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Category Archives: Mail Art
PDXCC – Day of the Dead Leaves
Robert Beall, stamp dealer, brought a lot of interesting stamps to our November PDXCC (Portland Correspondence Club) meeting at the IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center.) Our theme of the month was Day of the Dead. My theme was Day of … Continue reading
Posted in card, Mail Art, PDXCC, postage stamps, Sent
Tagged hand printed, IPRC, mail art, PDXCC, postcard, rubber stamps, sequentially numbered, stamped, vintage postage stamps
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PDXCC/SFCC Exchange
Here are the message sides of the cards I sent for the mail art exchange between the Portland Correspondence Club and the San Francisco Correspondence Club. Check out Mar Goman’s artistamp for the exchange! Each card has an interesting assortment … Continue reading
South Store Return Cards: Orange/Transformative Vision
There were two themes for a mail art show at the South Store Cafe: “Orange is a Difficult Color,” and “The Transformative Vision.” Above are the return cards for international addresses. The envelopes on the left contain both return cards, … Continue reading
Posted in card, Mail Art, Orange is a Difficult Color, Sent, South Store Cafe, The Transformative Vision
Tagged art envelopes, evidence of participation in mail art, hand printed, international, IUOMA, mail art, mail art envelopes, Orange, Orange you glad you participated?, paper, postcard, rubber stamps, stamped, Transformative Vision
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PDXCC – Day of the Dead
October’s theme for the Portland Correspondence Club was Day of the Dead, so I used an image painted by my deceased friend Elinor Pine (b. 3/2/48, d. 10/18/95). It’s called “Gaan Dancer, 11/23/92” The reversal gives it a ghostly look, … Continue reading
Posted in card, Mail Art, PDXCC, Sent
Tagged Elinor Pine, Ellie Pine, Gaan Dancer, mail art, paint, PDXCC, PDXCC Day of the Dead, postcard, rubber stamps, stamped, vintage postage stamps
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PDXCC – Collage Exchange
PDXCC is a monthly gathering of mail artists. We meet at the I.P.R.C. and share analog correspondence on a different theme each month. September’s theme was “Collage.” We also like to use vintage stamps for postage!
Vacation Fun on Defacto Lane
How mail artists spend their vacation: this picture shows my hand putting postcards into the box at 31B Defacto Lane in Stehekin, WA, 98852, the mailbox shown on the front of the card!
Posted in card, Mail Art, Mailboxes, postal services, Sent
Tagged 98852, Defacto Lane, letterboxes, mail art, mailboxes, photograph, postcard, Stehekin, WA
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Valentines Day Mail
From the outside they looked pretty cool, the inside was even better: There was no return address, but I think I know who sent these. Thank you for the valentines day mail!
Posted in envelope, Mail Art, Received
Tagged artistamps, Greek Map, mail art, maps, paper, Valentine Envelopes, valentines day
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Cascadia Art Post
I met Jack Lattiman (Cascadia Art Post) at the Focus on Book Arts Conference in a sketchbook class taught by Jennie Hinchcliff (Red letter Day) , and we’ve been sending things back and forth ever since! I responded to his … Continue reading
Posted in Artistamps, Book Arts, card, envelope, Mail Art, mail art call, Received, Workshops
Tagged artistamps, Cascadia Artpost, collage, Jennie Hinchcliff, mail art, Michael Bidner, mixed media, postcard, stamped
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Zoo Mailbox and Dick & Jane’s Spot
I’m mailing these cards from a letter box at the Portland Zoo – it’s my favorite mailbox in Portland. Mail deposited here is hand stamped with one of the last remaining Railway Post Office cancellations. It’s a Portland treasure! I’m … Continue reading
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