Tag: correspondence art
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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) 4) bees 5) luggage tags 6) a book to document the project Opiate of the Masses the triptych about seductive things (with a…
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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 I could while engaged in the inevitable “hurry up and wait” parts of such travel. Obviously Gaudi’s Basilica de la Sagrada Familia made a…
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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—, how lovely! Pick me up a ——- while you’re there!” In this common version, the traveler is transformed from a person with privilege and an…
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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 usual 1 in. diameter. I decided that this meant I had to make one in excess of 4 in. With so much more surface area…
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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 rice fields. I had all sorts of complicated notions for how to incorporate my favorite symbol of fall into this round of cards. What about…
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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 still gobble new ideas, but notice that I consistently hunger to relate these concepts to a preexisting project, a series, or an overall goal. This…
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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 know you’d be interested. Feel free to update me on either of those points. ] Each card was both part of a series and unique. …
Colleen Wampole 