Tag: correspondence art
Four months of work
Correspondence art: and a scrap/accordion book to document it 1) Proust’s madeleines 2) Honkers 3) pictures of the pink/purple seal (designed with feedback from mail art #1) … Continue reading Four months of work
Souvenirs, part 2
I recently completed what I considered a research trip to Europe. I brought a stack of quality paper and pencils and attempted to create as many souvenirs (aka postcards) as … Continue reading Souvenirs, part 2
Souvenirs
Does anyone else have a problem with the tradition of acquiring and distributing souvenirs? On the surface it is certainly a kind gesture, but… Possibility #1: “You’re going to R—, … Continue reading Souvenirs
Mail art #3: Wax seals yet again
First and foremost, thank goodness for the occasional light-hearted project like this one with which to leaven everything else. I was dared to construct a wax seal larger than my … Continue reading Mail art #3: Wax seals yet again
Correspondence art, Round 2
I heard this on a recent walk. Our fall colors tend to be modest, but we see a lot of Canadian geese thanks to a local wildlife sanctuary and many … Continue reading Correspondence art, Round 2
Collections and series
Ten years ago, art vocabulary, theory, and history seemed so fresh and new that I saw no alternative but to act like a sponge and learn anything and everything. I … Continue reading Collections and series
Warning: correspondence spoilers
The first round of correspondence art went out last week. [ If you didn’t get one, then I probably either: 1) had the wrong address for you, or 2) didn’t … Continue reading Warning: correspondence spoilers
Gearing up for the next big thing
Like my budding interest in numismatics*, this possible foray into philately relates to my mother. (Shut up, Freud.) Her stamp and coin collections relate to her peripatetic youth, her family … Continue reading Gearing up for the next big thing
Ray Johnson
Mail art, conceptual art, non-commercial art, and nothings “A Conversation with Ray Johnson and John Held” and a clip from “How to draw a bunny”
