30,000 Miles

When I added up the mileage for just six wonderful pieces of mail art I have recently received I realized the tally was over 30,000 miles (48,000 km).  That’s a lot of postal frequent flyer miles in these six pieces:

1. William Mellott sent a new postcard and ATC using some of his amazing rubber stamps from Taiwan.
2. Connie Jean sent a modified postcard from Florida.
3. Carolyn Oord (aka Kerosene) sent a new ATC and a skeleton zine form across the continent in Québec.
4. Three new modified vintage postcards came from Anna Hollings in New Zealand.
5. Fun envelope and a great collage inside from Virgo in Russia.
6. And finally, a lovely, small folio of prints of Rebecca Guyver’s pastel work arrived from Britain.

Welcome Home

 

When you come back from a long and great vacation it is always nice to return to a P.O. Box jammed full of mail art.  And that is just what I found upon returning from Mexico.  Here is a sample of what I found waiting for me: 

1. I need to show both sides of Barbara Stasiowski’s latest postcard.
2. Ed Giecek sent me a bunch of stuff including a Fake News ATC.
3. That is a postcard from Eberhard Janke that made it all the way from Germany, intact, no envelope.
4. A new piece from William Mellott with two new ATCs for my growing collection – be sure top check out his ATCs – they are awesome.
5. A vibrant Island from Torma Cauli.
6. Kerosene’s envelope included this little cut out figure, a new moon ATC and she knows I love all things map.
7. Sometimes the envelope is the mail art, including this one from the Sticker Dude.
8. Pier Roberto Bassi’s envelope made it all the way from Italy.
9. An anonymous mail artist sent me something from BAMPFA.
10. And speaking of envelopes, Mike Dickau sent one full of wonderful artist stamps.

Fancy Animals invade Civic Center

The carnival is in town. Taiwan artist Hung Yi’s Fancy Animal Carnival has been installed in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza.  The whimsical, colorful animals are here until May 7th and adding some much need spring color to the plaza.