Category Archives: Received

Valentines Day Mail

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Liana Swink

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!

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Cascadia Art Post

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Liana Swink

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 →

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How Much Orange is Enough?

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Liana Swink

David Schulze sent this card with a tiny bit of orange. Next card, more orange! On the back of this card David wrote “People who think orange is a difficult color probably never got art in the mail that was … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Show Catalogs

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Liana Swink

This year I’ve received two catalogs from mail art shows I entered! The catalog from the exhibition at San Francisco Art Institute states: The Gutai Art Association (Gutai Bijutsu Kyokai) was an avant-garde artist collective in postwar Japan that was … Continue reading →

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Transformed Again!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Liana Swink

It keeps getting better!

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Transformation

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Liana Swink

Here’s a card from Theresa: We’re playing add and pass, here’s my response:

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Janus Closes This Weekend

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Liana Swink

Janus closes February 2, so drive on out to the South Store Cafe in Scholls this weekend for a last glimpse of the two mail art shows: Janus, and the Graphic Arts Building Artists Mail Art Exchange. If you want … Continue reading →

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Returns are in!

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Liana Swink

Results: sent 14 cards, received 10, missing 4. The large card at the bottom center remains in its original state. Where do missing cards go? The one I sent to myself never showed up. I’m going to use stronger glue … Continue reading →

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Foursome No. 4 comes home

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Liana Swink

Each step in this card’s transformation makes it more interesting, more complex. If you look closely, you can see the second stage peeking through the rich surface of crayon marks. The second stage is shown below.

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Pine Picture Parts Returning!

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Liana Swink

See the returned cards on a new page called “Pine Picture” under the Graphic  Arts Building tab.

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