5HCz9TtvtmBe1SX-ewTqRHs6PxsFpmylX95FZL9PjGwq7ihiz_BslVCunmTFS6yobyjtjHwXrGdaQOBQrMHu8-Q/s2471/A5E10775-807D-4E07-9C33-7BC324C79469.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="2471" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHrLEFySnagyFkc8jAMiZQImFWk_y4zJglzyH9tsRfehwAbmRP2ZK4d19cRlqSfURl0NWyX6sfJYX2l3xoqkQq0EUMdV5HCz9TtvtmBe1SX-ewTqRHs6PxsFpmylX95FZL9PjGwq7ihiz_BslVCunmTFS6yobyjtjHwXrGdaQOBQrMHu8-Q/s320/A5E10775-807D-4E07-9C33-7BC324C79469.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>I added arms to the man and then added the man to a postcard I had from a museum in Canada. I sent it off already so can’t check on the info The image below is an altered photo image that I cut off of a card, maybe a Christmas card? It was so Nice I didn’t want to Toss it so I altered it. Now it has a new life as Mailart. Have you done that?<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGDT2Gym_d5VFxCnhmjPhxESM9tlioHInHPhlAYxCbNID5BsJvJYuWqGJ3AJHhQHhCb2veVuXkvpbR3pyI2grh5DCI2-uLYZgtBnIkqxw-ywG4JauL4slWHqCABDDQMK8JKBp_SgvBgiIIKcCA_Egh_pTI3HEccVsydzTdcwuDyUENEq0Og/s3817/B51122AD-8365-42CC-B058-85A0B6CD1B92.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2863" data-original-width="3817" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGDT2Gym_d5VFxCnhmjPhxESM9tlioHInHPhlAYxCbNID5BsJvJYuWqGJ3AJHhQHhCb2veVuXkvpbR3pyI2grh5DCI2-uLYZgtBnIkqxw-ywG4JauL4slWHqCABDDQMK8JKBp_SgvBgiIIKcCA_Egh_pTI3HEccVsydzTdcwuDyUENEq0Og/s320/B51122AD-8365-42CC-B058-85A0B6CD1B92.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-46557790388705643832022-04-29T22:17:00.009-04:002022-04-30T09:22:33.733-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCDnkOwbSxKiBCwM3PyhzogK3SfolGwi_4sQIHpGsd8z2nSDKqN-3_OH4ng-H-8pgR1G2XjznT7MDKwivFjG6RtHogK__PWPVf-y-97qzd92qORQttBsEL1e0bTOy0jOzzYA30ubs7kVsd9gWP-F9nNVrTuB15j9HwNSreEHPIylFle-GlQ/s2100/Peace.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCDnkOwbSxKiBCwM3PyhzogK3SfolGwi_4sQIHpGsd8z2nSDKqN-3_OH4ng-H-8pgR1G2XjznT7MDKwivFjG6RtHogK__PWPVf-y-97qzd92qORQttBsEL1e0bTOy0jOzzYA30ubs7kVsd9gWP-F9nNVrTuB15j9HwNSreEHPIylFle-GlQ/s320/Peace.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
I'm still not sure how to get an image loaded where I see it, and not code, which is what I see while I'm typing this rignt now. i'm sure the image will post but this is very different from how this worked previously. Disconcerting. I'm not giving up, though. Would you?
This image I created for an e-mailart project to email to a mailartist in Ukraine. He received it, that I know as he answered back, but how he is right now, I don't know. Best of wishes to him.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>THANKS dear friends for letting me know how to fix this! </div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-45150364538580375832022-04-29T10:17:00.005-04:002022-04-30T09:21:41.454-04:00Catching up on Mailart - 2 Lately, I've been having trouble getting images up onto my blog and to IUOMA (International Union of Mail Artists. I don't know why, and because I don't know why, I can't fix it. I had planned to put information about the pieces that I posted in my previous post but was unable to do so as the images came up as code with no way for me to know where one image stopped and another began, so no info, thus my own comment on my own posting. I had hope to be more active again on this blog, as in the past, but that looks like it won't happen. too bad. Not that I have a lot of visitors, but this was a nice archive for me. I'm going to attempt to add a photo to this post. Wish me luck (me to myself) Well, it's showing up here as code. I hope it appears as an image in the actual post. Puzzled, very puzzled.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetCAnMVIK-4ZZqBJKvGIx_z5ze-ehhDrry7EHd5Yw_rh9NCQdQxwf1bohBVY-EX8I06hs4uut_FjcHNroViIi3JK0s3_Wyoz4v7DJ8Y6ZR1HC7cCTm7EreonnNKkKDD-8f1wc-gPYIZfV7qg00xzldt_VMJeLAlm0vTkw4sgAjauiyiNamw/s3515/IMG_3245.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3515" data-original-width="2636" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetCAnMVIK-4ZZqBJKvGIx_z5ze-ehhDrry7EHd5Yw_rh9NCQdQxwf1bohBVY-EX8I06hs4uut_FjcHNroViIi3JK0s3_Wyoz4v7DJ8Y6ZR1HC7cCTm7EreonnNKkKDD-8f1wc-gPYIZfV7qg00xzldt_VMJeLAlm0vTkw4sgAjauiyiNamw/s320/IMG_3245.HEIC" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetCAnMVIK-4ZZqBJKvGIx_z5ze-ehhDrry7EHd5Yw_rh9NCQdQxwf1bohBVY-EX8I06hs4uut_FjcHNroViIi3JK0s3_Wyoz4v7DJ8Y6ZR1HC7cCTm7EreonnNKkKDD-8f1wc-gPYIZfV7qg00xzldt_VMJeLAlm0vTkw4sgAjauiyiNamw/s3515/IMG_3245.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;">Thanks to friends, I now know what I had to fix to! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!</a></div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-35079597446114353702022-04-28T19:30:00.024-04:002022-04-30T09:29:24.653-04:00Catching up with mailart<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48-SEYYJI00stcK3msk0KdltGak0I5TyqsXN46Y8JnrH5KuW2pAWIYkyNtIA_2H4S7LagBGOF6BIapzMyBKL7e3MhWVrJql7kMMbdMIrLWW2GEulk-J26xSRArPMXV1vAVn_9pGhFDpwWtQYZRy1QDDm664p_EHmbaDWqXhDaAWqHSYMYiA/s3666/3E7B1805-83E7-4003-9ACD-BC5F74A0930D.jpeg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2584" data-original-width="3666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48-SEYYJI00stcK3msk0KdltGak0I5TyqsXN46Y8JnrH5KuW2pAWIYkyNtIA_2H4S7LagBGOF6BIapzMyBKL7e3MhWVrJql7kMMbdMIrLWW2GEulk-J26xSRArPMXV1vAVn_9pGhFDpwWtQYZRy1QDDm664p_EHmbaDWqXhDaAWqHSYMYiA/s320/3E7B1805-83E7-4003-9ACD-BC5F74A0930D.jpeg" width="320" />This is a piece with circle to see if I could create a spatial illusion.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvkKGW4x_FJXVlpnOvpwBEePVRWFsHVU8FX8DnbXW1BfcumYT0P9IRwvnA7x6DSKoTgp_rhdBODKovx3lHOjnUSBXd4FUyDtbe-SqNwZmxJRn4VrAmdmyqD4AgmLJFHKwdLy-MLdvalVRswr8qmRvyCrkkPulgkg6SoKpQRR2QRk58Kn7vg/s3575/C790B8EF-40F9-477D-AA0E-FE6CB3B9F020.jpeg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;">This is a series I made using;g a 9B water soluble graphite stick I got at Sennelier, in Paris. I added the rubber stamp dots to show isolation amidst confusion about what's going on with Covid19.<img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3575" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvkKGW4x_FJXVlpnOvpwBEePVRWFsHVU8FX8DnbXW1BfcumYT0P9IRwvnA7x6DSKoTgp_rhdBODKovx3lHOjnUSBXd4FUyDtbe-SqNwZmxJRn4VrAmdmyqD4AgmLJFHKwdLy-MLdvalVRswr8qmRvyCrkkPulgkg6SoKpQRR2QRk58Kn7vg/s320/C790B8EF-40F9-477D-AA0E-FE6CB3B9F020.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJ8pT2na9CCQFXDUbx3uF0UtwmY31sw8TEIpyJTwRDDa2CaI5x_qXdOmVjzzuaxgP8_KAjLnPibudZyEcSFzHM4RYjkmOp6t2w4p9-vM1IjWGjpZX7GGbenZizH4j_PMElMmCBRVKp43OYDOWDA_aF-hErkhEurGYFWy4aslYrVYPQ_O1og/s4030/C798B3DD-7F40-4668-A64E-6689880F9C6A.jpeg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;">This piece, I received from Monster-A-GoGo. A shaped envelope that made it to me with no problem. He's re-retiring as he has health issues so this is a real treasure.<img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="4030" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJ8pT2na9CCQFXDUbx3uF0UtwmY31sw8TEIpyJTwRDDa2CaI5x_qXdOmVjzzuaxgP8_KAjLnPibudZyEcSFzHM4RYjkmOp6t2w4p9-vM1IjWGjpZX7GGbenZizH4j_PMElMmCBRVKp43OYDOWDA_aF-hErkhEurGYFWy4aslYrVYPQ_O1og/s320/C798B3DD-7F40-4668-A64E-6689880F9C6A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZfwhBQgZ3GH3vW9zS6cmUUuRGthvh2hZ7odYzfgMamK3qefrBBjQ_fCbNStg2PLnPf-7KdaEPvjRhZOtkM-mS8lchcs6YaqDSyYYMjjJ557DMqotryp98mPU-biuwHk6xIysff_ozcnH1zgc9n6kW9PMbfewKqpRAUnCdPglMaMKDMoSJQ/s2964/CB253B64-CA87-4BA4-A600-9F3C7B47246D.jpeg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="2964" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZfwhBQgZ3GH3vW9zS6cmUUuRGthvh2hZ7odYzfgMamK3qefrBBjQ_fCbNStg2PLnPf-7KdaEPvjRhZOtkM-mS8lchcs6YaqDSyYYMjjJ557DMqotryp98mPU-biuwHk6xIysff_ozcnH1zgc9n6kW9PMbfewKqpRAUnCdPglMaMKDMoSJQ/s320/CB253B64-CA87-4BA4-A600-9F3C7B47246D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAarXeE1kNxBcfVhpehlJC8MaXvaqaOBUMbHbIWw4CUNvS6aKdDwlClinnUQtNbc8MY0sV32BuwVlJv87ckVtcdA4y3jeSqUFp0sIUle45Fkt0jgPkLVH6XEwZ3C5UgYj-xkC8aH8b6pDf2qtEb0F3WSpdpMzTaJCGeCjYOuAdzIhGjhv8w/s4032/CC4559CF-435B-4390-9550-2B38CCB0B229.jpeg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAarXeE1kNxBcfVhpehlJC8MaXvaqaOBUMbHbIWw4CUNvS6aKdDwlClinnUQtNbc8MY0sV32BuwVlJv87ckVtcdA4y3jeSqUFp0sIUle45Fkt0jgPkLVH6XEwZ3C5UgYj-xkC8aH8b6pDf2qtEb0F3WSpdpMzTaJCGeCjYOuAdzIhGjhv8w/s320/CC4559CF-435B-4390-9550-2B38CCB0B229.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZQgnd2BkzJ6EZIBo6PE-VxFVGxXbwi06otzxYCYLJ-blGlsPO6Cu38dya0keWCiOcdABvcEN2n59YPbLRsj_OXG73qxYUVVVeln_xuN0caGB51k0mxhEyIdxo2ZhtS3cctmR4mfR5q1ZSPI7N_hJClLMDPVieRhKViucnfBYYls0iWlWBw/s3024/E19ED655-3E34-456D-98D0-1CF3661CD6FB.jpeg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;">These two pieces are from my friend Katerina, in Thessaloniki. They took a very long time to arrive as mail from Greece (and to) is very slow. BUT arrive they did and I'm soapy to have them. Look at the cool Greek stamp!<img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZQgnd2BkzJ6EZIBo6PE-VxFVGxXbwi06otzxYCYLJ-blGlsPO6Cu38dya0keWCiOcdABvcEN2n59YPbLRsj_OXG73qxYUVVVeln_xuN0caGB51k0mxhEyIdxo2ZhtS3cctmR4mfR5q1ZSPI7N_hJClLMDPVieRhKViucnfBYYls0iWlWBw/s320/E19ED655-3E34-456D-98D0-1CF3661CD6FB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-70371885625515591542021-12-23T15:56:00.003-05:002021-12-23T15:57:27.527-05:00Some Mail Art - in and out<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghqdAFYQ_k0iS7hHuhUyrzKGAWmXgXc8OLOgXAvJD1i2IdDIU392CzHufjY0QrC3Nf2Bb4KWooXOPqYid3eqXfys-gJt8wr63TTr4e_Jp_RpvbKNfW0c9uTxXysTV7wV0PM-ci8febock8-QQMdY3Di5RUzGM0kVMfxowgg89_MTkBBJ9NFg=s3905" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="2798" data-original-width="3905" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghqdAFYQ_k0iS7hHuhUyrzKGAWmXgXc8OLOgXAvJD1i2IdDIU392CzHufjY0QrC3Nf2Bb4KWooXOPqYid3eqXfys-gJt8wr63TTr4e_Jp_RpvbKNfW0c9uTxXysTV7wV0PM-ci8febock8-QQMdY3Di5RUzGM0kVMfxowgg89_MTkBBJ9NFg=s320"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnFkXs7ggIf8S0qPD-HieATvkrdsyuqdcy6-G8HCwfMkcir0_kuZt8uUt0aI8zuMbgFGWym_2HaGibOVtmbX5LBM6x1RLs00ei13srrp61Jj04VM6aqhpEqy-jxJKMTzZUCQoN8FEOaE74NrpCuHKO62q_gZ4Nt-2PDaE7YO_RLa5CnUbQMg=s3024" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="2547" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnFkXs7ggIf8S0qPD-HieATvkrdsyuqdcy6-G8HCwfMkcir0_kuZt8uUt0aI8zuMbgFGWym_2HaGibOVtmbX5LBM6x1RLs00ei13srrp61Jj04VM6aqhpEqy-jxJKMTzZUCQoN8FEOaE74NrpCuHKO62q_gZ4Nt-2PDaE7YO_RLa5CnUbQMg=s320"/></a></div>
I received some Circle Mail Art from Sil in Belgium and sent a piece out to her same day.
I've been lax about sending. I'm trying to be better about it and sending as I receive,
BUT what to do about the pile up on my studio table - all wonderful gifts of incoming from
Mail Artists around the world.
Any ideas would be appreciated!
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NAMES
It's that time of year -
the holy time -
when we formally -
communally -
remember -
and say the names aloud -
of those -
no longer with us -
I'm thinking -
this year -
of the names -
how long it would take -
to read them aloud -
so many people gone -
everywhere -
in the newspaper -
I say the names aloud -
of people I don't know -
and yet -
feel the need to say their names -
aloud -
Ida -
Earl -
Alfreda -
Marvin -
Robert -
Shirley -
Cornelius -
Verlina -
and Casey -
Aloud -
Giving momentary substance.
-in memory-
09.15.2021
mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-50273971572314813672021-08-12T08:53:00.000-04:002021-08-12T08:53:59.881-04:00 Alterations to Vintage Cards<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lf2qf7HmTzQ/YRUW53RJN3I/AAAAAAAA_VM/oY7tlOPqL4cPBtWo_6iEb2R0vXRuYYxmgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="2048" height="259" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lf2qf7HmTzQ/YRUW53RJN3I/AAAAAAAA_VM/oY7tlOPqL4cPBtWo_6iEb2R0vXRuYYxmgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h259/2021-35.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I cut out a bunch of shoes from a 1970's Sears catalog not knowing what I'd do with them.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Of course - giant shoes in landscapes. What else?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I didn't keep a copy of what I wrote on the reverse for most of these before I sent them off. You can think up your own stories, if you'd like.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A giant shoe on the lawn of the United Daughters of the Confederacy building. Can you imagine how perturbed the ladies were to find this on their lawn?</span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AjE9w_maGUs/YRUW5-piC6I/AAAAAAAA_VI/H3YazhGApxY9H4DUSQLmI7c1_GBw9iQSACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2048" height="260" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AjE9w_maGUs/YRUW5-piC6I/AAAAAAAA_VI/H3YazhGApxY9H4DUSQLmI7c1_GBw9iQSACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h260/2021-36.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2ZRaRTxzKI0/YRUW5mUGNEI/AAAAAAAA_VE/Sr62Ed8p0y0yhqm_oJQNAtCJVvhdeOKQACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="2048" height="208" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2ZRaRTxzKI0/YRUW5mUGNEI/AAAAAAAA_VE/Sr62Ed8p0y0yhqm_oJQNAtCJVvhdeOKQACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-37.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Su4f9V_vRKM/YRUW6X6WAMI/AAAAAAAA_VQ/ps_izuB_04Azou6Ol8DTlda5_CvEckPVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Su4f9V_vRKM/YRUW6X6WAMI/AAAAAAAA_VQ/ps_izuB_04Azou6Ol8DTlda5_CvEckPVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-38.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bH7CPSscJjk/YRUW6Vc4UPI/AAAAAAAA_VU/MepC7WuR9mcVRKytPq-mRrUlLL83FPArACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2048" height="272" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bH7CPSscJjk/YRUW6Vc4UPI/AAAAAAAA_VU/MepC7WuR9mcVRKytPq-mRrUlLL83FPArACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h272/2021-41.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have the story for this one - Who decided on a shoe ornament for the garden was never discovered. The gardeners disliked it immensely. It filled with water when it rained and was hard to drain.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I amuse myself, make myself laugh.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Write a few stories yourself and let me know if you do. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-19499297122894558232021-06-06T11:49:00.005-04:002021-06-06T11:49:53.439-04:00Random poetry in space!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ATGyhebSWME/YLzuN-uRMhI/AAAAAAAA-jo/9OTk6NXuhRgzHXRSttHLcLGhdmX7sY7FACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-29.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="2048" height="431" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ATGyhebSWME/YLzuN-uRMhI/AAAAAAAA-jo/9OTk6NXuhRgzHXRSttHLcLGhdmX7sY7FACLcBGAsYHQ/w556-h431/2021-29.jpeg" width="556" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I acquired a lot of "space" postcards and have been adding text to them. It's been quite satisfying. <br /> <p></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-41352822012879667672021-05-30T16:52:00.004-04:002021-05-30T16:52:48.752-04:00Where'd the time go?!?<p>Some recent pieces of Mail Art with circles.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRraCuIAAHc/YLP6WKXqsrI/AAAAAAAA-iY/A7znGIGt-YIwfjY3Q78mSVJLcpvCKxlyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-25.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRraCuIAAHc/YLP6WKXqsrI/AAAAAAAA-iY/A7znGIGt-YIwfjY3Q78mSVJLcpvCKxlyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-25.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wyit7jJ2Bys/YLP6WbmaVHI/AAAAAAAA-ic/o85-A54iuYQO5wkHArJobp6WXBxTbdcBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-27.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1434" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wyit7jJ2Bys/YLP6WbmaVHI/AAAAAAAA-ic/o85-A54iuYQO5wkHArJobp6WXBxTbdcBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-27.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kl9_kZr3J9o/YLP6WPmDKBI/AAAAAAAA-iU/s49RHcHueOgAWt_mvzPXAW2YL0dIHX3bQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-28.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kl9_kZr3J9o/YLP6WPmDKBI/AAAAAAAA-iU/s49RHcHueOgAWt_mvzPXAW2YL0dIHX3bQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-28.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RGE6lMpS50U/YLP6fDPJOkI/AAAAAAAA-ig/wmvgUHBmOh0kGvU4DLz_ok31_rd-kxJ7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-26.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1372" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RGE6lMpS50U/YLP6fDPJOkI/AAAAAAAA-ig/wmvgUHBmOh0kGvU4DLz_ok31_rd-kxJ7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-26.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wbOVk8YBhWo/YLP6lpN0OyI/AAAAAAAA-io/hE42ADuD5msx-K38StU53SGCXjE2bqjIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-23.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wbOVk8YBhWo/YLP6lpN0OyI/AAAAAAAA-io/hE42ADuD5msx-K38StU53SGCXjE2bqjIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-23.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qW7EezH6KUo/YLP6lj32RAI/AAAAAAAA-ik/C1TOQf-x58gSiYKL8Js46da2tY87IefXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-24.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qW7EezH6KUo/YLP6lj32RAI/AAAAAAAA-ik/C1TOQf-x58gSiYKL8Js46da2tY87IefXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-24.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Mza2QlEsos/YLP6ratlK-I/AAAAAAAA-i4/DD1F8jFzMTovOFxthqFMEi7COZBj8JCbgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-21.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Mza2QlEsos/YLP6ratlK-I/AAAAAAAA-i4/DD1F8jFzMTovOFxthqFMEi7COZBj8JCbgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-21.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hgmf_Lo8AUQ/YLP6vIuut0I/AAAAAAAA-i8/N6_fFzWD6A4zQ4_CJx8VEuOVIriK2B7twCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-22.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hgmf_Lo8AUQ/YLP6vIuut0I/AAAAAAAA-i8/N6_fFzWD6A4zQ4_CJx8VEuOVIriK2B7twCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-22.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Circles are so satisfying. How do you feel about circles?<p></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-34857103047534435592021-03-26T11:59:00.001-04:002021-03-26T11:59:21.818-04:00Altered cards, recent<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2StjMP6J9mc/YF4ED9mIHSI/AAAAAAAA-Lw/k2wfMLcNti0MtbNO1AFAY5D6uzfLYgZtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2StjMP6J9mc/YF4ED9mIHSI/AAAAAAAA-Lw/k2wfMLcNti0MtbNO1AFAY5D6uzfLYgZtgCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/2021-17.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h3>#17</h3></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s7qx7PhhpEg/YF4ED2pQkBI/AAAAAAAA-L0/riqFmgMBsN0fWiPKVub4VD0BU4Z6izHDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s7qx7PhhpEg/YF4ED2pQkBI/AAAAAAAA-L0/riqFmgMBsN0fWiPKVub4VD0BU4Z6izHDwCLcBGAsYHQ/w299-h400/2021-18.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#18</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Altered ,old school cut and past, celestial postcards.</span></b></div><p></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-15674659017322291222021-02-14T15:39:00.001-05:002021-02-14T15:39:40.726-05:00Some Circles and Squares<p> I made a few postcards for my groups on <a href="https://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/MimGolubScalin" target="_blank">IUOMA</a> I originated two groups - one for Circles and one for Squares. The Circle one has a very active following but the squares, not so much. I used the " let them fall" method of placement, then glued the bits wherever they fell. Then I gave them titles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7h9cWGxYloA/YCmJknThyvI/AAAAAAAA9XE/9yAzm95_szMQDUSIU4F0GfSVBld0Iu-ZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-09-10-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7h9cWGxYloA/YCmJknThyvI/AAAAAAAA9XE/9yAzm95_szMQDUSIU4F0GfSVBld0Iu-ZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/2021-09-10-11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Direction, Congestion, & Gravity</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C378vDy75KE/YCmJku8HxOI/AAAAAAAA9XA/yEVv5rG0RDI2gsDjF_zyrXMA49aTAzVoQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-12-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1626" data-original-width="2048" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C378vDy75KE/YCmJku8HxOI/AAAAAAAA9XA/yEVv5rG0RDI2gsDjF_zyrXMA49aTAzVoQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h318/2021-12-13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Direction & Gravity<div><br /></div><div>They'll be sent off to in the mail this coming week. It feels good to spend a wintry morning making Mail Art. You should try it. Really. <br /><p><br /></p></div>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-50315785317685841382021-02-06T09:56:00.006-05:002021-02-06T09:56:42.071-05:00A few altered postcards<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qg5FglyIwcY/YB6tEoTMOiI/AAAAAAAA9Uc/qpg8hkHskjQSqo5qPmdvxFp9s65xlo8_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qg5FglyIwcY/YB6tEoTMOiI/AAAAAAAA9Uc/qpg8hkHskjQSqo5qPmdvxFp9s65xlo8_wCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/2021-03.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e7jrK7Zy9gU/YB6tHOsjdWI/AAAAAAAA9Ug/8JsDlrCL0rML7IXtZKNp-YVGWG1reBG7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e7jrK7Zy9gU/YB6tHOsjdWI/AAAAAAAA9Ug/8JsDlrCL0rML7IXtZKNp-YVGWG1reBG7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-05.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P7wSoW7fwsY/YB6tJQxWjEI/AAAAAAAA9Uk/PBet9xc-2oErpuWAXcA2DX7WnvnvoLB-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P7wSoW7fwsY/YB6tJQxWjEI/AAAAAAAA9Uk/PBet9xc-2oErpuWAXcA2DX7WnvnvoLB-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04.jpg" /></a></div><br /> I always write a little story on the reverse. Something about what's happening in the image like, the legs in the first image look like tap dancers so I made a story about the noise, and in the lighthouse how the giant shell appeared and the effect it had on tourism. Can you guess what I might have written about the stamps falling from the sky at the new post office? <p></p><p>That Post Office building now houses the U.S. National Postal Museum and I'm happy that I was able to visit it several times. It's located right by the Railway station. This postcard is one of the ones they offered for free, so I scooped up a few, okay, maybe more than a few. I can't wait until I can travel again and visit the museum.</p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493271.post-81408326003204734022021-01-15T15:39:00.002-05:002021-01-15T15:39:49.242-05:00Number 2 Mail Art of 2021 - Altered Show card<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dkpwfsgPXGo/YAH8erkM2SI/AAAAAAAA9Hg/U74gvStXuW8qrCNFS7DsiOCMJsIM1MDKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1489" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dkpwfsgPXGo/YAH8erkM2SI/AAAAAAAA9Hg/U74gvStXuW8qrCNFS7DsiOCMJsIM1MDKgCLcBGAsYHQ/w291-h400/2021-02.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818266600526286808noreply@blogger.com0